Enicospilus pseudoconspersae ( Sonan, 1927 )

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 : 110-112

Enicospilus pseudoconspersae ( Sonan, 1927)

Fig. 63

Henicospilus pseudoconspersae Sonan, 1927: 48 ; holotype ♂ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Enicospilus pseudoconspersae – Sonan 1944: 222.

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly convex, ventral margin subacute; mandible twisted 20°–30°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal sclerite weakly to moderately strongly sclerotized, half-moon shaped, distal sclerite weak or entirely absent, CI = 0.6–0.7.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Lao Cai Province, Sapa ; 27 May 1997; R. Matsumoto leg.; light trap; OMNH • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 17 Jul. 2001; Ta H.T. and Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP ; 26 Apr. 1998; R. Matsumoto leg.; OMNH • 1 ♀; Nghe An Province, Pu Mat NP ; 16 Apr. 2006; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♂; Son La, Thuan Chau, Co Ma ; 5 Sep. 2016; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang NP ; 19 Sep. 2017; Truong X.L. and Nguyen T.P.L. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; 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 • 3 ♀♀; 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 • 1 ♀; 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 ♂; 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

Previously known from China, Japan, Nepal, and Philippines ( Yu et al. 2016). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 63. Enicospilus pseudoconspersae (Sonan, 1927), ♀ (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.