A new genus and a new species of Allantinae (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) from India

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by  Saini, M S

A new genus and a new species of Allantinae (Hymenoptera,
Tenthredinidae) from India
MALKIAT S. SAINI & JAGDEEP S. DEEP
Saini, M. S. & Deep, J. S.: A new genus and a new species of Allantinae (Hymenoptera,
Tenthredinidae) from India. [Ett nytt sliikte och en ny art av bladsteklar (Hymenoptera,
Tenthredinidae, Allantinae) frin Indien.l - Ent. Tidskr. l12l 125-128. UmeA, Sweden 1991.
ISSN 0013-886x.
Manis gen. n. and Manis himalayensis sp. n. are described from Himachal Pradesh, India.
The new monobasic genus is most closely related to Malac'hiella Malaise and Heptctpotamius
Malaise from which it differs in several important characters.
M. S. Saini & J. S. Deep, Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala-|47 002,
Punjah, India.
Introduction
Most of the scattered work on Indian Allantinae Legs. Tarsal claw with long apical and relatively
was published by Malaise (1934, 1935, 1945, short subapical tooth (Fig. 3); basal lobe absent.
1957,1961). Later, Malaise (1963) also presented l4zings (Figs 4, 5). Anal cell cross vein on fore
a key to the world genera of Selandriinae (cur- wing somewhat oblique (Fig. a). Hind wing with-
rently including the subfamilies Selandriinae, He- out closed middle cell; anellan cell petiolate; ner-
tarthriinae, Allantinae, Nematinae and Blenocam- vellus curved towards anellan petiole, but almost
pinae). No new genera of the Allantinae have been perpendicular to brachiellan vein (Fig. 5).
aMdadleadis teo' st hkee Iyn.d iWani tfha utnhae saindcdei ttihoen poufb tlihcea tigoenn uosf Etymology. The genus is named after Dr M. S.
Mani, an authority of Himalayan ecology in India.
described below, the number of allantine genera
The gender is masculine.
in India now scores 18.
T.y-pe species. Manis himalavensls sp. n. by present
Abbreviations: (EL) eye length, (IATS) inner apical designation. The genus is monobasic.
tibial spur, (lCD) intercencheri distance, (IDMO) intero-
cduislatarn dciest,a (nLcIeD a) t lloewveelr oifn tferoronct uolacer llduiss,t a(nlTcDe,) (iMnteBr)t emgueltaar- D istibution. India, Himachal Pradesh.
basitarsus. (OATS) outer apical tibial spur, (OCL) Remarks.In Malaise's (1963: 179-180) key to the
oculo-occipital line. (OOL) oculo-ocellar line, and world genera, the new genus runs to couplet 106,
{POL) postocellar line. where it differs from both genera keyed out here,
i.e. Malochiella Malaise and Heptapotamius Ma-
laise (note that Mallat'hiella Malaise, 1963, is an
Manis gen. n. unjustified emendation). The head of Manis is
subparallel behind the eyes, whereas it is evidently
Description of female
becoming narrower posteriad in both other genera.
Heacl. Antenna with 9 segments: apical 4 seg- Other differences lrom Malachiella are: (l) tarsal
ments compressed. Clypeus with circular incision claw with subapical claw short (long in Malac-
up to 2/5 of its medial length and with blunt iateral hiella) and basal lobe absent (minute in Malac'-
teeth (Fig. 1). Mandibles symmetrical and bent hiella), and (2) mandibles symmetrical (subsym-
almost at right angle. Eye protruding (Fig. 2); lo- metrical in Malachiella). It diff'ers fron.r
wer margin reaching below level of antennal soc- Heptapotamiu.s in the more protruding eyes and
ket. Frontal area elevated at level of eyes. Head the compressed flagellum of antenna (not com-
parallel posterior to eyes (Fig. 2). pressed in H e ptapotamius).
126 ルイα′た,α′S Sα′77ノ ′′α′
007mm
Figs l-5. Manis himalayensis sp. n., female. -1. Clypeus and labrum. -2.Head, dorsal aspect. -3. Tarsal claw. -
4. Fore wing. -5. Hind wing.
Manis himalayensis sp. n. ron luteous. Each coxa apically. each trochanter
and metafemur yellowish white. Wings infusca-
Figs 1-9. ted; stronger in distal half; costa, stigma and vena-
tion brown (Fig. a). Head and thorax subshining
Description with minute, scattered punctures. Appendages and
abdomen polished.
Female
Head. Antenna2.6 x as long as head width; scape
Colour and sculpture. Body chiefly black; prono- and pedicel longer than broad; segments 3 and 4
tum, mesonotum, mesoscutellum and mesopleu- subequal in length; segments 6-9 subequal in
A new genus and a new species of Allantinae 127
.^ff
022mm
032mm
Figs 6-9. Manis himalayensis sp. n., female (6, 7) and male (8, 9). -6. Lancet -7. Hypopygium. -8. Penis valve.
-9. Gonoforceps.
length, compressed. Labrum abcut 1.5 x as broad without carina or acute apex. Lancet with l7 ser-
as long: deflexed with anterior margin rounded rulae (Fig. 6); each serrula deep with 7 anterior
(Fig. 1); malar space as long as diameter of front and 2 posterior subbasal teeth. Hypopygium as in
ocellus. LID:IDMO:EL= 2.0:2.0:1.2. Head (Fig. Fig. 7.
2) without postgenal carina; supraclypeal and sup- Legs. Tarsal claw as in Fig. 3. Metabasitarsus
raantennal pits distinct; medial fovea in form of slightly shorter than following segments combi-
deep. broad pit. Antennal turrow deep. Circum-, ned (ratio about 1.0:1 .2). IATS:MB:OATS=
inter- and postocellar furrows distinct; lateral fur- 1.8:5.0:1.4.
row deep and distinct, diverging posteriorly and
coming to an abrupt end before reaching level of
posterior head margin. Postocellar area almost
flat. about L5 x as broad as long. OOL:PO- Male
L:OCL= 2.0:1.0:1.5. Mean body length 8.0 mm. Coloration as in fe-
Body. Mean length 8.5 mm. Mesoscutellum ele- male except clypeus and labrum yellowish white.
vated, rounded; appendage not carinate. IC- Structure as in female except for sexual segments.
D:ITD= 1.0:4.0. Mesepisternum obtusely raised Penis valve as in Fig. 8, gonoforceps as in Fig. 9.
128 Malkiat S. Saini et al.
Type material. Holotype: female, Himachal Pra- Malaise, R. 1945. Tenthredinoidea of South-Eastem
desh, Dalhousie, Kalatop, 2,380 m a.s.l., Asia. With a general zoogeographical review. -
25.vi.1986. Paratypes 13d I ? with same data as MaOlapisues,c .R e.n t1. 9S57u.p Spol.m4:e 1N-e2o8t8r o+p i2ca0l palsn.d Oriental Ten-
holotype. Type material deposited in Indian Agri- thredinoidea. - Ent. Tidskr. '78: 6-22.
cultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Malaise, R. 1961. New Oriental saw-flies (Hymen.
Tenthr.). - Ent. Tidskr. 82:231-260.
Etymology. The species is named after the "Great Malaise, R. 1963. Hymenoptera Tenthredinoidea. Sub-
Himalayas", where the type locality is situated. family Selandriinae. Key to the genera of the world.
- Ent. Tidskr. 84: 159-215.
Distribution. India. Himachal Pradesh.
Remarks. Manis himalayensis is most similar to
Malachiella rufithorax Malaise. The two species
are easily separated on the generic characters. Sarllinanfattning
Bladstekelnノ′α71′s 力inα′αッιlls′s, nytt slaktc Och
ny art, beskrivs fran indiska dclcn av Himalaya
Den Orientaliska rcgionens bladsteklar har fr a
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