Maaserphus striatus Lin, 1988

Abe, Junta, 2024, Two new species of the genus Maaserphus Lin, 1988 (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) from Japan and Taiwan, Zootaxa 5523 (4), pp. 494-500 : 495-496

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scientific name	Maaserphus striatus Lin, 1988
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Maaserphus striatus Lin, 1988 ( Figs 1–6 View FIGURES 1–6 )

Maaserphus striatus Lin, 1988: 18 ; Johnson, 1992: 308; He & Xu, 2015: 179–180. Diagnosis. Length of face 1.26–1.4 times as long as inner distance between compound eyes; upper part of gena 0.55– 0.62 times as long as width of compound eye laterally. Anterior part of scrobe (the large depression on antero-dorsal to postero-ventral part of lateral pronotal area) weakly wrinkled, carina on antero-dorsal part of lateral pronotal area short and weak; pronotal corner (postero-ventral corner of lateral pronotal area) with three pits laterally; posterior margin of mesopleural horizontal groove with some oblique wrinkles ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–6 ); posterior part of mesodiscrimen foveolate; ventral margin of metapleural smooth area weakly rugulose ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–6 ); paired propodeal smooth area each 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–6 ); longitudinal carina of posterior part of propodeum incomplete, transverse carina present ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–6 ). Costal part of radial cell (R1) 0.54–0.75 times as long as width of stigma. Ovipositor sheath weakly curved ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–6 ), 0.75–0.77 times as long as hind tibia.

Specimens examined. Holotype. Female , “C. TAIWAN: Sungkang, 2100 m, Nantou Hsien, IX 1985. K. S. Lin Malaise trap ” ( TARI).

Paratype. 1♂, N. Taiwan, Taipinshan , 1950 m, Ilan Hsien, 26–28 VII 1983, L. Y. Chou ( TARI) .

Non-types. Japan: [Honshu] Nagano Pref., 1♂, Nagano City, Togakushi, Kagami-ike , 36°45'N 138°04E, 1200 m, 27 VII 2014, S. Fujie ( OMNH) GoogleMaps . Aichi Pref., 1♂ 2♀, Asahi, Yawata, Decd. f., 650 m, MT, 17–26 VI 1998, M. Ozawa ( ELMU) . [Kyushu] Fukuoka Pref., 1♂, Mt. Hikosan , 8 VII 1978, M. Hayashi ( ELKU) . Taiwan: 1♂, Karenko , 20 VII–4 VIII 1919, T. Okumi, J. Sonan, K. Miy, and M. Yoshi ( TARI) .

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Palaearctic region: Japan (new record). Oriental region: Taiwan ( Lin, 1988).

References

He, J. & Xu, Z. (2015) Fauna sinica. Insecta. Vol. 56. Hymenoptera Proctotrupoidea (I). Science Press, Beijing, 1050 pp.

Johnson, N. (1992) Catalog of world species of Proctotrupoidea, exclusive of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 51, 1 - 825.

Lin, K. S. (1988) Two new genera of Serphidae from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Serphoidea). Journal of Taiwan Museum, 41, 15 - 33.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Maaserphus striatus Lin, 1988 from Taiwan, female (holotype). 1–4; male (paratype), 5 and 6.1, lateral habitus; 2, lateral part of head, pronotum and mesopleuron, arrow indicate carina on antero-dorsal part of lateral pronotal area; 3, lateral part of metapleuron; 4, lateral part of ovipositor sheath; 5, dorsal part of propodeum; 6, postero-dorsal part of propodeum. Scale bars: 1, 2 mm; 2–6, 0.2 mm.