Agrypon bilineatum PÉNIGOT, 2025

Agrypon bilineatum PÉNIGOT nov.sp. ( Figs 3A, B, C, D, E View Fig )

Holotype: 1♀ "SW GEORGIA Kintrishi NP. 404 m asl 41.44137364°N 41.58451668°E MT7 . 23.IV.- 5.V.2018 leg. G. Japoshvili " // " Agrypon ♀ det. Riedel 2022" // " Holotypus Agrypon bilineatum PÉNIGOT 2024 ". GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 3³³ "SW GEORGIA Kintrishi NP. 404m asl 41.44137364°N 41.58451668°E MT7 . 23.IV.- 5.V.2018 leg. G. Japoshvili " // " Paratypus Agrypon bilineatum PÉNIGOT 2024 " GoogleMaps ; and 1³ "SW GEORGIA Kintrishi NP. 404 m asl 41.44137364°N 41.58451668°E MT7 . 5-20.V.2018 leg. G. Japoshvili " // " Paratypus Agrypon bilineatum PÉNIGOT 2024 " GoogleMaps .

D e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e h o l o t y p e:

Head. Distance between the base of the antennae and the clypeus 1.13 × the minimal width of face. Eyes weakly converging ventrally, maximal width of face 1.28 × its minimal width. Face centrally finely reticulate-punctate and weakly shining, the lateral margins smooth and shining. Clypeus about 1.75 × wider than high, smooth, and shining, with few superficial punctures. Apical margin of clypeus raised with a strong median tooth. Malar space 0.3 × the width of the mandibular base. Lower tooth of mandibles 0.7 × as long as the upper. Frons shining, in great part reticulate, with a distinct median vertical carina. Torulus prolonged dorsally, and slightly but distinctly elevated on the ventral third of the frons. Temples long, subparallel, not wider than the eyes in dorsal view, 0.88 × the width of the eye in lateral view. Temples very finely shagreened, shining, with sparse thin punctures, the distance between two points about 2 × longer than the diameter of the punctures. Occipital carina complete, reaching the hypostomal carina slightly after the base of the mandibles. These two carinae distinctly lamellar close to the mandibles, higher than 0.5 × the width of the mandibular base. OOD 1.62 × larger than IOD. Antennae with 52 flagellomeres. 1 st flagellomere 9.2 × longer than wide, and 2.45 × longer than the 2 nd. 10 th flagellomere 2.4 ×, and subapical flagellomeres 2.0 × longer than wide.

Mesosoma. Antero-ventral corner of pronotum rounded. Pronotum smooth and shining, the ventral half longitudinally striate, the upper half reticulate-punctate. Dorsal margin of pronotum slightly but distinctly impressed. Epomia distinct, forming a rounded 90° angle at its mid-length, and reaching the anterior margin of the mesoscutum. Anterior edge of mesoscutum weakly and regularly rounded in lateral view. Notauli weakly impressed, but distinct in the anterior half of the mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 1.32 × longer than wide in dorsal view, smooth and shining with moderately thin and sparse punctures, the distance between two points about as long as the diameter of the punctures. Median lobe of mesoscutum reticulate on the posterior 0.25. Scuto-scutellar groove wide, centrally 0.32 × as wide as the diameter of the lateral ocellus. Scutellum almost flat, transversally reticulate, with complete lateral carinae. Mesopleura moderately shining, finely shagreened, with thin and dense punctures in the lower third, with few reticulations medially, and with coarse reticulations in the upper third. Speculum smooth and shining, not shagreened. Prepectal carina strongly lamellate and bilobed behind the fore coxae. Prepectal carina forming a conspicuous tooth-like angle in front of the lower corner of the pronotum. Lateral part of prepectal carina almost reaching the mid-height of the mesopleura, where it fuses with reticulations just before the anterior margin of the mesopleura. Mesosternal suture flat, with thin transverse carinulae on its entire length. Postpectal carina narrowly interrupted in front of the mid coxae. Metasternal tooth indistinct. Propodeum coarsely reticulate, 0.85 × as long as wide in dorsal view. Apex of propodeum reaching the apical 0.5 of the hind coxae.

Wings. Fwl = 8.8 mm. CI = 0.3. Discoidella mostly erased, the nervellus weakly broken at the theorical junction with the discoidella, NI = 1.5. Hind wing with 7 distal hamuli.

Legs. Ventral face of the fore coxae with a distinct carina extending on the internal, anterior, and posterior edges. Hind coxae 2.0 × longer than high in lateral view. Hind trochanters 1.55 × longer than the hind trochantelli in ventral view. Hind femora 8.6 × longer than high in lateral view, and 0.64 × as long as hind tibiae. Hind basitarsi 0.52 × as long as the hind tibiae, 2.65 × longer than the 2 nd hind tarsomeres, and 13.7 × longer than wide. 2 nd hind tarsomeres 6.1 × longer than wide. Hind tarsal claws short, only weakly longer than the pulvillus, weakly curved at apex, with thin pectination on basal 0.7.

Metasoma. Spiracle of 1 st metasomal segment situated on the apical 0.74. Postpetiole 1.35 × longer than wide in dorsal view. T 2 1.24 × longer than T 1, and 8.5 × longer than high in lateral view. T 3 0.54 × as long as T 2, and 1.6 × longer than high in lateral view. Estimated OBI (sheath absent) = 0.75, the whole ovipositor 1.05 × longer than hind basitarsi. Ovipositor almost straight, only indistinctly downcurved.

Colour. Head, mesosoma and coxae with short whitish pubescence. Head black. Face yellow with two reddish vertical bands extending from the antennae to the clypeal foveae, this bands partly fused medially. Clypeus, mandibles (except for the blackish teeth), and malar space, yellow. Palpi ivory. Outer orbits with a short and thin yellow line. Upper outer orbit with a quite broad red spot. Scapes and pedicelles black. Mesosoma black. Tegulae yellow. Wings hyalin with brownish veins, pterostigma yellowish. Fore and mid legs yellowish-red, fore coxae mostly black, mid coxae entirely black. Hind coxae, trochanters, and trochantelli black. Hind femora red, darkened on the basal 0.2. Hind tibiae red, with the apex and a dorsal subbasal mark darkened. Hind tarsi yellow. Metasoma red. T 2 dorsally, T 5 apically, and T 6-8 black. Ovipositor greyish-black on the basal half, yellowish in the apical half.

D e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e m a l e: Very similar to the female, but differing by the following characters. Temples slightly longer and a little wider in dorsal view, 0.95-1.10 × longer than the eye in lateral view. Hind femora slightly stouter, 7.6-8.0 × longer than high in lateral view. Vertical bands on the face black, or reddish-black. Fore and mid coxae and trochanters more yellow-marked. Parameres black.

Intraspecific variability. Fwl = 8.4-8.8 mm. Antennae with 49-53 flagellomeres. Temples 0.85-1.10 × longer than the eye in lateral view. Postpetiole 1.25-1.40 × longer than wide in dorsal view.

E t y m o l o g y: The name refers to the two broad vertical reddish to black bands on the yellow face.

B i o l o g y: Unknown.

D i a g n o s i s: This species is closely related to Agrypon polyxenae (SZÉPLIGETI, 1899) because it shares the following characters: mesoscutum smooth and shining between the rather sparse punctures; carinated fore coxae; 1 st flagellomere more than 2 × longer than the 2 nd; notauli weakly impressed; conspicuous tooth-like angle of the prepectal carina in front of the lower corner of the pronotum; upper outer orbits with a red spot; weak metasternal tooth; stout propodeum and postpetiole; and quite long temples. It differs from A. polyxenae by the typical two vertical reddish to black bands on the face ( Figs 3D, E View Fig ); and the less widened and slightly shorter temples ( Figs 3B, C View Fig ).