The specific name is derived from “pseudos” (Greek for “fallacy”) and the generic name Fornicia Brullé, because it is similar to that genus. Gender: feminine.

Pseudofornicia nigrisoma van Achterberg & Long, sp. n.

Height of head 0.5–0.7 × height of mesosoma in lateral view (Figs 1, 11) and width of head 0.8–0.9 × width of mesoscutum; scapus moderately oblique apically; prepectal carina absent; axilla curved up over base of hind wing; metanotum with lobe-shaped protuberance postero-dorsally; medio-longitudinal carina of propodeum absent (Fig. 13); vein r-m of fore wing absent (Figs 2, 22); vein 1-SR of fore wing 0.3–0.4 × as long as vein 1-M (Figs 2, 12); inner middle tibial spur as long as basitarsus and curved (Fig. 1); three anterior tergites of metasoma forming a flattened carapace covering most of metasoma dorsally (Figs 4, 14, 24); first tergite movably joined to second tergite (Fig. 4); dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite united into median carina posteriorly and with a lamella separating dorsal and anterior face of tergite (Figs 13, 23), anterior face smooth and flat; second suture of metasoma sinuate, crenulate and together with lateral grooves of medial area forming a more or less X-shaped figure (Figs 3, 13, 23); third tergite 1.1–1.6 × as long as second tergite medially (Figs 2, 13, 23); fourth-sixth tergites more or less sclerotized; ovipositor short and decurved; ovipositor sheath largely glabrous, narrow and only apically with some long setae; hypopygium of female fully sclerotized and acute apically. Males unknown.

Figure 1. 

Pseudofornicia flavoabdominis He & Chen, female, paratype, habitus lateral.

Figures 2–10. 

Pseudofornicia flavoabdominis He & Chen, female, paratype. 2 fore wing 3 metasoma dorsal 4 metasoma lateral 5 hind leg 6 head dorsal 7 head anterior 8 mesosoma dorsal 9 mesosoma lateral 10 antenna.

Figure 11. 

Pseudofornicia nigrisoma sp. n., female, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figures 12–20. 

Pseudofornicia nigrisoma sp. n., female, holotype. 12 fore wing 13 metasoma dorsal 14 metasoma lateral 15 hind leg 16 antenna 17 head dorsal 18 head anterior 19 mesosoma dorsal 20 mesosoma lateral.

Figure 21. 

Pseudofornicia vanachterbergi nom. n., female, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figures 22–30. 

Pseudofornicia vanachterbergi nom. n., female, holotype. 22 fore wing 23 metasoma dorsal 24 metasoma lateral 25 hind leg 26 head dorsal 27 head anterior 28 mesosoma dorsal 29 mesosoma lateral 30 antenna.

Indo-Australian.

Unknown, but the species of the very similar genus Fornicia are koinobiont endoparasitoids of limacodid caterpillars (Yu et al. 2012).

The genus will run in the key to world genera of Microgastrinae by Mason (1981) to the genus Fornicia Brullé. The new genus can be separated as follows:

Easily to recognize by having the second metasomal tergite with a large triangular medio-basal area (Fig. 46 in Austin and Dangerfield 1992), the fore wing with two dark patches, the scutellum with a slender (in lateral view tooth-like, but in dorsal view obtuse) protuberance and the median carina of the first tergite short.

Australia (Queensland).

Unknown. Holotype collected in March.

Holotype ♀ (ZJUH), “[S. China], Zhejiang, Linan Xian, Yuqian, 2.vi.1958, Hu Cui”, “5845.1”. Paratype (ZJUH): 1 ♀, same label data, but “5845.1P”.

1 ♀ (ZJUH) from Zhejiang, viii.1984.

Metasoma brownish yellow, at most second and third tergites medially dark brown; first tergite moderately coarsely reticulate (Fig. 3); medial area of second metasomal tergite gradually narrowed, largely sculptured and posteriorly narrower than medial area of third tergite anteriorly (Fig. 3); second tergite 0.6–0.7 × as long as third tergite and third tergite with moderately wide parallel-sided elevation and densely finely reticulate medially; scutellum in lateral view not protruding apically, with narrow curved lamella remaining far below upper level of scutellum, medially punctate or distinctly rugose; hind leg (except largely dark brown basitarsus) brownish-yellow.

China (Zhejiang).

Unknown. Adults collected in June and August.

Holotype, ♀ (IEBR), “Vietnam: Ha Tinh, Huong Son, 18°22'N, 106°13'E, 300 m, 20.iv.–1.v.1998, Malaise [trap], AMNH, K. Long”. Paratypes: 1 ♂ (VNMN), same data, except 2–11.v.1998, Mic.739; 1 ♀ (RMNH), same data, except 900 m, 5.v.1998, Mic. 1049.

Height of head 0.7 × height of mesosoma in lateral view (Fig. 11) and its width equal to width of mesoscutum; vein m-cu of fore wing about as long as vein 2-SR+M (Fig. 12); fore wing without dark patches; vein cu-a of hind wing nearly straight (Fig. 19); scutellum punctate, without protuberance, with a more or less up curved subposterior rim remaining far below upper level of scutellum; propodeum without elevated medio-basal area (Fig. 13); apical half of hind tibia dark brown (Figs 11, 15); metasoma black dorsally and parallel-sided (Fig. 13); median carina of first tergite nearly as long as dorsal face of tergite (Fig. 13); medial area of second tergite vase-shaped (Fig. 13); median length of third tergite 1.2 × second tergite (Fig. 13); length of body 2.4–2.5 mm.

Holotype, ♀, length of body 2.4 mm, of fore wing 2.7 mm.

Head. Height of head 0.7 × height of mesosoma in lateral view (Fig. 11) and its width equal to width of mesoscutum; antennal articles 18, length of third article 1.1 × fourth segment, length of third, fourth and penultimate segments 3.3, 3.0 and 2.2 × their width, respectively (Fig. 16); maxillary palp 0.9 × height of head; malar space 0.7 × as long as basal width of mandible; length of eye in dorsal view 2.2 × temple; temple directly narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 17); POL:OD:OOL= 12:5:5; face pimply with smooth interspaces; frons shiny and smooth, vertex laterally and temple with superficial rugae (Fig. 17).

Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.3 × its height; propleuron densely rugose; pronotum shiny, with some rugae and smooth posteriorly; mesopleuron densely rugose-punctate anteriorly and remainder largely smooth (Fig. 20); mesosternum shiny and moderately densely punctate; mesoscutum with satin sheen, densely punctate and notauli indicated by reticulate-punctate bands; scutellum rather convex, punctate, without protuberance, its subposterior rim slightly up curved and remaining far below upper level of scutellum; propodeum areolate and rather shiny, without elevated medio-basal area (only with small areola) or median carina (Fig. 13).

Wings. Fore wing: vein m-cu about as long as vein 2-SR+M (Fig. 12); vein 1-SR 0.35 × as long as vein 1-M; vein 1-R1 1.2 × as long as pterostigma; r:2-SR:2-SR+M = 10:10:7; vein 1-CU1 half as long as vein 2-CU1. Hind wing: vein cu-a nearly straight and its surroundings glabrous; vein M+CU about as long as vein 1-M.

Legs. Hind coxa nearly up to apex of third tergite (Fig. 14), mainly rather sparsely punctate but dorso-apically densely punctate and with some striae; length of hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.4, 5.2 and 4.0 × their width, respectively (Fig. 15); outer apical half of hind tibia and ventrally hind tarsus with dark brown spines; length of outer and inner spur of middle tibia 0.5 and 1.0 × middle basitarsus, respectively and inner spur curved (Fig. 11); length of outer and inner spur of hind tibia 0.5 and 0.7 × hind basitarsus, respectively and inner spur straight; tarsal claws without lobe.

Metasoma. Metasoma parallel-sided in dorsal view (Fig. 13); first tergite short, parallel-sided apically, mainly longitudinally rugulose, its median carina nearly as long as dorsal face of tergite ending in a smooth triangular area and crenulate grooves along dorsal carinae X-shaped (Fig. 13); medial area of second tergite vase-shaped, largely smooth but anteriorly superficially punctate and its surroundings coarsely longitudinally rugose (Fig. 13); third tergite coarsely irregularly rugose, but medially superficially sculptured and sublaterally depressed and medially 1.2 × longer than second tergite; ovipositor sheath 0.11 × as long as fore wing and 0.7 × hind basitarsus, narrow (Fig. 14).

Colour. Black; palpi, tibial spurs and tegula white; clypeus, mandible, galea, humeral plate, scapus and pedicellus (except brown stripe), third-fifth antennal articles ventrally, legs (but apical half of hind tibia and tarsus (except pale yellow basal 0.4 of hind basitarsus) dark brown), anterior half of metasoma ventrally, wing veins (but 1-M, 1-CU1 and cu-a brown) pale yellow; fore leg, middle leg (but coxa brown and femur yellowish-brown) and metasoma yellow; pterostigma (except basally) and fourth-seventh tergites dark brown; apex of hind femur, hypopygium and ovipositor sheath largely brown; wing membrane subhyaline.

Variation. Length of body 2.3–2.5 mm, of fore wing 2.6–2.8 mm; vein 1-R1 of fore wing 1.0–1.2 × as long as pterostigma; medial area of second tergite mainly distinctly rugose or superficially punctate. Male is very similar and has vein 1-CU1 0.6 times vein 2-CU1.

Vietnam.

Unknown. Adults collected in AprilMay.

Name derived from “nigro” (Latin for “blacken”) and “soma” (Greek for “body”) because of the mainly black body.

Holotype, ♀ (IEBR), “VN [= Vietnam]: Hà Tây, Thach Thât, vuòn chè, M[alaise]T[rap], 25.v–5.vi.2002, K.D. Long”.

Head 0.9 × as wide as mesoscutum in dorsal view and height of head 0.6 × height of mesosoma in lateral view (Fig. 21); scutellum medially distinctly rugose (Fig. 28), its apical rim nearly reaching upper level of scutellum (Fig. 29); first discal cell less setose than apical third of fore wing; vein m-cu of fore wing shorter than vein 2-SR+M (Fig. 22); vein cu-a of hind wing moderately sinuate (Fig. 24); apical half of hind tibia yellowish brown (Fig. 25); metasoma brownish yellow dorsally and roundly narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 23); first tergite near median carina depressed (Fig. 23); propodeum with small elevated medio-basal area (Fig. 28); medial area of second tergite largely subparallel-sided and only anteriorly widened (Fig. 23), its anterior half largely smooth, except some punctures laterally and area rather abruptly narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 23); second and third tergites brownish yellow medially (Fig. 23); third tergite rather coarsely reticulate medially, its median length 1.3 × second tergite (Fig. 23).

Vietnam.

Unknown, but reared from a host on a litchi tree.

Dr Khuat Dang Long renames here his F. achterbergi Long, 2007, into P. vanachterbergi nom. n., because it is a primary homonym of F. achterbergi Yang & Chen, 2006.