Enicospilus exaggeratus 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 : 53-54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.873.2133
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:099F6A49-6516-4F39-9E20-A077A5D60535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8038391
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E3AC44-FFCB-FFBF-976A-FE4404778B21
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scientific name	Enicospilus exaggeratus Chiu, 1954
status

Treatment

Enicospilus exaggeratus Chiu, 1954 View in CoL View at ENA

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Enicospilus exaggeratus Chiu, 1954: 28 View in CoL ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( TARI).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus moderately convex with central part produced to form a small angular promontory, margin impressed, acute; mandible moderately long, twisted 10°–15°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra without any sclerites, most of fenestra occluded by a large quadra.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Long He ; 2 May 2016; Hoang V.T. and Nguyen V.B. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 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 ♀; Lam Dong Province, Bidoup - Nui Ba NP ; 4 May 2022; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Lao Cai Province, Bat Xat NR ; 22°37′37″ N, 103°37′32″ E; 1840 m a.s.l.; 29 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR GoogleMaps • 2 ♀♀; Lai Chau Province, Sin Ho, Ta Ngao ; 22°16′19″ N, 103°14′54″ E; 1520 m a.s.l.; 1 Jun. 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR GoogleMaps • 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 GoogleMaps .

Remarks

In comparison with the specimens examined by Gauld & Mitchell (1981), Vietnamese specimens have longer antenna (65–69 flagellomeres vs 63–65), slightly greater ICI (0.50–0.55 vs 0.45–0.50) and CI (0.35–0.48 vs 0.30–0.40).

Distribution

Previously known from China (including Taiwan), Papua New Guinea, and Thailand ( Yu et al. 2016). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.