Lathrolestes pubescens, Reshchikov, Alexey, 2012

Reshchikov, Alexey, 2012, Review and key to Russian Far East Lathrolestes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Zootaxa 3414, pp. 1-32 : 16

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.281927

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6176481

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EA3058-B41E-FFC6-22BF-FD5622EDF9BF

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Lathrolestes pubescens
status

sp. nov.

Lathrolestes pubescens sp. nov.

Figs 37–41 View FIGURES 37 – 41 .

Diagnosis. This species differs from the closely related L. buccinators by a shorter first metasomal tergite, strongly impressed occiput ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ) and body with dense white hairs ( Figs 37–41 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ).

Description. Body length 8 mm. Body pubescent with dense white hairs. Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Scape 0.6 × as long as wide. Head not narrowed behind eyes, swollen, matt, with fine deep punctures ( Figs 37, 40 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Occiput strongly impressed ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Maximum length of temple 1.18 × transverse eye diameter; minimum length of temple 0.67 × transverse eye diameter. Face 1.3 × height of eye; convex, medially bulging, with fine deep punctures ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Clypeus separated from face by impression. Clypeal foveae small. Malar space 0.28 × of basal mandible width. Occipital carina complete, not interrupted above ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Lower mandible tooth longer than upper.

Notaulus absent. Mesopleuron, mesonotum with fine deep punctures, matt ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Claws pecinate. Fore wing with large areolet, oblique ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). Radius intercepting stigma at its middle. Second recurrent vein intercepted areolet at its middle; with a single bulla. Nervellus intercepted at middle. Nervulus interstitial. Propodeal carinae complete ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ).

Metasoma matt, with dense white hairs ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ). First metasomal tergite 0.66 × as long as apically wide; without median longitudinal impression; bordered by lateral longitudinal carinae; median longitudinal carinae absent. Metasomal tergites with fine punctures. Ovipositor stout.

Color. Body mostly black. Coxae black. Metasomal tergites from third and hind part of second tergite reddish ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 37 – 41 ).

Material: Holotype, female, Russia, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Londoko, 02.viii.1981, D.R. Kasparyan, ( ZIN).

Distribution: Far East of Russia.

Etymology: The species epithet, pubescens , refers to the hairs on body.

ZIN

Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute, Zoological Museum

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