Enicospilus maai 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 : 83-86

Enicospilus maai Chiu, 1954

Fig. 46

Enicospilus maai Chiu, 1954: 22 ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly to moderately convex, ventral margin blunt; mandible twisted ca 20°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal and distal sclerites, fenestra long, distal margin interstitial or postfurcal to RS; mesoscutum posteriorly black; T 4 in profile 1.2× or less as long as high, pale yellow.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao NP ; 900 m a.s.l.; 18 Mar. 2003; Truong X.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; May 2013; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 3 ♀♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 8 Jun. 2011; Nguyen Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 26 Apr. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thua Thien-Hue Province, Bach Ma NP ; 12 Jul. 2011; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 7 May 2013; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 11 May 2014; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 5 Jun. 2020; Nguyen D.H. leg; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 8 May 2021; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang, Trung Phin ; 22°30′13.68″ N, 105°23′23.82″ E; 909 m a.s.l.; 18 Sep. 2017; Pham T.N., Hoang V.T., Pham V.P. and Nguyen H.N. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Cao Bang Province; Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 22°35.305′ N, 105°52.552′ E; 1216 m a.s.l.; 24 May 2020; Hoang V.T. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Lam Dong Province, Bidoup - Nui Ba NP ; 27 Apr. 2022; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 4 May 2022; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ha Giang Province, Vi Xuyen, Phong Quang ; 22.89996° N, 104.91559° E; 609 m a.s.l.; 26 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; 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 ♀; 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 .

Remarks

Vietnamese specimens have fore wing length 16.0–20.0 mm, longer than specimens examined by Gauld & Mitchell (1981).

Distribution

China (including Taiwan), India, Malaysia, and Vietnam ( Yu et al. 2016).

Figures

Fig. 46. Enicospilus maai 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.