Enicospilus pungens ( Smith, 1874 )

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 : 113-115

Enicospilus pungens ( Smith, 1874)

Fig. 64

Ophion pungens Smith, 1874: 396 ; holotype ♂ from Japan ( NHMUK)

Enicospilus striatus Cameron, 1899: 103 ; holotype ♀ from India ( OUMNH).

Henicospilus lineolatus Roman, 1913: 30 ; holotype ♂ from Philippines ( NHMW).

Enicospilus uniformis Chiu, 1954: 25 ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Enicospilus flatus Chiu, 1954: 28 ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Enicospilus unicornis Rao & Nikam, 1969: 343 ; lectotype ♂ from India ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly convex, ventral margin subacute to acute; mandible twisted ca 20°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with only distal sclerite present, vein 1m-cu&M sinuous.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Ha Tinh Province, Huong Son, Rao An ; 18 May 1998; Khuat D.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hanoi, Ba Vi NP ; 800–900 m a.s.l.; 2 Jun. 2001; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Phu Tho Province, Xuan Son NP ; 17 Oct. 2004; Truong X.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 8 May 2005; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10 May 2005; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Nghe An Province, Con Cuong, Mon Son ; 400 m a.s.l.; 21 Jul. 2006; Le X.H. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thai Nguyen Province, Dai Tu, Cat Ne ; 5 Nov. 2006; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hanoi, Tu Liem, Phu Dien ; 28 Mar. 2007; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Me Linh Station for Biodiversity ; 30 May 2008; Pham T.N. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Kon Tum Province, Kon Plong, Hieu ; 14°41.447′ N, 108°22.376′ E; 1170 m a.s.l.; 12 May 2006; Nguyen Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Nguyen Binh, Thanh Cong ; 720 m a.s.l.; 11 May 2010; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Trung Khanh, Cao Thang ; 22 Apr. 2012; Nguyen Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Moc Chau ; 15 May 2014; Khuat D.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 2 ♂♂; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Long He ; 2 May 2016; Hoang V.T. and Nguyen V.B. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang, Thanh Tuong ; Dec. 2016 – Mar. 2017; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Co Ma ; 17 May 2017; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang NP ; 21 Sep. 2017; Nguyen T.P.L. and Nguyen Q.C. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hoa Binh Province, Luong Son, Thanh Lap ; 25 Feb.–5 Mar. 2019; Nguyen D.H. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; Quang Nam Province, Bac Tra My, Tra Doc ; 15 Mar. 2020; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 22°35′18.2″ N, 105°52′33.2″ E; 1200 m a.s.l.; 22 May 2020; Hoang V.T. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 22°35.305′ N, 105°52.552′ E; 1216 m a.s.l., 24 May 2020; IEBR • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 22°36.477′ N, 105°52.186′ E; 1605 m a.s.l.; 25 May 2020; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 8 May 2021; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Kon Tum Province, Chu Mom Ray NP ; 14°26′1″ N, 107°43′14″ E; 707 m a.s.l., 24 Apr. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 26 Apr. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Lam Dong Province, Bidoup - Nui Ba NP ; 4 May 2022; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♂♂; Lang Son Province, Huu Lien NR ; 1 Jun. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP ; 8 Jun. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 5 ♀♀; Dien Bien Province, Muong Nhe ; 22.38560° N, 102.23854° E; 750 m a.s.l.; 25 Jun. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Hoa Binh Province, Mai Chau, Bao La ; 20.7046° N, 104.9720° E; 830 m a.s.l.; 3 Jul. 2022; Phan Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Widely distributed in the Australasian, Eastern Palaearctic, Oceanic and Oriental regions ( Yu et al. 2016; Shimizu et al. 2020).

Figures

Fig. 64. Enicospilus pungens (Smith, 1874), ♀ (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.