Tessaloridon quadrilineatus

Tessaloridon quadrilineatus

( Kasparyan et Ruíz-Cancino, 2005), comb.n.

Figs 11–20 View Figs 11–16 View Figs 17–19 View Figs 20–23 .

Diapetimorpha? quadrilineata Kasparyan, Ruíz-Cancino, 2005: 233 View in CoL (holotype: female, Mexico, Tamaulipas, Gómez Farías, Alta Cimas , 900 msnm, Malaise trap, 21–28.X.2000, leg. D.R. Kasparyan (UAT); paratypes: 4 females, 3 males, Tamaulipas, env. Cd.Victoria.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Mexico, Tamaulipas: SW of Cd. Victoria, canyon Los Troncones, Yellow pan traps, 8–14. III.2009, coll. A.I. Khalaim, 1 female, 1 male ( ZISP); 15 km SSE of Cd. Victoria, El Madroño , 1400–1450 m, 12.I.2013, coll. A.I. Khalaim, 1 male ( ZISP) .

DESCRIPTION. Female. Head finely granulate, mat; temple smooth and shining; frons usually distinctly punctate, distance between punctures equal to 1.0–2.0 times diameter of puncture. Malar space very finely granulate, about 0.65 times as long as basal mandibular width. Pronotum laterally in upper 0.4 finely granulate and with fine moderately sparse punctures. Epomia strong and oblique ( Fig. 11 View Figs 11–16 ). Mesonotum finely granulate and mat, usually without distinct punctures (median lobe sometimes finely punctate anteriorly). Mesopleuron in upper half before speculum and metapleuron longitudinally striate (striae weaker on metapleuron); lower part of metapleuron mat, with fine and moderately sparse punctures. Juxtacoxal area short, not separated by carina, more or less smooth except for anterior corner. Proportion of length of hind tarsomeres 1–5 of female 7.5: 3.2: 1.9: 1.0: 1.5; basitarsus almost as long as tarsomeres 2–5 combined. First metasomal tergite mat, finely granulate except for extreme base and apex, with sparse setae; first tergite 3.0 times as long as its width posteriorly and 5.4 times as long as its width before spiracles. Tergites 2 and 3 with spiracles at basal 0.6 and 0.33. Thyridium of second tergite at basal 0.25, transverse, not enlarged. Tergites 2–8 completely finely granulate, mat, with fine setiferous punctures; setae short and dense ( Fig. 18 View Figs 17–19 ).

Head mainly white with black median parts of frons and vertex, and upper half of occiput. Antenna black, scape brownish, flagellum with white band from apex of flagellomere 5 to base of flagellomere 10. Prothorax whitish with black stripe on median propleural suture and with broad black stripe above pronotal transverse impression ( Fig. 11 View Figs 11–16 ). Mesopleuron pale yellowish; tegulae, subtegular ridge, speculum and apex of epimeron whitish; small marking before and below subtegular ridge blackish. Mesoscutum blackish (sometimes reddish brown) with longitudinal yellow stripes on median lobe anterolaterally and on lateral lobe along notaulus; lateral prescutellar carinae entirely yellow ( Fig. 17 View Figs 17–19 ). Scutellum whitish yellow dorsally and posteriorly except for brownish hind margin. Postscutellum yellow, laterally brown. Metapleuron, propodeum, legs (fore coxae and tarsi partly white) and metasoma more or less uniformly pale reddish ( Fig. 11 View Figs 11–16 ).

Male ( Fig.15 View Figs 11–16 ). Color pattern similar to female; flagellum with white ring on flagellomeres (8–9)10 to14(15). Flagellum with linear tyloid on ventral sides of flagellomeres 16–19 ( Fig. 16 View Figs 11–16 , arrow); flagellomeres 16–19 1.5 times shorter than flagellomeres 13–15 and slightly shorter than flagellomere 20.