Perissosega venablei Krombein, 1983

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Perissosega venablei Krombein, 1983: 27 . Holotype ♀; type locality: Sri Lanka, Southern Prov., Galle District, Kanneliya section, Sinharaja Jungle (USNM).

Diagnosis. Body 2.9–3.5 mm in female, 3.6– 2.9 mm in male; black with dark brown mandibles, antennae and legs, articulation of legs paler; wings strongly infuscate with two clear bands, legs sometimes brown; head punctate, almost contiguous; scapal basin with dorsal margin surrounded by strong carina (Fig. 7); occipital carina posterior to ocellar region absent or effaced (Fig. 9), laterally always complete, extending ventral to hypostoma; ocellar triangle narrow, POL 0.8 × OL (Fig. 8); mesosoma (Fig. 10) punctate, punctures almost contiguous; mesopleuron with punctures, dorsally denser, almost punctate-reticulate (Fig.5); median enclosure of metanotum 0.75 ×mesoscutellum; metapectal-propodeal complex bearing spine-like posterior propodeal projection; distal part of pterostigma + R1 2 v 0.7 × 2r-rs 2 v (Fig. 6); 2r-rs 2 v weakly curving; Rs&M 2 v arising before (holotype) or almost at (one paratype ♀) Cua 2 v; metasoma punctate, punctures shallow, somewhat larger and denser than those on mesosoma; median polished line more or less present on T2 (♀) or absent (♂).

About the recognition of P. venablei from the closely allied species, see the diagnosis of P. sulcata sp. nov.

Specimens examined. Holotype ♀, “ SRI LANKA: Gal. Dist., Kanneliya Jungle ”, “ 14-VII-1978, K. V. Krombein, P. B. Karunaratne ”, “ HOLOTYPE, PERISSOSEGA VENABLEI ♀, Karl V. Krombein”, “ Type No. 100444, U.S.N.M.”(USNM) . Paratypes 1♀, Sri Lanka, Mat. Dist., Kibissa, 0.5 miwest, Sigiriya, Jungle, 3. VI . 1978, K. V. Krombein, P. B. Karunaratne leg. (USNM); 1♂ (allotype), Sri Lanka, Rat. Dist., Gilimale, Induruwa, Jungle, 2. II. 1979, Malaise trap, K. V . Krombein, P. B. Karunaratne, T . Wijesinhe, S. Siriwardane, T. Gunawardane leg. (USNM) .