Enicospilus grammospilus ( Enderlein, 1921 )

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 : 66-67

Enicospilus grammospilus ( Enderlein, 1921)

Fig. 34

Dicamptus grammospilus Enderlein, 1921: 17 ; holotype ♂ from Sumatra ( IZPAN) .

Enicospilus grammospilus – Nikam 1980: 190

Diagnosis

Interocellar area yellowish brown; clypeus weakly convex, ventral margin acute; mandible moderately long, twisted 20°–30°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal, central and distal sclerites, all sclerites weak to moderately strong, central sclerite transversely linear, situated in the middle of fenestra, vein 2r&RS with a weak, central, anteriorly deflected angulation.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Hanoi, Thach That, Tan Xa ; 10–20 Mar. 2002; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Phu Tho Province, Thanh Son, Kiet Son ; 6–10 Apr. 2009; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Me Linh Station for Biodiversity ; 3 Jun. 2010; Pham T.N. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 8 Jun. 2011; Nguyen Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 6 May 2013; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Phu Yen, Gia Phu ; 18 Jun. 2015; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be NP ; 6 Jul. 2015; Hoang V.T. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 22°35.305′ N, 105°52.552′ E; 1216 m a.s.l.; 23 May 2020; Hoang V.T. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 24 May 2020; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 3 Jun. 2020; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Remarks

In comparison with the specimens examined by Gauld & Mitchell (1981), Vietnamese specimens have the fore wing length 11.7–19.2 mm (vs 15.0–17.0 mm), CI = 0.38–0.5 (vs 0.5–0.58), ICI = 0.47–0.74 (vs 0.43–0.51). Their lower faces are narrower (0.63–0.71× as wide as high vs 0.72–0.76 ×) and antennae with 53–63 flagellomeres (vs 58–63).

Distribution

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

Figures

Fig. 34. Enicospilus grammospilus (Enderlein, 1921), ♀ (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.