Cobunus laoticus, Riedel, 2013

Riedel, M., 2013, Contribution to the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of Southeastern Asia: 2. Tribe Heresiarchini, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 2025-2076 : 2031-2032

Cobunus laoticus nov.sp.

Holotypus (): " Laos, Phongsaly province, 21 41´N 102 6`E, PHONGSALY environment, 6.- 17.V.2004, ca. 1500 m, leg. Vit Kuban"(Linz).

D e s c r i p t i o n of: Body length 17 mm. Flagellum very slightly lanceolate, with 43 flagellomeres, first flagellomere (without anellus) 3.1x as long as wide, the widest ones about 1.2x as wide as long. Temple linearly narrowed behind the eye, with dense puncture. Distance of lateral ocelli to eye about 1.5 times as long as their diameter. Frons smooth below, with some fine oblique striation above. Face with scattered puncture, clypeus slightly concave, almost smooth. Malar space about 0.8 times as long as the width of mandibular base. Genal carina reaches hypostomal carina far from mandibular base

Mesosoma with fine dense short whitish hairs. Notauli impressed anteriorly. Mesoscutum with very fine and dense puncture, matte; mesopleurum and metapleurum with coarse striated puncture, coxal carina strong. Scutellum strongly convex, about as long as wide, with lateral carina in the basal 0.5, with striated puncture. Propodeum strongly rounded, with coarse rugulose puncture. Area superomedia strongly elevated, 3x as wide as long, sickle-shaped, smoothened. Coxa III with fine dense puncture basally getting coarser apically, without scopa. Femur III with very scattered puncture in the ventral half, about 4.5x as long as high.

Areolet almost quadrangular, frontal distance of intercubiti about 1x their diameter. Nervulus strongly postfurcal.

Metasoma almost semi-amblypygous. Postpetiole with a typical strong hump medially, densely punctured. Gastrocoelus deeply impressed. Thyridium very large, transverse, about 2x as wide as the thyridial interval. Second tergite 0.85x as long as wide. Tergites 2-4 densely punctured and striated medially (fourth tergite in the basal half only), tergite 5 with very superficial puncture, shining. Ovipositor sheath short, not extending over metasomal apex.

Colour: red. Blackish are flagellum, tarsus III, tergites 5-7 and sternites 5-6. Wings yellowish including pterostigma, strongly infuscate lateral to areolet.

unknown.

R e m a r k s: This new taxon is closely related to C. birmanicus HEINRICH , but differs by the form and black colour of flagellum, and the black tarsus III

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Laos.