Tiphia (Tiphia) lawrencei Allen, 1975

Han, Qian, Wang, He-Sheng, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-Jing, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the nominotypical subgenus Tiphia Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from China, with three new species and a key to the Chinese species, Zootaxa 5284 (1), pp. 1-43 : 33-35

Tiphia (Tiphia) lawrencei Allen, 1975 , new record

( Figs 103–110 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) lawrencei Allen, 1975: 70–71 ; Boni Bartalucci, 2010: 125.

Material examined. 4♀, China, Jiangxi prov., Yichun City, Yuanzhou County, Wentang Town , Mingyue Mountain , 27°21′36″N, 114°9′0″E, 515 m, 27.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Jiangxi prov., Pingxiang City, Luxi County, Xinlai Town , Dajiangbian Village , Wugong Mountain , 27°19′6″N, 114°4′30″E, 426 m, 28.VIII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) .

Diagnosis. Female ( Fig. 103 ). Body length 7.7–8.2 mm, forewing length 4.1–4.7 mm. Mandible ( Fig. 104 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 104 ) medially with dense punctures, sparser laterally, apex medially rounded; upper frons ( Fig. 104 ) and vertex ( Fig. 105 ) with sparser punctures than lower frons; pronotal anterior carina absent, anterior half of pronotum with sparse punctures, posterior half impunctate ( Fig. 103 ); pronotum latero-ventrally ( Fig. 106 ) with distinct groove in middle, area above groove smooth, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum medially with dense punctures, sparser laterally, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; metanotum ( Fig. 108 ) almost impunctate; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; inner face of hind basitarsus ( Fig. 107 ) medially without longitudinal groove; horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 108 ) almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures, oblique area with dense coarse punctures and without submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 108 ) irregularly pitted along inner margin of lateral carina, areola rectangular, APWL=3.2: 2.9: 6.9, medial longitudinal carina extending posterior margin of areola; S1 ( Fig. 109 ) with minute punctures, with posterolateral groove reaching the anterior apex; anterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 110 ) with dense punctures, posterior half smooth.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Jiangxi); India; Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 103–110. Tiphia (Tiphia) lawrencei Allen, ♀. 103. Habitus, dorsal view; 104. Head, frontal view; 105. Vertex, dorsal view; 106. Pronotum and mesoscutum, lateral view; 107. Hind basitarsus, ventral view; 108. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 109. S1, ventral view; 110. Pygidium.