Tiphia (Tiphia) mongolica Tsuneki, 1986

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 : 18-20

Tiphia (Tiphia) mongolica Tsuneki, 1986

( Figs 40–44 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) mongolica Tsuneki, 1986b: 2–3 .

Material examined. 1♀, 2♁, China, Inner Mongolia, Tongliao City, Daqing Ditch, Xiaoqing Lake , Cableway East , 42°27’3.0”N, 122°07’27”E, 229 m, 19.VIII.2013, Chilemog ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Inner Mongolia, Tongliao City, Daqing Ditch, Sentry East , 42°28’29”N, 122°06’17”E, 257 m, 20.VIII.2013, Chilemog ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Inner Mongolia, Shizi Ping , 40°48’21”N, 111°42’8.3”E, 21.VII.2001, Ping Cui ( CNU) .

First description of female. ( Fig. 40 ) Body length 11.3 mm, forewing length 6.8 mm.

Color. Body almost black, with long pale brown setae; flagellum, mandible ( Fig. 41 ) and tegula ( Fig. 43 ) dark red; posterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 44 ) reddish brown; wings ( Fig. 40 ) infuscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown.

Head. Mandible ( Fig. 41 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 41 ) basally with coarse dense punctures, apically impunctate, apex medially truncated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 6.2: 4.4: 6.3; OOD: POD: Od=10: 7.5: 3.6; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=10: 4.5: 1.5: 5.4: 4.6; frons ( Fig. 41 ) with medial longitudinal narrow impunctate area and sparse punctures; vertex ( Fig. 42 ) with sparse punctures, interspaces smooth.

Mesosoma . Pronotal anterior carina incomplete, medially weak, anterior half of pronotum with sparse punctures, posterior half smooth; pronotum latero-ventrally with distinct groove in middle, area above groove coriaceous, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum ( Fig. 40 ) medially with dense punctures, laterally sparser, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; mesopleuron with sparse punctures mixed with dense minute punctures; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 43 ) with sparse punctures; metanotum almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures; horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 43 ) almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures, oblique area coriaceous, without submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 43 ) rectangular, APWL =2.3: 1.8: 5.9, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally with dense minute punctures; posterior surface of propodeum with dense punctures, somewhat reticulate, and without short medial longitudinal carina; tegula ( Fig. 43 ) atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; second intercubital vein of forewing ( Fig. 40 ) sinuous; inner face of hind basitarsus medially with longitudinal groove.

Metasoma. T 1 ( Fig. 40 ) with scattered and shallow punctures; S1 with dense minute punctures and posterolateral groove; T 2 anteriorly with costate transverse depression ( Fig. 40 ); T 2– T 5 with sparse punctures; S2–S5 with denser punctures than T 2– T 5; anterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 44 ) with dense punctures, and posterior half impunctate, with a few longitudinal striae.

Male. Body length 7.4–8.5 mm, forewing length 5.1–5.8 mm. Mandible without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus with coarse and dense punctures, apex medially emarginated; lower frons with big punctures mixed with dense minute punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 5.1: 4.9: 6.3; OOD: POD: Od=10: 8.7: 3.4; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=7: 6.3: 2.8: 10: 5.4; pronotal anterior carina complete; pronotum, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum with sparse punctures; mesopleuron with dense minute punctures; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing not exceeding second submarginal cell; lateral carina of propodeal areola posteriorly subparallel, providing subrectangular shape, APWL =2.9: 2: 5.1, medial longitudinal carina reaching posterior 2/3 of areola; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and depressed, with irregularly scattered punctures; S1 anteriorly with medial longitudinal carina, and medially with sparse punctures; S5 with lateral denticle obsolete, and without deep orifice.

Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia).

Figures

FIGURES 40–44. Tiphia (Tiphia) mongolica Tsuneki, ♀. 40. Habitus, dorsal view; 41. Head, frontal view; 42. Vertex, dorsal view; 43. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 44. Pygidium.