Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, 2003

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 : 25-27

Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, 2003

( Figs 60–66 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, 2003: 738–739 .

Material examined. 1♀, 8♁, China, Yunnan prov., Honghe Prefecture, Mengzi City, Qilubai Country , Baimengkong Village , 23°11’58”N, 103°31’19”E, 1486 m, 4.VIII.2006, Hesheng Wang ( YNAU) ; 1♁, China, Yunnan prov., Pingbian County, Baihu Mountain , 22°59’30”N, 103°41’3.2”E, 1310–1380 m, 17.VII.2003, Peng Wang ( YNAU) ; 1♁, China, Yunnan prov., Yunnan Agricultural University, back Mountain , 25°06’58”N, 102°45’5.2”E, 1847 m, 14.VII.2014, Pan Huang ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Sichuan prov., Guangyuan City, Wangcang County, Gaoyang Town , Damao Slope , 32°19’44”N, 106°17’20E, 658 m, 27.VII.2020, Yue Bai ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov. Hekou County, Nanxi Town , 22°37’32”N, 103°56’51”E, 220 m, 4.VIII.2009, Liang Wang ( YNAU) ; 1♀, China, Sichuan prov., Langzhong City, Boshu Country, Qingzhen Village , 31°40’19”N, 106°03’36”E, 541 m, 18.VII.2020, Jie Chen ( CNU) ; 7♀, 8♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Pingxiang City, Luxi County, Xinquan Country , Yangjiawan Village , 27°15’50”N, 114°02’31”E, 694 m, 29.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Songtao County, Jiujiang Town , Kanglu Village , 28°10’16”N, 109°07’30”E, 694 m, 25.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Sinan County, Tianqiao Country , Maoba Village , 27°47’31”N, 108°20’35”E, 596 m, 22.VIII.2020, Xiaoxue Quan ( CNU) ; 3♀, China, Jiangxi prov., Pingxiang City, Luxi County, Xinquan Country , Dajiangbian Village , Wugong Mountain , 27°17’6.0”N, 114°04’30”E, 426 m, 28.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 2♀, 6♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Yichun City, Yuanzhou District, Wentang Town , Mingyue Mountain , 27°21’36”N, 114°09’0”E, 515 m, 27.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Cenmang Village , 27°47’24”N, 108°49’19”E, 796 m, 30.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan ( CNU) ; 2♁, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Songtao County, Diaobian Forest , 28°09’50”N, 109°17’53”E, 819 m, 27.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan ( CNU) ; 4♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Yichun City, Yuanzhou District, Wentang Town , Nanre Village , 27°21’54”N, 114°11’06”E, 631 m, 26.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) .

First description of female. ( Fig. 60 ) Body length 11.4–13.6 mm, forewing length 8.9–9.6 mm.

Color. Body almost black, with dark brown setae; posterior margin of mandible ( Fig. 61 ) and tegula dark red; pterostigma and veins and posterior of pygidium ( Fig. 65 ) dark brown; Wings ( Fig. 60 ) dark brown, strongly infuscate.

Head. Mandible ( Fig. 61 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 61 ) medially with coarse and dense punctures, apex medially slightly emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 3.8: 5.4: 5.7; OOD: POD: Od=10: 4.5: 2.8; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=10: 5: 1.2: 4.7: 5.8; lower frons ( Fig. 61 ) medially impunctate, laterally with dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; vertex ( Fig. 62 ) laterally with dense punctures along inner margin of eye, elsewhere with sparse punctures.

Mesosoma . Pronotal anterior carina ( Fig. 63 ) incomplete, medially weak, anterior half of pronotum ( Fig. 63 ) with big and sparse punctures, posterior half smooth; pronotum latero-ventrally with distinct groove in middle, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum medially with dense punctures, sparser laterally, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; mesopleuron with sparse punctures mixed with few minute punctures; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 66 ) almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures; metanotum with big punctures mixed with few small punctures; horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 66 ) with few scattered punctures, oblique area coriaceous and with submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 57 ) subrectangular, weakly convergent posteriorly, APWL =2.7: 2.1: 5.2, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with sparse long oblique wrinkles, ventrally with dense minute punctures; posterior surface of propodeum with coarse dense punctures, without short medial longitudinal carina; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; second intercubital vein of forewing ( Fig. 60 ) strongly sinuous; inner face of hind basitarsus medially without longitudinal groove.

Metasoma. Anterior half of T 1 ( Fig. 60 ) with scattered and shallow punctures; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 ( Fig. 64 ) with dense minute and posterolateral groove; T 2 antero-laterally with costate transverse depression ( Fig. 60 ), medially obsolete; anterior half of T 2 with sparse punctures, medially smooth, posteriorly with few scattered punctures; T 3– T 5 with sparse punctures, punctures gradually denser from anterior to posterior area; S2–S5 with moderate punctures, almost evenly spaced; anterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 65 ) with dense punctures and strong setae, and posterior half coriaceous and impunctate.

Male. Body length 8.4–10.2 mm, forewing length 6.7–7.3 mm. Mandible with preapical denticle and obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus basally with dense punctures, apically sparser, apex medially emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 5.4: 4.9: 5.6; OOD: POD: Od=10: 4.2: 2.8; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=5.1: 5.6: 1.4: 10: 5.7; lower frons with deep and dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; pronotal anterior carina complete; pronotum latero-ventrally with dense oblique striae; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin with obsolete transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing distinctly exceeding second submarginal cell; propodeal dorsal face laterally with one oblique carina outside of areola; propodeal areola subrectangular, APWL =3.7: 2.5: 3.8, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally smooth; posterior surface of propodeum smooth, without short medial longitudinal carina; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 anteriorly with coarse dense punctures; T 3– T 6 with moderate punctures, almost evenly spaced; S5 without lateral denticle.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURES 60–66. Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, ♀. 60. Habitus, dorsal view; 61. Head, frontal view; 62. Vertex, dorsal view; 63. Pronotum, dorsal view; 64. S1, ventral view; 65. Pygidium; 66. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view.

FIGURES 55–59. Tiphia (Tiphia) taiwana Ishikawa, ♁. 55. Habitus, dorsal view; 56. Head, frontal view; 57. Vertex, dorsal view; 58. Mesosoma, lateral view; 59. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view.