Enicospilus transversus Chiu, 1954

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 : 129-132

Enicospilus transversus Chiu, 1954

Fig. 76

Enicospilus transversus Chiu, 1954: 14 ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus more or less flat, ventral margin blunt; mandible twisted ca 30°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal and distal sclerites present, both moderately weak and elongate, vein 2r&RS weakly sinuous, CI more than 0.5, marginal cell proximally sparsely but uniformly setose.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Ha Tinh Province, Huong Son, Son Tay ; 20 May 2004; Truong X.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Moc Chau ; 20 Jun. 2015; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang NP ; 1091 m a.s.l.; 27 Apr. 2016; Nguyen T.P.L. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Co Ma ; 5 Sep. 2016; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Previously known from China (including Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Laos, and Sri Lanka ( Yu et al. 2016; Shimizu & Konishi 2018). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 76. Enicospilus transversus Chiu, 1954, ♀ (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.