Soraya venus

Soraya venus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Genus:	Soraya
Species:	S. venus
Binomial name
Soraya venus Shimbori & Zaldívar-Riverón, 2024

Soraya venus is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae. It can be found in Brazil.[1]

Description

It was described based on two specimens, a male and a female. The species is overall brown with light bands across the body, a light head and light legs. The body length of the male is 2.3 mm (0.09 in) and the body length of the female is 2.7 mm (0.11 in). It can be distinguished from S. alencarae by its incomplete occipital carina, which means that the ridge running at the margins on the back of the head do not connect in the middle at the top. In S. alencarae, these ridges do connect. Another way to distinguish them is by their color. S. alencarae has a single light band over the metasoma.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is based on both the Roman deity and the planet.[1]

References

1. Shimbori, Eduardo M.; Castañeda-Osorio, Rubén; Jasso-Martínez, Jovana M.; Penteado-Dias, Angélica M.; Gadelha, Sian S.; Brady, Seán G.; Quicke, Donald L. J.; Kula, Robert R.; Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro (2024-08-08). Austin, Andy (ed.). "UCE-based phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) unveils a new Neotropical tribe". Invertebrate Systematics. 38 (8). doi:10.1071/IS24040. ISSN 1445-5226. PMID 39116275.