Female (Fig. 1). Length, mesosoma plus metasoma, 0.57 mm. Head (Fig. 1A) dark brown with scrobes pale; eyes dark red, ocelli red. Mesosoma (Fig. 1B) with mid-lobe of mesoscutum dark brown, except sides and posterior margin light brown, axilla and propodeum dark brown, side lobe of mesoscutum brown-yellow with a dark patch anteromedially, scutellum pale yellow with posterior margin infuscate, metanotum pale brown-yellow. Metasoma (Fig. 1C) dark brown, except middle of T5-T6 and 3/4 apex of T7. Ovipositor yellow with third valvula brown. Antennae (Fig. 1D) yellow-brown with radicle and scape brown. Wings (Fig. 1E) hyaline, venation pale brown and tegula dark brown. Legs (Fig. 1F) pale yellow, except base of hind coxae brown.

Figure 1.  

Encarsia borneensis sp. nov. A head; B mesosoma antenna; C metasoma; D antenna; E fore wing; F mid- and hind leg. Scale bars = 50 μm.

Head (Fig. 1A) as wide as mesosoma. Maxillary and labial palps 1-segmented. Mandibles with three teeth. Eyes with fine and transpar­ent setae. Stemmaticum with transverse reticulate sculpture. Frontovertex with robust setae. Antennal formula 1,1,4,2 (Fig. 1D); F1 2× as long as wide, 1.5× as long as pedicel, as long as F2 and slightly shorter than F3, respectively. F2 and F3 1.83× and 2.5× as long as wide, respectively. Flagellum with the following numbers of longitudinal sensilla: F1:2, F2:2, F3:3, F4:4, F5:3, F6:3.

Mid-lobe of mesoscutum (Fig. 1B) with six setae, each side lobe with two setae. Axilla with one robust seta anteriorly. Mid-lobe of mesoscutum, axillae and scutellum with reticulate sculpture. Distance between placoid sensilla on scutellum 4.4× the maximum width of a sensillum. Distance between anterior pair of scutellar setae 1.31× as long as the distance between posterior pair. Fore wing (Fig. 1E) 2.74× as long as wide, with a clear asetose area around the stigmal vein and a wide asetose strip along posterior margin of wing disc; marginal fringe 0.37× as long as disc width, costal cell with nine setae in a row, basal cell with two setae, submarginal vein with two setae, marginal vein with five setae along anterior margin. Tarsal formula 5-5-5 (Fig. 1F). Mid-tibial spur 0.66× as long as correspond­ing basitarsus, the latter 0.35× as long as mid-tibia. Hind tibia 0.96× as long as mid-tibia.

Petiole smooth (Fig. 1C). T1–T5 laterally with scale like reticulation. T2– T7 with 2+2, 2+3, 1+1, 2+2, 1+2+1 and 4 setae, respectively. T7 1.29× as wide as long. Ovipositor exerted, apparently originating from level of T4, 1.19× as long as mid-tibia, 0.91× as long as mid-tibia and basitarsus combined. Third valvula 0.58× as long as second valvifer, 0.38× as long as ovipositor.

Head and body largely dark brown, except scutellum and some pale spots on last three metasomal segments. Antennal F1 and F2 with longitudinal sensilla, F1 1.5× as long as pedicel. Mid-lobe of mesoscutum with three pairs of setae. Third valvulae brown and terminating in an abrupt angle.

The specific name is derived from the collection locality name.

The new species is easy to distinguish from other species of this group by the combination of a dark metasoma, F1 with longitudinal sensilla and distinctly longer than pedicel and three pairs of setae on mid-lobe of mesoscutum.

Female (Fig. 2). Holotype. Length, mesosoma plus metasoma, 0.44 mm. Head (Fig. 2A) dark brown with pale lines; clypeus and malar space dark brown. Mesosoma and metasoma yellow with pronotum, mid-lobe of mesoscutum (Fig. 2C) and axilla dark brown. Antennae (Fig. 2B) pale yellow with radicle and scape dark brown. Wings (Fig. 2D) hyaline. Legs (Fig. 2E) pale yellow. Apex of third valvula of ovipositor dark orange.

Figure 2.  

Encarsia pauroseta sp. nov. A head; B antenna; C metasoma; D wings; E legs; F ovipositor. Scale bars = 50 μm.

Head (Fig. 2A) as wide as mesosoma. Maxillary and labial palps 1-segmented. Stemmaticum with irregular reticulate sculpture. Antennal formula 1,1,4,2 (Fig. 2B); F1 1.33× as long as wide, 0.62× as long as pedicel, 0.67× as long as F2. F2 1.71× as long as wide. F1-F6 gradually longer. Flagellum with the following numbers of longitudinal sensilla: F1:0, F2:0, F3:3, F4:3, F5:3, F6:3.

Mid-lobe of mesoscutum (Fig. 2C) with two setae posteriorly, each side lobe with two setae. Axilla with one seta anteriorly. Mid-lobe of mesoscutum and scutellum with imbricate sculpture. Distance between placoid sensilla on scutellum 7× the maximum width of a sensillum. Distance between anterior pair of scutellar setae 0.9× as long as the distance between posterior pair. Fore wing (Fig. 2D) 3.6× as long as wide, sparsely setose, with a clear asetose area around stigmal vein and a wide asetose stripe along margin of disc; marginal fringe as long as width of disc; basal cell with one seta, submarginal vein with two short setae, marginal vein with four long setae along anterior margin. Hind wing 9.55× as long as wide, marginal fringe 2.25× as long as width of disc. Tarsal formula 5-5-5 (Fig. 2E). Mid-tibial spur 0.52× as long as correspond­ing basitarsus. Hind tibia 1.03× as long as mid-tibia.

Ovipositor (Fig. 2F) 1.23× as long as mid-tibia, 0.89× as long as mid-tibia and basitarsus combined. Third valvula 0.72× as long as second valvifer, 0.42× as long as ovipositor.

Body largely yellow, except head, pronotum, mid-lobe of mesoscutum and axilla dark brown; mid-lobe of mesoscutum and scutellum with imbricate sculpture. Fore wing (Fig. 2D) 3.6× as long as wide, sparsely setose, with a clear asetose area around stigmal vein and a wide asetose stripe along margin of disc, marginal fringe as long as width of disc. Ovipositor 1.23× as long as mid-tibia; third valvula terminating in an abrupt angle.

Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros) small, little, referring to the sparse setation of the fore wing disc.

This species has unusual fore wings, the disc of which is very sparsely setose, with the maximum width as long as the maximum marginal fringe length. The remaining E. longifasciata-group species have the maximum marginal fringe length at most 0.7× as long as maximum disc width. This species appears to be similar to E. dewa Pedata & Polaszek having the mid-lobe with two setae, but can be distinguished from the latter by the following: marginal fringe of fore wing as long as width (vs. 0.65-0.7×), scutellum, tegula and metasoma totally pale yellow (vs. inverted triangular patch on scutellum, tegula and sides of metasoma brown), F2 0.67× as long as F3 and without longitudinal sensilla (vs. F2 subequal to slightly shorter than F3, with one longitudinal sensillum)，fore wing with a clear asetose area towards the apex (vs. fore wing with less asetose wing disc towards the apex).

Encarsia longifasciata Subba Rao 1984: 260–261. Holotype ♀, India-Karnataka, (NHMUK, examined).

Encarsia longifasciata Subba Rao: Viggiani 1987: 35; Viggiani and Ren 1993: 223, 226; Huang and Polaszek 1998: 1906; Geng and Li 2016: 544.

Two specimens agree with the descriptions given by Huang and Polaszek (1998) except narrower fore wing: marginal fringe of fore wing 0.68× as long as disc width and marginal vein with three to four setae along anterior margin. This is the first record of E. longifasciata from Malaysia.