Zelodia liui Wu & Tang, 2025

Zelodia liui Wu & Tang , sp. nov.

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Material examined. Holotype. ♂, China, Hainan Prov., Yinggeling , 24–26.V.2007, Liu Jingxian, No. 200704128 ( ZJUH) . Paratypes: 1♂, Jilin Prov., Hunjiang , 2.VIII.1983, Li Fasheng, No. 200012133 ( ZJUH) ; 1♂, Yunnan Prov., Mengla, Menglun, 10.IV.1981, Li Fasheng ( CAU) .

Diagnosis. The new species is similar to Z. absoluta (Chen & Yang, 1998) , but differs in having hind leg black (mainly brownish yellow in Z. absoluta ); basal quarter of pterostigma brownish yellow (dark brown); and first and second tergites largely black (ivory).

Description. Holotype, ♂, length of body 5.9 mm, of fore wing 5.5 mm.

Head. Antennomeres 44; length of third antennomere 1.3 × fourth antennomere; length of third, fourth and penultimate antennomeres 2.8, 2.2 and 1.5 × their width, respectively; penultimate antennomere as long as apical antennomere with spine; antenna densely setose; length of maxillary palp 0.8 × height of head; in dorsal view length of eye 3.0 × temple; in lateral view 2.5 × width of eye; ocelli large, POL:OD:OOL = 8:7:12; malar space 2.3 × basal width of mandible, 0.5 times height of eye and 0.3 × height of head in lateral view; face distinctly punctate; frons shiny and smooth without lateral carinae; vertex shiny with sparse fine punctures; pair of crests between antennal sockets short, occipital flange medium-sized, its ventral margin convex.

Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.3 × its height; subpronope small, deep; side of pronotum smooth, upper part with sparse fine punctures; area near lateral carina of mesoscutum sparsely crenulate; mesoscutum shiny with sparse distinct punctures; notauli shallow, wide and sparsely crenulate, smooth posteriorly; scutellar sulcus with a carinae and 0.8 × dorsal part of scutellum; scutellum rugose-punctate; subposterior crest curved; precoxal sulcus rather wide and strongly crenulate; mesopleuron below and above precoxal sulcus with sparse and distinct punctures; upper side of metapleuron rugose-punctate, lower side with some rugae; propodeum with long pentagonal areola, short basal carina; propodeal spiracle elongate, 2.5 × its wide; distance between spiracle and lateral carina 1.4 × width of spiracle.

Wings. Fore wing: second submarginal cell narrow anteriorly, without ramellus; r:3-SR:SR1 = 5:3:96; 2-SR:3- SR:r-m = 13:3:10. Hind wing: M+CU 0.6 × 1-M; surroundings of cu-a sparsely setose.

Legs. Length of hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.7, 6.3 and 6.8 × their width, respectively; outer side of hind coxa punctate; hind femur (as remainder of legs) with long and dense setosity; outer side of apex of hind tibia with two pegs; outer and inner spurs of middle tibia 0.5 and 0.8 × middle basitarsus, respectively; length of outer and inner spurs of hind tibia 0.4 and 0.6 × hind basitarsus.

Metasoma. First tergite twice as long as its apical width; length of second tergite 0.7 × its apical width; second metasomal suture developed.

Colour. Brownish yellow; antenna, hind leg and metasoma black, except first tergite basally and laterally, and second-third tergite laterally brownish yellow; wings subhyaline but near parastigma and vein r infuscate; parastigma, apical part of vein C+SC+R, apical three-quarters of pterostigma and veins of apical half of fore wing largely dark brown; basal quarter of pterostigma yellow.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. China ( Jilin, Hainan, Yunnan).

Biology. Unknown.

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Dr Liu Jingxian, the collector of the holotype.