Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok IX. - Natura Somogyiensis 24. (Kaposvár, 2014)
Turrisi G. F.: A new species of Pristaulacus Kieffer, 1900 from Laos (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae)
166 Natura Somogyiensis weakly concave in other Pristaulacus species (Turrisi 2004, 2007; Turrisi et al. 2009; Turrisi and Smith 2011). The purpose of this paper is to add a new species from Laos, with a taxonomic discussion and comparisons with the allied species. This study is part of an on-going broader revision of the Asian Aulacidae, especially in the Oriental Region (Turrisi 2005, 2007; Turrisi and Konishi 2011; Turrisi and Smith 2011; Turrisi and Watanabe 2011; Turrisi 2013; Turrisi and Madl 2013). Material and methods This study is based on material preserved at Bernice R Bishop Museum, Honolulu (Hawaii), U.S.A., indicated in the text as BPBM (curator: Dr Francis G. Howarth). Some additional materials, including type specimens, were rendered available for comparisons from the following museums (curators in brackets): QSBG - Entomology Section, Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens, Chiang Mai, Thailand (through Prof. Michael Sharkey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.). SFPS - General Station of Forest Pest Management, State Forestry Administration, Shenyang, China (Prof. Mao-Ling Sheng). UCTC - University of Catania, Turrisi G.F. Collection, Catania, Italy. USNM - National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, U.S.A. (Dr. David R. Smith). Specimens were studied using a Wild M5A light stereomicroscope and measurements were taken with the aid of an ocular scale. Images were produced according to the procedure described in Turrisi and Madl (2013). The nomenclature for morphology follows Crosskey (1951), Huber and Sharkey (1993), and Gauld and Bolton (1996) adopted in recent contributions (Turrisi 2007; Turrisi and Smith 2011; Turrisi 2013; Turrisi and Madl 2013). Terminology for surface sculpture follows Harris (1979). In the text, the following abbreviations are used for some morphological structures: A, antennomere; OOL, distance between posterior ocellus and eye; POL, distance between posterior ocelli; T, tergite; S, stemite. Taxonomic results Pristaulacus harisi Turrisi, sp. nov. (Figs 1-8) Type material. Laos: holotype $ labelled “LAOS: Vientiane Prov, Ban Van Eue, 13. IV.1965/J.L. Gressitt Collector, Bishop Museum/Pristaulacus harisi Turrisi, sp. nov. $ 2013, Holotypus” (BPBM). Etymology. This species is dedicated to the colleague and friend Dr. PhD Attila Haris (Úrhida, Hungary), specialist of Hymenoptera Symphyta. Description (holotype, $). Length: 11.5 mm; antenna length: 8.0 mm; forewing length: 9.5 mm; ovipositor length: 9.7 mm.
