Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault, 1911

Aishan, Zhulidezi, Triapitsyn, Serguei V. & Hu, Hong-Ying, 2015, Review of Tumidiclava Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from Xingjiang, China, with description of two new species and taxonomic notes on other Holarctic taxa, Zootaxa 3949 (3), pp. 393-407 : 405-407

Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault, 1911

( Figs 27–32 )

Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault 1911: 8 –9.

Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault : Peck 1963: 77 (catalog); Doutt &Viggiani 1968: 549 (list); Pinto 2006: 111 (distribution).

Type material examined. Holotype female ( Fig. 31 ) [National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia, USA ( USNM) on slide ( Fig. 32 ) labeled: 1. “ Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault. Type ♀. Type No. 13390 [red]”; 2. “ Tumidiclava [an unknown word crossed out in black ink] pulchrinotum [an unknown word crossed out in black ink] Girault ♀ Type Sep. 9th – 1909 xylol – balsam Illinois [in blue ink]".

The holotype is located at the lower edge of the coverslip and is semi-circled with India ink; it is mounted under the same coverslip with an Anaphes sp. ( Hymenoptera : Mymaridae ). The holotype is complete and mounted semilaterally, but is in poor condition, especially all the wings are not clearly visible.

Other material examined. USA. ILLINOIS: Champaign Co., Urbana, 3.ix.1983, J.T. & D.E. Huber [2♀, UCRC]. Cook Co., Chicago, Clayton Smith Forest Preserve, 31.vii.1989, J.D. Pinto [1♀, UCRC]. Kane Co., 1 mi. S of Algonquin on Fox River, 18.vi.1991, H. Andersen [1♀, UCRC]. Washington Co., Du Bois, 4.ix.1983, J.T. & D.E. Huber [2♀, 2♂, UCRC]. MISSOURI: Wayne Co., Williamsville, 16.vii-8.viii.1988, J.T. Baker [1♀, UCRC]. PENNSYLVANIA: Bradford Co., Wilawana, 23.vi.1990, R.H. Crandall [1♀, UCRC].

Diagnosis. FEMALE (based on holotype and non-type specimens from USA). Body color generally opaque black to yellowish, eyes and ocelli dark garnet. Antenna ( Fig 28 ): apical segment of club the longest and with 3 PLS, terminal process longer than second claval segment. Fore wing ( Fig. 29 ) with a light brown area behind apex of submarginal vein and base of marginal vein. Ovipositor long and slightly exserted, arising from end of third gastral sternite.

MALE (based on non-type specimens from Illinois, USA). Body length about 0.6 mm. Antenna ( Fig. 27 ) short, with club 3-segmented, scape length/ pedicel length = 1.22, scape 2.75× as long as wide; pedicel 2.00× as long as wide; two small anelli subequal, the second anellus appressed to club, 2.67× as long as wide, and at least 3 PLS, all claval segments almost of equal length. Genitalia ( Fig. 30 ) with apodemes half of aedeagal length.

Distribution. USA ( Girault 1911) and Uruguay ( De Santis 1979). Lin (1994) also listed it from Australia, without providing any reference(s). The non-North American country records need verification. According to Pinto (2006), this species is broadly distributed in North America.

Hosts. Unknown.

Comments. This species was described from the holotype from Centralia, Illinois, USA (as “ Type ”), one paratype female from Urbana, Illinois (as a “Cotype”), and one non-type female from Centralia.

Figures

FIGURES 27 – 32. Tumidiclava pulchrinotum Girault (Urbana, Illinois, USA): 27, ♂ antenna; 28, ♀ antenna; 29, ♀ fore wing; 30, ♂ genitalia; 31, holotype ♀ slide; 32, holotype ♀ slide.