Richard M. Bohart.
New species of African Chrysis (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae).
Psyche 94:275-292, 1987.

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NEW SPECIES OF AFRICAN CHRYSIS
(HYMENOPTERA: CHRYSIDIDAE)*
Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. CA 95616
In the past few years I have examined several thousand Chrysidini from Africa in connection with a generic revision. The bulk of this material came from museums and private collectors. In addition I personally collected some specimens in Kenya and South Africa. Most of the original types of African species have been studied. Commonly collected species of Afrotropical Chrysis which have broad distributions are lincea Fabricius, stilboides Spinola, medio- cris Dahlbom, antennata MocsAry, dira Mocskry, angolensis Radoszkowski, aurifascia Brullk, and mionii Gukrin. All of these were described more than 75 years ago, some much longer. Nearly 150 additional species of Chrysis (plus synonyms) are known to occur in the Region, although they are less commonly taken. Most of these were named by A. MocsAry, R. du Buysson, and E. Edney. The use of Malaise traps by F. W. Gess, C. M. Eardley, and others in the past 15 years has increased the catch of previously "rare" species, and also the proportion of males. Based on the Chrysis I have seen, the list of Afrotropical species in this genus should easily reach 250.
Some of the more distinctive unnamed forms are described below with indication of collectors and museum repositories. Abbrevia- tions used in the descriptions are: F-I etc., flagellomeres; TFC, transverse frontal carina; MOD, median ocellus diameter; T-I etc., terga; S-1 etc., sterna.
Museum repositories are identified by the cities in which they are located.
BUDAPEST, Hungarian National Mus.; CAMBRIDGE, Mus. of Comparative Zoology, Massachusetts; CAPE TOWN, South Afri- can Mus.; COPENHAGEN, Zoological Mus., Denmark; DAVIS, University of California Bohart Museum.; GAINESVILLE-AI, Manuscript received by the editor July 1, 1987. 275




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American Entomological Institute, Florida; GAINESVILLE-FS, Florida State Collection of Arthropods; GENOA, Natural History Mus., Italy; GRAHAMSTOWN, Albany Mus., South Africa; LUND, University Mus., Sweden; PRETORIA-NC, National Col- lection of Insects, South Africa; PRETORIA-TM, Transvaal Mus., South Africa; TERVUREN, Congo Mus., Belgium. Chrysis aspredinis Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 7 mm. Body rather robust, green, becom- ing blue and purplish blue, F-I green in front, wings lightly stained. Punctation coarse and close, a little finer on vertex and T-11-111 but close. F-12.8X as long as broad; face unusually broad, scapal basin punctate in outer one-third, microridged and depressed in middle one-third; TFC distinct, biconvex (Fig. 1); malar space 1.5 MOD; subantennal space 1 MOD. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, median groove weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci distinct, latter broad; propodeal projec- tion slender, sharp, incurved behind. Midline of T-I1 a little raised. T-I11 slightly saddled, a small median prepit depression, lateral margin concave except for a large rounded hump in basal one- fourth; pit row deep, pits distinct, 4 sharp but short distal teeth grouped inside lateral margins (Fig. 1); S-I1 spots large, nearly touching, occupying about one-half of sternum. FEMALE: About as in male. Length 8 mm; F-I 3.2X as long as broad, scapal basin with coarse lateral punctures. Male holotype, (PRETORIA-TM), SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov., van Rhynsdorp, VII-VIII-1927 (G. van Son). Paratype male, same data as holotype (DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: The odd shape of the short T-I11 which is broad with distal teeth well inside the lateral margin (Fig. l), the median prepit depression, basolateral hump, and unusually coarse punctation are features of the splendens group. Other species besides aspredinis are dentipleuralis (Brauns), munita Buysson, splendens Dahlbom, and vansoni (Brauns). From all of these, aspredinis differs by its unmod- ified metanotum, simpler TFC, absence of a delimited midocellar area, and larger S-I1 spots.




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7. genosa 9 8. kenyana 9 9. krugerana <? Figs. I, 7, face and apex of T-111; 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, also pedicel to T-111 of antenna (enlarged). Figs. 6, 8, face, T-I11 lateral and apex dorsal.



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Chrysis brothersi Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 7 mm. Body robust, blue to bluish pur- ple, ocellar area and broad median stripe on mesonotum purple; tarsi reddish brown, F-I blue in front, wings weakly stained. Punc- tation medium coarse, somewhat spaced on T-11-111. F-I as broad as long (Fig. 2), a little longer than pedicel, three-fifths as long as F-11; scapal basin punctate, dense silvery hair in outer two-fifths; TFC strong, midocellar area margins arising from sublateral angles; midocellus lidded; malar space 1.3 MOD; subantennal space 1.6 MOD. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, median groove well devel- oped; rnetanotum rounded; mesopleuron bidentate, episternal and scrobal sulci distinct; propodeal projection pointed, very lightly convex behind. Midline of T-I1 weakly indicated; T-I11 rounded before moderately deep pit row, prepit bulge hardly raised, lateral margin sinuate, 4 sharp and acute distal teeth well within lateral margin, median emargination deep (Fig. 2), submedian one more shallow; S-I1 spots medium, round, narrowly separated. FEMALE: About as in male. Length 7.5 mm. More green than blue, F-I 1.8X as long as broad, about as long as F-11, T-I11 a little saddled, distal teeth evenly spaced.
Male holotype (GRAHAMSTOWN) SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov., 30 km se, Hoedspruit, XI-14-78 (D. J. Brothers, C. F. J. Guillarmod). Paratypes, female, SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal Prov.: Langjan Nature Reserve, 1-24-82 (C. D. Eardley, PRE- TORIA-NC); female, Mogol Nature Reserve, XI-23-79 (S. J. van Tonder and G. L. Princeloo, DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: The short male F-I (Fig. 2), rounded metanotum, T-I11 teeth inside an expansion, and medium-sized round S-I1 spots narrowly separated, all place brothersi near zuluana Mocsary. The latter differs by the much finer punctation and extensive micro- sculpture.
The species is named for a collector of the holotype, the well- known hymenopterist, Dennis Brothers.
Chrysis capana Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE FEMALE: Length 7 mm. Body slender, green, F-I mostly green in front, wings lightly stained. Punctation moderate and close on vertex and notum, somewhat spaced on T-I, finer and a little



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spaced on T-11, fine and close on T-111. F-I 4.3X as long as broad, 2. IX as long as pedicel; scapal basin punctate on outer one-third, microridged on middle third; TFC partly broken, M-like (Fig. 3); malar space 2.8 MOD; subantennal space 1.8 MOD. Pronotum as long as scutellum, grooved in front; metanotum rounded, mesopleu- ron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci moderately impressed; propodeal projection pointed, concave behind. Midline of T-I1 faint in anterior one-half; T-I11 saddled before low transverse prepit swelling, lateral margin a little convex, pit row well developed, distal margin notched medially between rounded teeth (Fig. 3), apicolat- era1 corners broadly rounded; S-I1 spots long oval, widely separated. Female holotype (PRETORIA-TM), SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov., Willowmore (Dr. Brauns). Paratypes, 3 females, same data as holotype (PRETORIA-TM, DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: This is related to exsecata Mocshry on the basis of its laterally rounded and medially notched distal rim of T-111, M-like TFC, slender F-I, and medially microridged scapal basin. However, capana is a larger and more slender species, S-11 spots much farther apart, TFC partial, F-I 4.3 rather than 3X as long as broad, and T-I11 finely rather than coarsely punctate (Fig. 3). Chrysis capicola Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 6 mm. Body moderately slender, green, grading to purple in ocellar area, T-I1 medially, and T-111; F-I weakly green, wings lightly stained. Punctation moderate and close. F-I 2X as long as broad, F-I1 1.2X and a little shorter than F-I11 which is 1.5X as long as broad (Fig. 4); scapal basin punctate in outer one-fourth, microridged with some punctures in middle half; TFC like a broad and rounded M; malar space 2.3 MOD; suban- tennal space 1.6 MOD. Pronotum a little shorter than scutellum, median groove well developed; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci well developed; propodeal pro- jection sharp, incurved behind. Midline of T-11-111 faint; T-I11 with a low medial prepit swelling, lateral margin nearly straight, pits distinct in a shallow pit row groove, postpit area short, 4 short and obtuse distal teeth (Fig. 4); S-I1 spots long oval, 4.5 MOD apart. FEMALE: About as in male; F-12.4X as long as broad, longer than F-I1 which is longer than F-111; subantennal space 1.8 MOD; TFC rather faint; one female mostly purple; T-I11 (Fig. 4).



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Male holotype (GAINESVILLE-AI), SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov., Kirstenbosch, XI-25-70 (H. and M. Townes). Paratypes (SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Prov.), 5 males, some data as holotype (also DAVIS), 2 females, IX and I, Jonkersboek (H. and M. Townes, GAINESVILLE-AI; V. Whitehead, CAPE TOWN); female, Cape Nature Reserve, 111-10-68 (P. Spangler, DAVIS). DISCUSSION: The slightly short male F-I1 (Fig. 4) places this species in the splendidula-senegalensis group along with other African species: laeta Dahlbom, senegalensis Mocshry, and impudens Edney. From all of these, capicola differs by its longer malar space (2.3 MOD vs. about 1.0). Also, T-I11 teeth are less sharp, and male F-111-X are dark. In the other 3 species these male articles tend to be reddish. In kenyana Bohart the malar space is 0.8 MOD and it has a distinctive pretegular hook. Chrysis crenula Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 4.5 mm. Body slender, blue-green with some purplish, especially at base of T-I1 and on T-111, wings water clear. Punctation moderately coarse, punctures 0.5-1.0 PD apart and intervening space micropunctate, especially on terga. F-I 2. IX as long as broad, a little longer than F-11, which is equal to F-111; scapal basin mostly punctate and silver pubescent, narrowly pol- ished medially; brow rough but without a TFC (Fig. 5); malar space 2.5 MOD; subantennal space 1.5 MOD. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, median groove weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci weak; propodeal projection slender and sharp, incurved behind. Midline of T-I1 faint; T-I11 evenly convex before well developed pit row, lateral margin straight, 4 short distal teeth, middle pair close together (Fig. 5); S-I1 spots oval, separated by 2 MOD.
FEMALE: about as in male, T-I11 slightly saddled. Male holotype (PRETORIA-NC), SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal Prov., Roodenplaat, XII-1978 (C. D. Eardley). Paratypes, 2 females, same data as holotype (PRETORIA-NC, DAVIS); female, Natal Prov., Umfolozi Game Reserve, XI-20-78 (D. J. Brothers, C. F. J. Guillarmod, GRAHAMSTOWN).
DISCUSSION: This small slender species, with T-I11 notched api- cally is a little like delicatula but the moderately long F-I and absence of a TFC (Fig. 5) rule it out of that group. In addition the interpunctural microsculpture is distinctive.



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Chrysis evexa Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE FEMALE: Length 7 mm. Body medium slender, green, a little purple in midscutal area, F-I weakly green, tarsi light brown, wings slightly stained. Punctation of head, notum and T-I moderate to coarse (on scutum), interspaces partly microsculptured; T-11-111 with small, somewhat spaced punctures with intervening microsculp- ture. F-I 2X as long as broad; scapal basin with fine, striatiform punctation; brow rough and partly obscuring TFC which is parenthesis-like (Fig. 6); malar space 1.6 MOD; subantennal space 1.0 MOD. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, median groove shal- low, lateral margin (in dorsal view) expanded before middle; metanotum with a short, posteromedian, spoonlike projection; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci deep, leaving 2 polished areolae at bottom of mesopleural side; propodeal projec- tion sharp, incurved behind. Midline of F-1-11 faint; T-111 hardly saddled, no prepit bulge, lateral margin slightly concave except for a flattened lobe in basal one-fifth (Fig. 6), pit row shallow but pits distinct, 4 sharp distal teeth (Fig. 6); S-I1 spots medium large, oval, practically touching.
Female holotype (CAMBRIDGE), ZAIRE: Katanga, Lubumba- shi, XI-23-20 (J. Bequaert). Female paratype, same data as holotype (DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: This species belongs to the wahlbergi group, all of which have some sort of basolateral projection on T-111. C. evexa is close to hoplites Mocsary but in evexa the shape ofk-111 (Fig. 6), shorter metanotal projection, evenly incurved propodeal projection, and generally more slender body are distinctive. Chrysis genosa Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE FEMALE: Length 7 mm. Body slender, greenish-blue; purple on scutum medially, metanotum, T-11-111 basolaterally; F-1-11 blue in front; wings lightly stained. Punctation moderate and close on vertex and notum, a little spaced on T-I1 and on T-I11 prepit hump. F-I 2.6X as long as broad; scapal basin punctate in lateral two-fifths, microridged in middle one-fifth; TFC well devel- oped, biconvex; face greatly widened at mandible base where it is nearly twice as broad as at TFC (Fig. 7); malar space 4 MOD; subantennal space 1.5 MOD; postocellar area unusually large. Pronotum about as long as scutellum, median groove present but



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weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci moderately impressed; propodeal projection slender, sharp, incurved behind. T-I with subbasal humps unusually promi- nent; T-I1 midline faint; T-I11 slightly saddled, a median hump before pit row, lateral margin straight, pits deep, 4 distal teeth, lateral pair forming a right angle, middle pair closer together and sharp but short (Fig. 7); S-I1 spots long oval, 5 MOD apart. Female holotype (PRETORIA-NC), SOUTH AFRICA: Trans- vaal Prov., Nylsvley Nature Reserve, XII-11-79 (W. A. Harrop). Paratype female, SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal Prov., Entabeni Forest Reserve, Soutpansberg, XI-7-80 (M. W. Mansell, DAVIS). DISCUSSION: The exceptionally broad face at the mandible base is distinctive for this medium-sized species (Fig. 7). This broadening also affects the interantennal and eye-genal carina spaces, which are greater than usual. The rather knobby T-I in front is reminiscent of the palearctic subsinuata group but the similarity is probably coin- cidental. In most respects genosa fits into the delicatula group, but discovery of the male will be needed to confirm this. Although mandibularis Buysson is considerably smaller, and its interpunctural areas are microsculptured, the laterally expanded face and other features are much like those of genosa.
Chrysis kenyana Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE FEMALE: Length 6 mm. Body slender, green marked with purple in ocellar areas, most of midscutal area, T-I1 sublateral basal spots, T-I11 basally and postpit. F-I green in front; wings nearly clear; tarsi brownish yellow. Punctation moderate and close, coarse toward middle of T-11. F-I 1.3X as long as broad, about as long as pedicel, a little longer than F-11; scapal basin with sides nearly parallel (Fig. 8), finely punctate and faintly microridged medially; TFC M-like; midocellar area partly margined; malar space 0.8 MOD; subantennal space 1.8 MOD. Pronotum as long as scutellum, a shallow median groove; scutum with a strong pretegu- lar hook; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci well developed; propodeal projection sharp, incurved behind. Midline of T-I1 a flat median welt; T-I11 slightly saddled, a low transverse prepit swelling, lateral margin with a dis- tinct obtuse angle at middle point (Fig. 8), pit row moderately impressed, pits relatively large, distal margin with 4 long, sharp teeth (Fig. 8); S-I1 spots oval, 2.5 MOD apart.



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Female holotype (COPENHAGEN), KENYA: Tiwi Beach, IV- 19-76 (H. Gonget). Paratype female, same locality as holotype, IV- 14-76 (K. Gonget, DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: This species appears to be in the splendidula- senegalensis group, and is quite similar to laeta. However, the pre- tegular scutal hook of kenyana, as well as the prominent angle on the lateral T-I11 margin (Fig. 8) are distinctive. Chrysis krugerana Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 8.5 mm. Green with tinges of purple, T-I11 mostly purplish blue, F-I green in front, wings brown except toward apex. Punctation moderately coarse and close on vertex and notum, punctures of terga mostly 0.5 PD apart. F-I as broad as long and slightly longer than pedicel, F-I1 shorter, F-I11 a little longer than F-I (Fig. 9); scapal basin with close and somewhat transversely striatiform punctation, sparsely pubescent on outer one-third; TFC strong, weakly and irregularly biconvex (Fig. 9); midocellar area slightly indicated; malar and subantennal spaces each 1.7 MOD. Pronotum a little shorter than scutellum, median groove weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, scrobal and episternal sulci strong; propodeal projection sharp, concave behind. T-I1 mid- line a faint welt; T-I11 with a prominent rounded prepit bulge, lat- eral margin nearly straight, pit row moderately impessed, weakly divided medially, 4 obtuse distal teeth (Fig. 9), S-I1 spots ovoid, 3 MOD apart.
FEMALE: About as in male; F-1-11 green in front, F-12X as long as broad; T-I1 purple basolaterally.
Male holotype (PRETORIA-NC), SOUTH AFRICA: Trans- vaal Prov., Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop, 1-17-85 (G. L. Princeloo). Paratypes (SOUTH AFRICA, Transvaal), male, fe- male, Barberton, XI-11-78 (C. D. Eardley, G. L. Princeloo (PRETORIA-NC); male, Hectorspoint, XI-23-73 (A. Strydam, PRETORIA-TM); male, 2 females, Lapalala Nature Reserve, 1-23-87 (R. B. Kimsey, DAVIS).
DISCUSSION: The form of the male antenna (Fig. 9) place this in the cerastes group where it is the only known South African species of this color and moderate size.




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12. somaliae cf
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16. ugandae 17. senegalana (f 18. senegalan'a (7 Fig. 11, face and apex of T-111; 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, also pedicel to T-I11 of antenna (enlarged). Fig. 13, face, T-I11 lateral and apex dorsal. Fig. 18, S-I1 and
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Chrysis namibica Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 5 mm. Body slender, blue-green with green and purple tinges, a laterobasal purple spot on T-11, F-I weakly green, wings clear. Punctation moderate and close. F-I 3.4X as long as broad (Fig. 10). Scapal basin punctate and silver haired on lateral one-third, polished and microridged in central one-third; TFC M-like (Fig. 10); midocellus lidded; malar space 2.2 MOD; subantennal space 1 MOD. Pronotum a little shorter than scutel- lum, median groove weak; metanotum rounded, mesopleuron edentate, mesopleural and scrobal sulci shallow; propodeal projec- tion sharp, incurved behind. Midline of T-I1 a faint welt; T-I11 evenly convex before moderately deep and large pit row, lateral margin straight, 4 sharp but short distal teeth (Fig. 10); S-I1 spots large, quadrate, practically touching.
FEMALE: About as in male. T-111 saddled, slightly bent out medio- laterally, S-I1 spots small, nearly touching. Male holotype (DAVIS), NAMIBIA: Namib Desert Park, Gobabeb, 11-12-74 (M. E. Irwin). Paratype female, same data as holotype (L. Lyneborg, COPENHAGEN).
DISCUSSION: The long F-I, clear wings, polished and microridged middle of the scapal basin (Fig. lo), and lidded midocellus are dis- tinctive for this slender species. The species group appears to be comparata-scutellaris, but the long and slender F-I is atypical (Fig. 10).
Chrysis rhinata Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE FEMALE: Length 5.5 mm. Body moderately slender, greenish-blue with purple in ocellar area, midscutum and in sublat- era1 basal spots on T-1-11; F-1-11 green in front, wings lightly stained. Punctation moderately coarse and close. F-I 2.3X as long as broad; scapal basin punctate in outer two-fifths, microridged in middle one-fifth (Fig. 11); TFC a slightly irregular downcurved crescent; midocellus narrowly lidded; malar and subantennal space each about 1 MOD. Pronotum about as long as scutellum, median groove weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleuron edentate, scrobal and episternal sulci distinct; propodeal projection sharp, incurved behind. No midline on T-11; T-I11 nearly straight before pit row in



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lateral view, lateral margin slightly convex, pit row moderately deep, without a strong median division, distal margin with a pair of short but sharp lateral teeth, medial pair rounded and weakly divided, forming a broad nasiform projection (Fig. 11); S-I1 spots small, round, 1.5 MOD apart.
Female holotype (PRETORIA-NC), SOUTH AFRICA: Trans- vaal Prov., Kruger National Park, Pafuri, 1-26-84 (C. D. Eardley). Paratype female, ZAIRE: Mulubulu (J. Bequaert, DAVIS); para- type female, NIGERIA: U-Ora Creek, XI-17-74 (J. T. Medler, DAVIS); paratype female, SOUTH AFRICA: Hluhlawe Game Reserve, XI-13-70 (H. and M. Townes, GAINESVILLE-AI). DISCUSSION: The facial features, such as short malar and suban- tennal spaces, and crescentic TFC (Fig. 11) suggest that rhinata belongs in the maculicornis group. Discovery of the male will be needed for confirmation. The odd, nasiform look of the T-I11 apex is found elsewhere only in the bihamata group. However, in rhinata the scapal basin is microridged medially, and the subantennal space is shorter.
Chrysis senegalana Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 5 mm. Body moderately stout, blue- green, F-I dark, wings faintly stained. Punctation close, moderate on vertex and notum, small on terga, indistinct on T-I11 postpit. F-I 2X as long as broad (Fig. 17), lower from nearly parallel-sided, quadrate, finely punctate and not crossridged; TFC a broad reverse U (Fig. 17), quite weak, strongest medially; malar space 0.6 MOD; subantennal space 2 MOD. Pronotum nearly as long as scutellum, hardly grooved; metanotum rounded, mesopleuron weakly biden- tate below scrobal sulcus which is distinct and a little areolate, epi- sternal sulcus linear; propodeal projection sharp, incurved behind (Fig. 17). Midline of T-I1 indistinct; T-I11 not saddled, lateral mar- gin with a slight basal convexity; pit row sunken but well devloped, postpit area a prominent curved flange (Fig. 18); S-I1 spots large, quadrate, touching (Fig. 18).
FEMALE: About as in male.
Male holotype (LUND), SENEGAL: 3 km n. Tanaff, 111-7-77 (Cederholm, Danielson, Larson). Paratypes, male, 7 females, same data as type (LUND, DAVIS, PRETORIA-TM).



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DISCUSSION: The T-I11 distal flange is similar to that in some Spintharina, but the incurved propodeal projection (Fig. 17) rules out a close relationship. The weakly bidentate lower mesopleuron, quadrate lower irons, flanged T-111, and large S-I1 spots (Fig. 18) place senegalana in the cuprata group. It is the first species of the group recorded from the Afrotropical Region. The all green color, and large T-I11 postpit flange are distinctive. Chrysis somaliae Bohart, new species
HOLOTYPE MALE: Length 7 mm. Body moderately stout, green, some purple in ocellar area, midscutum, and basolaterally on T-1-11; pedicel and flagellum dark, tarsi reddish brown, wings lightly stained. Punctation moderate to coarse, slightly spaced on terga. F-I broader than long and shorter than pedicel, F-I1 even shorter, F-1-11 together shorter than F-I11 (Fig. 12), scapal basin with outer one- third punctate, upper middle one-third weakly microridged between punctures; TFC strong, crescentic (Fig. 12); malar space 2.0 MOD; subantennal space 2.0 MOD. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, median groove present but weak; metanotum rounded; mesopleu- ron edentate, episternal and scrobal sulci distinct; propodeal projec- tion sharp, incurved behind. T-I1 midline a raised welt; T-111 evenly convex before pit row which is obsolete, lateral margin slightly sinuate, 6 short but sharp distal teeth (Fig. 12), outermost pair shortest; S-I1 spots rather small, round, 2 MOD apart. Male holotype (DAVIS), SOMALIA: Laga, XI-29-1894 (A. D.