Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 86. (Budapest 1994)

Argaman, Q.: Generic synopsis of Myzinidae (Hymenoptera: Scolioidea)

mesally. Scape 1.4X as long as wide; flagellum slightly clavate apically; first flagellar segment 1.2X as long as thick; second and following ones almost equal, about 1.5X as long as thick. Pronotal disc 2.7X as wide as long medially, sides definitively converge anteriorly; gular carina sharp, lamelliform throughout, but deeply emarginate medio-dorsally, low, almost vanishing,; antero-lateral margin not produced and neither reach nor cover the tignar sulcus. Surface of pronotal disc with uniformly scattered dimpled punctures, interspaces as wide as the punctures themselves; provided with a median-longitudinal stripe, about as wide as an ocellus, entirely without punctures; on the pronotal disc, except for the stripe, large punctures closely approximate gular carina medio-dorsally. Mesoscutum and scutellum much more densely punctate than pronotum, and the punctures have sharp contours. Notaulices developed. Metanotum rugosely punctate. Median surface of propodeum as long as metanotum, surface rugulose, laterally wrinkled. Metapleuron obliquely costulate. Mesopleuron punctate like pronotal disc, with no dense patch of minute punctures. Legs normal. Pterostigma of forewing 4.3X as long as wide; sectors of radial vein in a ratio as 1.0:2.6:2.0:3.3. Abdomen cylindrical. First segment globular, abruptly declivous. Terga covered with obliquely impressed small punctures except a broad apical stripe impunctate medially. Sterna 1-2 with moderately dense large punctures. Sterna 3-6 with transverse furrow medially; the disc anterior to the furrow minutely punctate, on the furrow macropunctate, behind the furrow almost completely impunctate. Epipygium strongly convex transversely, moderately emarginate apically, the emargination U-shaped, as wide as a lateral lobe. Female. Length 9.5 mm, length of forewing 5.3 mm. Body and appendages, including wing membrane and veins, mahogany red with pubescence of same colour, except the following: front, scutellum and metanotum darkened, almost black; mesopleuron and propodeum black; terga 2-3 with a large ovoidal ivory spot on their lateral quarter (Fig. 46); long erect setulae of mesopleuron white. Head subquadrate, only a bit wider than long (L14X); sides weakly converge both anteriorly and posteriorly. Temples join under a broad arch into the straight vertex. Eye 1.6X as long as wide; only 0.88X as wide as minimum distance between eye tops and occipital carina. Inner orbits shallowly emarginate, converging toward the vertex. Surface of fronto-vertex smooth, without sculpture except for setigerous punctures above the antennái scrobe and at upper border of inner orbits. Median clypeal lobe transversely truncate at apex, surface smooth except for an arcuate row of medium-sized punctures. Medio-dorsal keel of mandible strong. Front angle of ocellar triangle right angle; median ocellus situated on line with upper top of eyes, lateral ocelli behind inner orbits; OOL = 1.7X POL. Frontal lobe slightly emarginate mesally and longitudinally impressed by a furrow. Relative length of first four antennái segments in a ratio as 3.2:1.0:1.2:1.0; following segments as long as fourth one, last segment a little longer. Palpal formula 6-4; hypostomal notch twice as long as postgenal bridge, sides parallel. Occipital carina broadly incomplete medio-dorsally, behind ocellar triangle. Pronotal disc 1.7X as wide as long; almost impunctate, with a median stripe smooth; lateral pronotum more densely covered with large setigerous punctures. Mesoscutum with notaulices and parapsidal furrows developed on posterior half, parallel; only with few punctures along the furrows. Scutellum punctate on sides, metanotum smooth. Mediandorsal area of propodeum 1.5X as long as disc of metanotum; surface smooth, with a deep longitudinal furrow and oblique carinules beyond the spiracle. Mesopleuron sparsely punctate. Lateral propodeum smooth, with 6-7 oblique carinules on upper half. Legs normal. Mid and hind tibial spurs parallel-sided. Last segment of hind tarsi longer than penultimate one. Second submarginal cell of forewing triangular, 0.4X as high as length of first intercubital vein. Abdominal terga 2-3 with basal gradulus. Terga scarcely punctate with medium-sized punctures. Apical row of setigerous punctures bent toward the middle (Fig. 46). Sterna 2-5 with some punctures medially and a regular row apically, triangularly bent toward the middle. Pygidial area polished and shining. H o s t not known. Material: Neotype male, intact specimen on pin, from TURKEY, labelled: "Asia Minor, Dr. LENDL" and "Tshajan, (1)906. VII. 26", deposited in Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No. 6962; 1 female in the same collection; 5 males and 6 females from ISRAEL, labelled: "Israel, Mt. Hermon", VII-VIII. 1971-86, Leg. A. FREIDBERG, H. BYTINSKI-SALZ, D. FURTH, M. KAPLAN; males and females in Tel Aviv University and in Coll. ARGAMAN. Variation: Males often with anterolateral yellow spot on pronotal disc large, joining the posterior yellow stripe (3 specimens); sometimes frontal lobe and scape entirely black (2 specimens), or the transverse yellow band on terga 1-2 fragmented in three isolated spots. Female abdomen often mostly black (5 specimens), rarely scutellum dark red medially (1 specimen). Note: This species has no outstanding features. Male superficially resembles Meria latreillei FABRICIUS, except for the latero-ventrally shortened gular carina, posteriorly impunctate abdominal terga, longer ocello-ocular line (almost equal with postocellar line in latreillei), and for the small punctures on the terga. Female differs from latreillei with placement of ocellar triangle, dark pubescence of body and long ocello-ocular line.