Enicospilus concentralis Cushman, 1937

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 : 42

Enicospilus concentralis Cushman, 1937

Fig. 18

Enicospilus concentralis Cushman, 1937: 305 ; holotype ♀ from Taiwan ( DEI).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown, partly black; clypeus flat, ventral margin subblunt; mandible twisted ca 50°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal sclerite broadly triangular, joining distal sclerite, central sclerite long, parallel along almost entire length of distal sclerite, marginal cell largely glabrous proximally and darkened outside the glabrous area, vein 2r&RS with posterior bulb; mesosoma extensively black.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 2 ♀♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao NP ; 30 Apr. 1996; Y. Okushima leg.; OMNH • 1 ♂; Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 14 Mar. 2019; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Lam Dong Province, Bidoup - Nui Ba NP ; 4 May 2022; Nguyen D.H. leg.; 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 .

Remarks

In comparison with the specimens examined by Gauld & Mitchell (1981), Vietnamese specimens have longer antennae (55–57 flagellomeres vs 51–53) and greater CI (0.38–0.41 vs 0.14–0.30).

Distribution

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

Figures

Fig. 18. Enicospilus concentralis Cushman, 1937, ♀ (OMNH). 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 = 0.5 mm.