Imeria (Imeria) levifrons CAMERON , 1907

Imeria (Imeria) levifrons CAMERON, 1907 View in CoL , new ♁ ( figs 9 View Figs 5-10 , 21 View Figs 17-22 )

H o l o t y p e ♀: [red] Type; Kuching Sept. 06, JH; Imeria levifrons CAM. type Borneo; NHMUK 015214879 About NHMUK ( NHM), type examined .

A d d i t i o n a l s t u d i e d m a t e r i a l: Malaysia: Perak, 30 km NE Gerik, Belum, 5°34´42´´N 101°22´44´´E, 1³ 2-13.iv. 2015, 350 m, E. Jendek & O. Sauša (Linz).

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀ (holotype). Body length 7.2 mm. Tips of flagella broken off. Temple long, slightly and roundly narrowed apically. OED 1.5× and OOD 0.7× ocellar diameter. Temple, frons and gena smooth. Face with sparse superficial punctures. Clypeus large, flat, almost smooth; apical margin slightly lamelliform raised laterally and with median tooth. Malar space 0.7× as long as width of mandibular base.

Epomia long, not reaching ventral margin of pronotum. Side of pronotum almost smooth. Mesoscutum densely rugose-punctate, dull. Notaulus not impressed. Epicnemial carina moderately widened behind fore coxa. Sternaulus weakly impressed at frontal half of mesopleuron. Mesopleuron striate dorsally, rugose ventrally; speculum smooth. Metapleuron finely and superficially striate; juxtacoxal carina absent. Scutellum pyramidal, slightly wider than long, punctate; with complete and slightly lamelliform lateral carina. Postscutellum rugose. Propodeum incompletely carinate and without apophysis; spiracle oval. Area basalis replaced by median longitudinal ridge. Area superomedia pentagonal, about as long as wide; costula reaching its middle. Lateral carina of area petiolaris and lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum absent. Hind coxa densely punctate, without scopa. Hind femur 4.7× as long as wide. Claws simple, apically strongly curved (by 90°). Areolet pentagonal; frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 2× their width. Vein 1cu-a interstitial.

Metasoma oxypygous, 2 nd to 4 th sternites with median folds. Postpetiole moderately widened, weakly granulate, ± shining. Gastrocoelus moderately impressed, finely granulated. Thyridium large, slightly oblique, 2.0× as wide as interval between thyridia. 2 nd tergite 1.3× as long as wide. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites finely and densely rugose-punctate, slightly shining. Ovipositor sheath slender, reaching beyond metasomal apex.

Color: Black, [original description: flagellar segments 4-18 ivory]. Palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus, face except small brown median spot, frontal orbit up to ocelli, spot of gena, large spot at vertex, collar, ventral half and upper margin of pronotum, tegula, subtegular ridge, scutellum, postscutellum, postero-ventral spot and hind margin of mesopleuron, upper division of metapleuron, apical band covering apical third of metapleuron, area posteroexterna and area petiolaris of propodeum, narrow base of petiole, apical margin of postpetiole, wide basal band and small posterolateral spots of 2 nd tergite, basal posterolateral spots and narrow apical band of 3 rd tergite, narrow apical bands of 4 th to 6 th tergites and large median spot on 7 th tergite ivory. Fore and mid coxae and all trochanters ivory; hind coxa black, reddish basally, ivory dorsally; fore and mid femora and tibiae yellowish, brownish dorsally; fore and mid tarsi brown; hind femur reddish, blackish ventrally and with yellow dorso-apical spot; hind tibia blackish, ivory in apical 0.4 and external 0.7; hind tarsus black. Wings hyaline; pterostigma brown.

³. Body length 7.2 mm. Flagellum with>10 segments (tips broken off); 1 st flagellar segment 3.9× as long as wide. Tyloids not visible. Temple long, shortly parallel behind eye and moderately narrowed apically. OED 1.6× and OOD 0.7× ocellar diameter. Temple, frons and gena smooth. Face with sparse superficial punctures. Clypeus large, flat, almost smooth; apical margin slightly lamelliform raised laterally and with tooth medially. Malar space 0.8× as long as width of mandibular base.

Epomia very long but not reaching ventral margin of pronotum. Mesoscutum densely rugose-punctate, dull. Notaulus not impressed. Epicnemial carina moderately widened ventrally. Sternaulus slightly impressed at frontal margin of mesopleuron. Mesopleuron coarsely striate; speculum smooth. Metapleuron finely striate; juxtacoxal carina absent. Scutellum pyramidal, slightly wider than long, with complete and slightly lamelliform lateral carina. Postscutellum finely striate. Area basalis replaced by median longitudinal ridge. Area superomedia pentagonal, about as long as wide; costula reaching its middle. Area externa smooth; area dentipara rugose. Lateral carina of area petiolaris and lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum absent. Hind coxa densely punctate. Hind femur 4.2× as long as wide. Claws simple, apically strongly curved (by 90°). Areolet pentagonal; frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 2× their width. Vein 1cu-a slightly postfurcal by 1× its width. Metasoma rather slender, with almost parallel sides, oxypygous, 2nd to 4th sternites with median folds. Postpetiole moderately widened, smooth, with few fine punctures apically. Gastrocoelus moderately impressed, finely granulate. Thyridium large, slightly oblique, 2.4× as wide as interval between thyridia. 2 nd tergite 1.2× as long as wide. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites with dense but superficial punctures, shining; following tergite with superficial punctures, shining. Apical margin of hypopygium elongate and almost pointed medially.

Color: Black. Scape reddish; basal flagellar segments black. Palps mainly brownish. Mandible except teeth, clypeus, face, frontal orbit up to ocelli, gena and outer orbit up to vertex, collar, ventral edge and upper margin of pronotum, tegula, subtegular ridge, scutellum, posterior spot on mesopleuron, upper division of metapleuron, apical band covering apical third of metapleuron, area posteroexterna and area petiolaris of propodeum, narrow base of petiole, wide basal band and small posterolateral spots of 2 nd tergite, apical bands of 5 th and 6 th tergite and large median spot on 7 th tergite ivory. Fore and mid coxae and trochanters ivory; hind coxa reddish brown, ivory dorsally; fore and mid femora, tibiae and tarsi brownish-red; tibiae cream-yellow frontally; hind femur reddish, basally, apically and ventrally blackish; hind tibia black, ivory in apical 0.4 and external 0.7; hind tarsus black. Wings hyaline; pterostigma brown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Borneo and Malaysian Peninsula.