Enicospilus dasychirae Cameron, 1905

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 : 45

Enicospilus dasychirae Cameron, 1905

Fig. 20

Enicospilus dasychirae Cameron, 1905a: 123 ; holotype ♀ from Sri Lanka ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly to moderately convex, ventral margin blunt to subacute; mandible twisted 20°–30°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with only proximal sclerite present, drop-shaped, separated from proximal margin of fenestra by about 0.75–1.00× width of proximal sclerite.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh ; 25 Oct.–16 Nov. 2000; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hoa Binh Province, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh ; 20–30 Jul. 2002; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 15–30 Aug. 2002; IEBR • 1 ♀; Nghe An Province, Con Cuong, Kem waterfall ; 300 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 2006; Le X.H. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Phu Tho Province, Xuan Son, Xuan Dai ; 24–29 Jun. 2009; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise 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 ♀; Thanh Hoa Province, Thuong Xuan , Van Xuan ; 25 Aug. 2012; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao NP ; May 2013; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Me Linh Station for Biodiversity ; Apr. 2015; Pham T.N. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; 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, Son Phu ; 22°07′32″ N, 105°28′19″ E; 573 m a.s.l.; 1–10 Jun. 2017; Khuat D.L. leg.; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 10–20 Oct. 2017; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1–10 Dec. 2017; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1–10 Jan. 2018; IEBR • 1 ♂; Hanoi, Tu Liem, Minh Khai ; 11–20 Jul. 2018; Nguyen D.H. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang NP ; 27 May 2019; Nguyen V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ha Giang Province, Bac Me, Minh Ngoc ; 22°43′47.2″ N, 105°12′21.3″ E; 207 m a.s.l.; 21 Jul. 2019; Dang T.H. 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 ♀; 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 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP ; 8 Jun. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; 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 .

Distribution

Previously known from Brunei, China (including Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Sri Lanka ( Yu et al. 2016). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 20. Enicospilus dasychirae Cameron, 1905, ♀ (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.