Tiphia (Tiphia) dayi Krombein, 1982

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 : 28-31

Tiphia (Tiphia) dayi Krombein, 1982 , new record

( Figs 80–88 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) dayi Krombein, 1982: 15 , 19, 63–66; Boni Bartalucci, 2010: 124.

Material examined. 1♀, 10♁, China, Yunnan prov., Baoshan City, Tengchong County, Jietou Town, Gaoligong Mountain, Yangjia Foot (Malaise trap), 25°1′23″N, 98°2′31″E, 1951 m, 16–30.VIII.2019, Lang Yi (CNU).

Diagnosis. Female ( Fig. 80 ). Body length 12.5 mm, forewing length 9.3 mm. Mandible ( Fig. 82 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 82 ) basally with dense punctures and apically smooth, apex medially subtruncated; upper frons and vertex with sparser punctures than lower frons ( Figs 82, 84 ); pronotal anterior carina absent; pronotum latero-ventrally ( Fig. 85 ) with weak groove in middle, area above groove smooth, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesopleuron ( Fig. 85 ) with sparse punctures mixed with dense minute punctures; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; inner face of hind basitarsus medially with longitudinal groove; second intercubital vein of forewing slightly sinuous; horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 86 ) almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures, oblique area reticulate and without submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 86 ) rectangular, APWL=4.9: 5.1: 11.3, medial longitudinal carina reaching posterior 4/5 of areola; subposterior area of T1 ( Fig. 80 ) close to apex and with irregularly scattered punctures; S1 with sparse minute punctures and weak posterolateral groove; anterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 88 ) with dense punctures, and posterior half impunctate.

Male ( Fig. 81 ). Body length 6.3–7.4 mm, forewing length 4.7–5.8 mm. Mandible ( Fig. 83 ) with preapical denticle and obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 83 ) with sparse punctures, apex medially emarginated; lower frons ( Fig. 83 ) with dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; pronotal anterior carina ( Fig. 81 ) complete; mesoscutellum and metanotum with sparse punctures ( Fig. 87 ); tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin with transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing ( Fig. 81 ) distinctly exceeding second submarginal cell; propodeal areola ( Fig. 87 ) rectangular, almost parallel posteriorly, APWL=3.1: 2.8: 4.9, medial longitudinal carina extending posterior margin of areola; T1 ( Fig. 81 ) slightly elongate, 1.3× as long as wide, subposterior area with 2 transverse rows of punctures; S5 with lateral denticle, and without deep orifice.

Distribution. China (Yunnan); Sri Lanka.

Figures

FIGURES 80–88. Tiphia (Tiphia) dayi Krombein, 80, 82, 84–86, 88, ♀; 81, 83, 87, ♁. 80. Habitus, dorsal view; 81. Habitus, dorsal view; 82. Head, frontal view; 83. Head, frontal view (pd: preapical denticle of mandible); 84. Vertex, dorsal view; 85. Pronotum and mesoscutum, lateral view; 86. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 87. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 88. Pygidium.