Enicospilus yonezawanus ( Uchida, 1928 )

Pham, Nhi Thi, Pham, Phu Van, Matsumoto, Rikio, Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2023, A review of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 873 (1), pp. 1-151 : 143

Enicospilus yonezawanus ( Uchida, 1928)

Fig. 83

Henicospilus yonezawanus Uchida, 1928: 218 ; lectotype ♀ from Japan ( SEHU) , designated by Townes et al. (1965): 337.

Enicospilus yonezawanus – Chiu 1954: 21.

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus moderately convex, ventral margin subacute; mandible twisted ca 20°, outer surface with a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal and distal sclerites, distal sclerite vestigial or weak and narrow, not joining proximal sclerite.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Ha Giang Province, Vi Xuyen, Cao Bo ; 800 m a.s.l.; 25 Oct.–5 Nov. 2001; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Lam Dong Province, Bao Loc Pass ; 600 m a.s.l.; 31 May 2002; Ta H.T. and Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thai Nguyen Province, Dinh Hoa, Phu Dinh ; 260 m a.s.l.; 30 Mar. 2003; Ta H.T. and Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ha Tinh, Huong Son, Son Tay ; 24 May 2004; Truong X.L. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Gia Lai Province, Kbong, Kon Pne ; 15 Jul. 2012; Ta H.T. and Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be NP ; 12 May 2014; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Co Ma ; 27 Apr. 2016; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 17 May 2017; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 4 ♀♀; Lao Cai Province, Bat Xat NR ; 22°37′37″ N, 103°37′32″ E; 1840 m a.s.l.; 28 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Lai Chau Province, Sin Ho, Sa De Phin ; 22°18′18″ N, 103°13′37″ E; 1760 m a.s.l.; 31 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Lai Chau Province, Sin Ho, Ta Ngao ; 22°16′19″ N, 103°14′54″ E; 1520 m a.s.l.; 1 Jun. 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Remarks

In comparison with the specimens examined by Gauld & Mitchell (1981), Vietnamese specimens have shorter antennae (54–61 flagellomeres vs 65–70) and shorter fore wings (10.2–14.2 mm vs 14.0–17.0 mm).

Distribution

Previously known from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Philippines ( Yu et al. 2016). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 83. Enicospilus yonezawanus (Uchida, 1928), ♂ (IEBR). a. Habitus. b. Head, frontal view. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Head, lateral view. e. Mesosoma, lateral view. f. Central part of fore wing. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.