A new species of Micatagla from Socotra Island (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae)
Lo Cascio Pietro, Pagliano Guido
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(supplementum): 423-427, 2014
Published in print: 30th December 2014
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Abstract: Micatagla hajeki sp. nov., a new species belonging to the genus Micatagla
Argaman, 1994, closely related to M. antropovi Pagliano, 2002, is described from
specimens recently collected during the Czech entomological expeditions on the
island of Socotra. The new species is characterized by uniformly pale red body,
with the exception of black terga II-VI and white spurs on legs; and by small
lateral teeth of tergum VI distributed regularly on the margins, getting smaller
in proximity of the apex.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Bradynobaenidae, Micatagla, new species, Yemen, Socotra