Stigmus congruus Walker, 1860; by original designation.

Holotype : ♀, China: Hainan: Jianfengling Mount, 18°41'N, 108°52'E, 6.VI.2007, 900–950 m, No. 200707957, coll. Jingxian Liu (ZJU). Paratypes: 1♀, same locality as holotype, 7.VI.2007, No. 200707997; 1♂, same locality and date as holotype, No. 200707955; 1♀, China: Yunnan: Jinghong: Menghai: Bulang Mountain, 21°56'N, 100°26'E, 2018.IV.24–V.17, No. 2019000007, coll. Malaise trap (YNAU).

This new species can be separated from all other Carinostigmus species from China by the following character combinations: free margin of clypeus emarginate; median and lower frons with broad frontal median furrow; upper frons without longitudinal carina; occipital carina broad, distinctly foveolate; admedian line extending to half of scutum length; mesopleuron with longitudinal rugae posteriorly; propodeum with large smooth area medially. It is closely related to C. iwatai (Tsuneki, 1954), but differs from it in the following characters (characters of C. iwatai in brackets): inter-antennal tubercle short, less than midocellus diameter (inter-antennal tubercle long, more than midocellus diameter); ocellar triangle and vertex behind ocelli impunctate (ocellar triangle and vertex behind ocelli finely punctate); occipital carina broad as Fig. 2B, distinctly foveolate (occipital carina narrow as Fig. 3B, without foveolate); outer and inner orbital furrows narrow as Fig. 2A (outer and inner orbital furrows broad as Fig. 3A); pronotal collar without rugae (pronotal collar with sparse and sturdy rugae); scutum with transverse striations anteriorly (scutum without striations); parapsidal and admedian lines inconspicuous (parapsidal and admedian lines distinct); metanotum with dense, slender longitudinal rugae medially (metanotum without rugae medially); omaulus broad, 1.3× pedicel width (omaulus narrow, 0.8× pedicel width); scrobal suture lacking (scrobal suture present, short as Fig. 4I); propodeum posterior with large smooth area medially (propodeum posterior with small smooth area medially); petiole laterally smooth (petiole laterally with few weak carinae) and pygidial area smooth, u-shaped (pygidial area punctate medially, oval shaped).

Figure 2. 

Carinostigmus capiconvergens Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (A–C, F–I, L–P female D, E, J, K male) A, D head, frontal B, E head, dorsal C head, ventral F head, lateral G, J scutum, scutellum and metanotum, dorsal H propodeum, dorso-posterior I, K thorax, lateral L scutum anterior, dorsal M pygidial plate N petiole, lateral O petiole, dorsal P metasoma, dorsal. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Female (Figs 2A–C, F–I, L–P, 6A): length of body 4.9 [4.5–5.0] mm.

Body black and shiny, except for the following: mandible (reddish brown apically), labrum, scape, pedicel, flagellomeres I–IV (remainder reddish brown to dark brown), tegula, fore and mid femur extensively (remainder ivory to yellowish), hindleg (basal one third to half of tibia ivory, remainder dark brown) fulvous; palpi and pronotal lobe ivory; forewing veins dark brown; setae on mandible and margin of clypeus golden.

Figure 3. 

Carinostigmus longivertex Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (female) A head, frontal B head, dorsal C head, ventral D head, lateral E scutum, scutellum and metanotum, dorsal F scutum anterior, dorsal G petiole, dorsal H petiole, lateral I thorax, lateral J propodeum, dorso-posterior K pygidial plate L metasoma, dorsal. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figure 4. 

Carinostigmus rugipunctatus Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (A–C, F, G, I, K–P female D, E, H, J male) A, D head, frontal B, E head, dorsal C head, ventral F head, lateral G, H scutum, scutellum and metanotum, dorsal I, J thorax, lateral K propodeum, dorso-posterior L scutum anterior, dorsal M pygidial plate N petiole, dorsal O petiole, lateral P metasoma, dorsal. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Head (Fig. 2A–C, F). Mandible tridentate apically; labrum pentagonal, gently round toward apex; clypeus nearly flat, with several coarse punctures medially; free margin of median lobe of clypeus narrowly produced, nearly truncate, with two small lateral teeth, lateral lobe with inconspicuous tooth (Fig. 2A); setae on margin of clypeus and mandible long, longer than labrum length; median and lower frons coriaceous, dull, with broad, deep frontal median furrow, a sturdy frontal median longitudinal carina, inter-antennal tubercle shorter than midocellus diameter; upper frons with several fine punctures, longitudinal carina lacking (Fig. 2A); ocellar triangle area impunctate, nearly flat; vertex behind ocelli impunctate (Fig. 2B); gena with several slender oblique transverse rugae near mandible area (Fig. 2F); lower gena with fine, sparse punctures medially (Fig. 2C); occipital carina broad, distinctly foveolate (Fig. 2B); inner orbital furrow narrow, with inner marginal carina distinct, coarsely foveolate (Fig. 2A); outer orbital furrow narrow, hind marginal carina slender, inconspicuously foveolate (Fig. 2F); length of scape: length of pedicel: length of flagellomere I: width of flagellomere I = 20: 8: 8: 3; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 64: 39: 51; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 40: 22: 18; inner-orbital width, medially: outer-orbital width, medially: occipital carina width, dorsally = 2: 2: 2; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 16: 10; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 6: 13: 17.

Mesosoma (Fig. 2G–I, L). Pronotal collar smooth, slightly elevated medially, anterior pronotal ridge strong, lateral angles projected and sharp; width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 5: 30; mesoscutum with coarse, sparse punctures, several slender, transverse striations anteriorly (Fig. 2L), posterior area with sparse, strong, parallel ridges (Fig. 2G); admedian line inconspicuous, extending to nearly half of scutum length; notaulus inconspicuous [invisible], extending to anterior ¼ of scutum length; parapsidal line weakly impressed; scutellum with fine, sparse punctures; metanotum with dense, slender, longitudinal rugae (Fig. 2G); mesopleuron with several sturdy, short, longitudinal rugae posteriorly, hypoepimeral area with few slender, longitudinal rugae; omaulus and hypersternaulus broad, 1.3× pedicel width, distinctly foveolate, scrobal suture lacking (Fig. 2I); propodeal enclosure shallowly impressed, triangular, with sturdy longitudinal rugae, median area reticulate; propodeum posterior with broad median groove, several fairly slender, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly [inconspicuously], large smooth area medially, and irregular reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 2H); propodeum laterally with several slender, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly, and irregular, reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 2I).

Metasoma (Fig. 2M–P). Petiole dorsal nearly cylindrical, slightly convex, basal width equal as apical width (Fig. 2O), petiole laterally smooth (Fig. 2N); maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 6: 47: 30: 32; metasomal sterna IV–VI with dense, fine punctures, remaining sterna nearly impunctate (Fig. 2P); pygidial area smooth, depressed, u-shaped, apex truncate (Fig. 2M).

Male (Figs 2D, E, J, K, 6B). Similar to female except length of body 4.5 mm; mandible ivory (reddish brown apically); setae on mandible and margin of clypeus yellowish; mandible bidentate apically; clypeus slightly convex; setae on mandible short, less than labrum length; lower gena with irregular, rugulose medially; outer orbital furrow with hind marginal carina foveolate; length of scape: length of pedicel: length of flagellomere I: width of flagellomere I = 17: 6: 7: 2; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 60: 33: 45; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 35: 20: 19; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 14: 7; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 5: 11: 14; width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 5: 24; maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 5: 45: 25: 25; sterna III–VI with sparse, fine punctures.

China (Hainan, Yunnan).

The name, capiconvergens, is derived from the Latin words caput (= head) and con-vergo (= converge), referring to the head from above with temples distinctly convergent posteriorly.

Holotype : ♀, China: Yunnan: Mengla: Wangtianshu Forest Park, 21°34'N, 101°39'E, 1.V.2005, coll. Peng Wang (YNAU). Paratypes: 2♀, same data as holotype; 1♀, China: Yunnan: Dehong: Nabang, 24°26'N, 98°35'E, 15.V.2009, No. 201005193, coll. Jie Zeng (YNAU).

Within Chinese Carinostigmus, this new species can be separated by the following character combinations: free margin of clypeus conspicuously produced, slightly emarginated in middle; median and lower frons with shallow frontal median furrow; inter-antennal tubercle distinctly broadened at apex; vertex behind ocelli finely punctate; lower gena coarsely punctate; occipital carina without foveolate; anterior pronotal ridge narrowly emarginate in middle; scutellum median line impressed; propodeum with small smooth area medially; basal half of petiole with transverse striations; petiole laterally carinate. Carinostigmus longivertex sp. nov. resembles C. iwatai (Tsuneki) 1954, but can be distinguished from it by the following characters (characters of C. iwatai in brackets): free margin of clypeus emarginated medially (free margin of clypeus truncate medially); inter-antennal tubercle distinctly broadened at apex as Fig. 3B (inter-antennal tubercle not broad as Fig. 4B); lower gena with coarse, dense punctures mixed with dense, irregular, longitudinal rugae medially (lower gena with fine, sparsed punctured, without rugae); outer orbital furrow narrow as Fig. 3D (outer orbital furrow broad); admedian and parapsidal lines inconspicuous (admedian and parapsidal lines distinct); notaulus deeply grooved (notaulus shallowly grooved); metanotum median area with dense, slender, transverse rugae (metanotum without rugae); omaulus broad, 1.2× pedicel width (omaulus narrow, 0.8× pedicel width); basal half of petiole with dense, slender, irregular transverse striations dorsally (petiole without striations) and pygidial area u-shaped (pygidial area oval shaped).

Female (Figs 3, 6C): length of body 6 [5.7–6.1] mm.

Body black and shiny, except for the following: mandible (black basally and apically) and labrum reddish brown; palpi, scape and pedicel fulvous; flagellomeres reddish brown to dark brown; pronotal lobe ivory; tegula and forewing veins dark brown; fore trochanter, base and apex of femur, tibia, tarsi fulvous to reddish brown (remainder dark brown to black); mid trochanter, base and apex of femur, tibia extensively, tarsi fulvous; hind trochanter reddish brown, tibia and tarsus dark brown; setae on mandible and margin of clypeus yellowish.

Head (Fig. 3A–D). Mandible tridentate apically; labrum pentagonal, gently round toward apex; clypeus moderately convex, with sparse, coarse punctures; free margin of clypeus conspicuously produced with two distinctly triangular teeth, slightly emarginated in middle (Fig. 3A); setae on mandible and margin of clypeus long, more than labrum length; median and lower frons coriaceous, with broad, shallow frontal median furrow, a strong frontal median longitudinal carina, inter-antennal tubercle distinctly broadened at apex, long, more than midocellus diameter; upper frons with sparse, fine punctures, longitudinal carina distinct anteriorly, not reaching anterior ocellus (Fig. 3A); ocellar triangle area nearly flat, finely punctate; vertex behind ocelli with fine punctures (Fig. 3B); gena with sparse, coarse punctures and several sturdy, long, oblique transverse rugae (Fig. 3D); lower gena with coarse, dense punctures mixed with dense, irregular, longitudinal rugae medially [weakly] (Fig. 3C); occipital carina narrow, without foveolate (Fig. 3B); inner orbital furrow broad as 0.8× pedicel length, with inner marginal carina distinct, coarsely foveolate (Fig. 3A); outer orbital furrow narrow as 0.5× pedicel length, hind marginal carina inconspicuous, finely foveolate (Fig. 3D); length of scape: length of pedicel: length of flagellomere I: width of flagellomere I = 26: 10: 11: 3; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 82: 57: 65; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 51: 30: 19; inner-orbital width, medially: outer-orbital width, medially: occipital carina width, dorsally = 5: 3: 1; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 28: 15; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 7: 16: 29.

Mesosoma (Fig. 3E, F, I, J). Pronotal collar strongly elevated medially, triangular, with several inconspicuous rugae laterally, anterior pronotal ridge strong, narrowly emarginate in middle, lateral angles strong and distinctly projected (Fig. 3E); width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 9: 45; mesoscutum with coarse, sparse punctures, anterior without striations (Fig. 3F), posterior area with several strong parallel ridges, longer in middle than laterally (Fig. 3E); admedian line inconspicuous [sometimes visible], extending to half of scutum length; notaulus deeply grooved, extending to anterior ¼ of scutum length (Fig. 3F); parapsidal line weakly impressed; scutellum with fine, sparse punctures, median line impressed; metanotum with several sturdy, longitudinal rugae on lateral area, median area with dense, slender, transverse rugae (Fig. 3E); mesopleuron with coarse, sparse punctures, hypoepimeral and posterior area with slender or sturdy, dense, long longitudinal rugae posteriorly; scrobal suture, omaulus and hypersternaulus broad and distinct, foveolate, scrobal suture short, incomplete (Fig. 3I); propodeal enclosure moderately impressed, triangular, with sturdy longitudinal rugae, median area reticulate; propodeum posterior with broad shallow median groove, sparse, sturdy, oblique longitudinal rugae anteriorly, small smooth area medially, and irregular reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 3J); propodeum laterally with dense or sparse sturdy, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly, and irregular, reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 3I).

Metasoma (Fig. 3G, H, K, L). Petiole dorsal nearly cylindrical, slightly convex and widened toward apex slightly, basal half of petiole with dense, slender, irregular transverse striations (Fig. 3G), petiole laterally with few weak carinae (Fig. 3H); maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 8: 60: 37: 42; metasomal sterna IV–VI with fine, dense punctures, remainder nearly impunctate (Fig. 3L); pygidial area coriaceous, depressed, u-shaped, apex truncate (Fig. 3K).

Male. Unknown.

China (Yunnan).

The name, longivertex, is derived from the Latin words longus (= long) and vertex (= vertex), referring to the very long vertex, with the ocello-occipital distance (OCD) being four times as long as postocellar distance (POD), 29 : 7. A noun in apposition.

Holotype : ♀, China: Yunnan: Jinghong: Xishuangbanna National Forest Park, 22°01'N, 100°52'E, 31.VII.2003, 600–1000 m, coll. Qiang Li (YNAU). Paratypes: 6♀8♂, same locality and date as holotype, coll. Tingjing Li, Peng Wang (ZJU); 1♂, China: Yunnan: Lincang, 23°53'N, 100°05'E, 3.V.2005, coll. Baoxin Dong; 1♂, China: Yunnan: Ruili, 24°01'N, 97°51'E, 29.IV.1981, coll. Junhua He (YNAU).

This new species can be separated from all other Carinostigmus species from China by the following character combinations: mandible reddish brown basally; legs largely fulvous; labrum truncate apically; free margin of median lobe of clypeus broadly produced; median frons rugulose; occipital carina broad, without foveolate; lateral angles of pronotal collar not projected; metanotum smooth medially; propodeum with large smooth area medially; petiole dorsal with irregularly weak rugae basally; pygidial area depressed. It is closely related to C. congruus (Walker) 1860, but differs from it in the following characters (states of C. congruus in brackets): inter-antennal tubercle without T-shape at apex (inter-antennal tubercle with T-shaped at apex); inner orbital furrow inconspicuously foveolate (inner orbital furrow distinctly foveolate); pronotal ridge strongly marked (pronotal ridge weakly marked), slightly emarginate in middle (not emarginate in middle); occipital carina broad as Fig. 4B (occipital carina narrow as Fig. 3B); lower gena with dense, sturdy, longitudinal rugae medially (lower gena without rugae medially); notaulus inconspicuously grooved, extending to one third of scutum length (notaulus strongly impressed, extending to anterior ¼ of scutum length); propodeum with smaller smooth area than C. congruus; petiole dorsal with few irregularly weak rugae basally (petiole dorsal without rugae); petiole laterally smooth (petiole laterally with a few weak carinae or smooth) and pygidial area u-shaped (pygidial area oval shaped).

Female (Figs 4A–C, F, G, I, K–P, 6D): length of body 5.4 [5.2–5.5] mm.

Body black and shiny, except for the following: mandible (reddish brown basally and apically), labrum, palpi, scape, pedicel, flagellomere I–III (remainder dark brown) and tegula fulvous; pronotal lobe ivory; forewing veins dark brown; fore trochanter, base and apex of femur, tibia, tarsi yellowish to fulvous (remainder dark brown); mid trochanter, base and apex of femur, tibia extensively, tarsi fulvous (remainder dark brown); hind trochanter, basal one third of tibia fulvous (remainder dark brown); setae on mandible and margin of clypeus golden.

Head (Fig. 4A–C, F). Mandible tridentate apically; labrum pentagonal, truncate apically; clypeus moderately convex, with sparse, fine mixed with coarse punctures; free margin of median lobe of clypeus broadly produced and emarginate apically, with four teeth, median teeth distinct, subquadrate, slightly turnup, lateral teeth small, inconspicuous [sometimes lacking] (Fig. 4A); setae on mandible and margin of clypeus sparse, long, more than labrum length; median and lower frons coriaceous, rugulose on median frons, with broad, shallow frontal median furrow, a sturdy frontal median longitudinal carina, inter-antennal tubercle short, less than midocellus diameter; upper frons with sparse, fine punctures, longitudinal carina distinct anteriorly, not reaching anterior ocellus (Fig. 4A); ocellar triangle area slightly convex, several finely punctate; vertex behind ocelli with sparsely finely punctate (Fig. 4B); gena with dense, slender, long, oblique transverse rugae (Fig. 4F); lower gena with coarse, dense punctures mixed with dense, sturdy, longitudinal rugae medially (Fig. 4C); occipital carina broad, without foveolate (Fig. 4B); inner orbital furrow broad, with inner marginal carina distinct, inconspicuously foveolate (Fig. 4A); outer orbital furrow narrow, hind marginal carina distinct, finely foveolate (Fig. 4F); length of scape: length of pedicel: length of flagellomere I: width of flagellomere I = 21: 7: 9: 3; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 70: 45: 61; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 47: 25: 20; inner-orbital width, medially: outer-orbital width, medially: occipital carina width, dorsally = 3: 3: 1; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 13: 9; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 6: 14: 19.

Mesosoma (Fig. 4G, I, K, L). Pronotal collar moderately elevated medially, anterior pronotal ridge strong, lateral angles blunt and not projected (Fig. 4G); width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 5: 35; mesoscutum with fine, sparsed mixed with sparse, coarse punctures, with several, slender, transverse striations anteriorly [striations sometimes lacking] (Fig. 4L), posterior area with sparse, strong parallel ridges (Fig. 4G); admedian line inconspicuous, extending to one third of scutum length; notaulus inconspicuously grooved, extending to one third of scutum length (Fig. 4L); parapsidal line weakly impressed; scutellum with fine, sparse punctures; metanotum with sparse, slender, longitudinal rugae on lateral area, median area smooth (Fig. 4G); mesopleuron with coarse, sparsed punctures, hypoepimeral and posterior area with slender or sturdy, dense, long, longitudinal rugae posteriorly; scrobal suture, omaulus and hypersternaulus broad and distinct, foveolate, scrobal suture short, incomplete (Fig. 4I); propodeal enclosure shallowly impressed, triangular, with sturdy longitudinal rugae, median area reticulate; propodeum posterior with broad shallow median groove, sparse sturdy, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly, large smooth area medially, and irregular reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 4K); propodeum laterally with several, sturdy, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly and medially, and irregular reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 4I).

Metasoma (Fig. 4M–P). Petiole dorsal slightly convex and widened toward apex slightly, with few irregularly weak rugae basally (Fig. 4N), petiole laterally smooth (Fig. 4O); maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 8: 50: 32: 37; metasomal sterna IV–VI with dense, fine punctures, remainder nearly impunctate (Fig. 4P); pygidial area coriaceous, depressed, u-shaped, apex truncate (Fig. 4M).

Male (Figs 4D, E, H, J, 6E). Similar to female except length of body 5–5.4 mm; labrum and palpi yellowish; tegula dark brown; setae on mandible and margin of clypeus silvery and yellowish, respectively; mandible bidentate apically; labrum subquadrate; clypeus slightly convex, with dense, fine punctures; free margin of clypeus slightly emarginate medially; occipital carina broader than female, distinctly foveolate; length of scape: length of pedicel = 19: 8; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 65: 40: 53; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 43: 28: 21; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 11: 7; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 7: 11: 12; width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 5: 30; maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 7: 50: 28: 27; metasomal sterna III–VI with sparse, fine punctures, remaining nearly impunctate.

China (Yunnan).

The name, rugipunctatus, is derived from the Latin words ruga (= ruga, wrinkle) and punctum (= puncture), referring to the lower gena with coarse punctures mixed with rugae.

Holotype : ♀, China: Yunnan: Jinghong: Menghai: Bulang Mountain, 21°56'N, 100°26'E, 20.VI.2018–20.VII.2018, No. 2019000381, coll. Malaise trap (YNAU); Paratypes: 3♀, same locality as holotype, No. 2019000378, 17.V.2018–20.VI.2018, No. 2019000151, 25.IV.2018–17.V.2018, No. 20190329.

Differs from Chinese species of Carinostigmus by the following features: flagellomeres I–II fulvous; legs largely black; labrum distinctly constricted subapically; free margin of clypeus slightly turnup apically; inter-antennal tubercle longer than midocellus diameter, slightly broadened at apex; lower gena rugose; pronotal collar with transverse striations medially; metanotum with striations medially; petiole dorsal carinate basally and medially; pygidial area elongate. The new species resembles C. costatus Krombein 1984, but can be distinguished it by the following characters (characters of C. costatus in brackets): labrum distinctly triangular, broader than C. costatus (labrum pentagonal, narrower than new species); clypeus moderately convex (clypeus slightly convex); median and lower frons with transverse, irregular rugae medially and laterally (median and lower frons without rugae); inter-antennal tubercle longer than midocellus diameter, without T-shape projection (inter-antennal tubercle shorter than midocellus diameter, with T-shape projection); upper frons longitudinal carina without groove before anterior ocellus (upper frons with a weak groove before anterior ocellus); vertex behind ocelli impunctate (vertex behind ocelli punctate); lower gena with dense rugae near midventral line (lower gena without rugae near midventral line); pronotal collar lateral angles projected (pronotal collar lateral angles blunt); notaulus shallowly grooved, extending to one third of scutum length (notaulus deeply grooved, extending to half of scutum length); parapsidal line distinct (parapsidal line weakly impressed); metanotum with transverse striations medially (metanotum without striations medially); propodeal enclosure without triangular impression (propodeal enclosure with triangular impression); propodeum laterally with densely rugose (propodeum laterally sparsely rugose); petiole sub quadrate dorsally (petiole cylindrical) and pygidial area very elongate (pygidial area not elongate as new species).

Female (Figs 5, 6F): length of body 5.5 [5.2–5.7] mm.

Figure 5. 

Carinostigmus triangularis Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (female) A head, frontal B head, dorsal C head, ventral D head, lateral E scutum, scutellum and metanotum, dorsal F petiole, dorsal G petiole, lateral H thorax, lateral I propodeum, dorso-posterior J metasoma, dorsal K pygidial plate. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Body black and shiny, except for the following: mandible ivory to fulvous (black basally and apically); labrum ivory with dark brown sides; palpi, scape, pedicel and flagellomeres I–II (remainder dark brown) fulvous; pronotal lobe white; tegula and forewing veins dark brown; legs black (fore tibia, fore and mid tarsus fulvous, mid tibia and hind tarsus reddish brown); setae on margin of clypeus and mandible yellowish.

Figure 6. 

A, B Carinostigmus capiconvergens Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (A female B male) C Carinostigmus longivertex Bashir & Ma sp. nov. (female) D, E Carinostigmus rugipunctatus Bashir & Ma sp. nov. (D female E male) F Carinostigmus triangularis Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. (female) A–F lateral view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Head (Fig. 5A–D). Mandible tridentate apically; setae on mandible sparse and long; labrum triangular, round at apex, distinctly constricted subapically; clypeus moderately convex, with sparse, coarse punctures; setae on margin of clypeus sparse and long; free margin of clypeus truncate medially, slightly turnup apically (Fig. 5A); median and lower frons distinctly coriaceous, with transverse, irregular rugae medially and laterally, and with a sturdy frontal median longitudinal carina; inter-antennal tubercle longer than midocellus diameter, slightly broadened at apex; upper frons with sparse, fine punctures, longitudinal carina distinct anteriorly, not reaching anterior ocellus (Fig. 5A); ocellar triangle nearly flat, half mat, with fine, sparse punctures; vertex behind ocelli half mat, nearly impunctate (Fig. 5B); gena with several, sturdy, oblique, transverse rugae medially (Fig. 5D); lower gena with dense, sturdy, regular rugae (Fig. 5C); occipital carina narrow, inconspicuously foveolate (Fig. 5B); inner orbital furrow narrow, with inner marginal carina distinct, inconspicuously foveolate (Fig. 5A); outer orbital furrow narrow, hind marginal carina distinct, inconspicuously foveolate (Fig. 5D); length of scape: length of pedicel: length of flagellomere I: width of flagellomere I = 23: 7: 7: 4; maximum head width, dorsally: distance from upper margin of the frons to occipital carina in middle: distance from vertex to clypeal margin in middle = 75: 48: 56; maximum eye length, laterally: maximum eye width, laterally: maximum eye width, frontal view = 47: 21: 18; inner-orbital width, medially: outer-orbital width, medially: occipital carina width, dorsally = 3: 2: 1; maximum width of gena, laterally: distance between antennal sockets, frontal view = 28: 14; distance between inner margins of hind ocelli: distance between outer margin of hind ocellus and nearest inner eye margin: distance between posterior margin of hind ocellus and occipital carina, dorsally = 7: 14: 24.

Mesosoma (Fig. 5E, H, I). Pronotal collar strongly elevated medially, with transverse striations medially, anterior pronotal ridge strong, lateral angles sharp and projected (Fig. 5E); width of collar in middle: length of collar in middle = 11: 36; mesoscutum with coarse punctures, sparsely distributed, posterior area with dense, strong parallel ridges; admedian line weakly impressed, extending to anterior ¼ of scutum length; notaulus shallowly grooved and foveolate, extending to one third of scutum length; parapsidal line distinct; scutellum with coarse, sparse punctures; metanotum with sparse, sturdy longitudinal rugae laterally, and dense transverse striations medially (Fig. 5E); mesopleuron with fine, sparsed punctures, hypoepimeral area with dense, irregular weak striations, posterior area with contiguous, long rugae; omaulus broadened, 1.2× pedicel length; hypersternaulus broadened anteriorly, 1.3× pedicel length, narrow apically, 0.5× pedicel length, distinctly foveolate; scrobal suture long, complete (Fig. 5H); propodeal enclosure deeply impressed, sub triangular, with sturdy, longitudinal rugae anteriorly, reticulate medially; propodeum posterior with sturdy, irregular reticulation (Fig. 5I); propodeum laterally with sparse, sturdy, oblique, longitudinal rugae anteriorly, and irregular reticulation posteriorly (Fig. 5H).

Metasoma (Fig. 5F, G, J, K). Petiole dorsal sub quadrate (not cylindrical), carinate basally and medially, basal width of petiole narrower to its apical width (Fig. 5F), petiole laterally with few weak carinae (Fig. 5G); maximum width of petiole, dorsally: length of petiole, laterally: maximum length of metasomal tergum I, dorsally: maximum width of metasomal tergum I, dorsally = 8: 54: 24: 30; metasoma half mat, with fine, sparse punctures (Fig. 5J); pygidial area smooth, very elongate, 1.8× pedicel length (Fig. 5K).

Male. Unknown

China (Yunnan).

The name, triangularis, is derived from the Latin word triangulus (= triangle), referring to the triangular shape of the labrum.