Stantonia chaoi Chen, He & Ma, 2004

Achterberg, Cornelis van, Long, Khuat Dang & Chen, Xue-xin, 2017, Review of Stantonia Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Orgilinae) from Vietnam, China, Japan, and Russia, with descriptions of six new species, ZooKeys 723, pp. 61-119 : 74

Stantonia chaoi Chen, He & Ma, 2004 Fig. 16

Stantonia chaoi Chen, He & Ma, 2004: 356-358, 533; Long and van Achterberg 2014: 408.

Material.

1 ♀ (RMNH), "N. Vietnam: Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong N.P., n[ea]r entrance, c. 225 m, 1-15.v.2000, Mal. tr. II, Mai Phu Quy, RMNH’00”; 2 ♀ (ZISP), N. Vietnam, Ba Vi, 70 km NW Hanoi, 400 m, forest; 1 ♂ (ZISP), N. Vietnam, Cao Phong, Ky Son, Ha Son Binh, forest; 1 ♀ (IEBR), “Orgi.035”, "NW Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, 20°13'06"N, 105°34'11"E, 315m, 10-20.vi.2002, K.D. Long"; 2 ♂ (IEBR), "Orgi.072 & 075", "NW Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Mai Chau, orchard, MT, 20°43'10.3"N, 104°59'47.0"E, 950 m, 1-10.v.2010, K.D. Long; 1 ♂ (IEBR), “Orgi.082”, "C Vietnam: Quang Nam, Dong Giang, P’Rao, 500-600 m 28.v.2006, HV Tru"; 1 ♀ (IEBR), “Orgi.084”, "NW Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Kim Boi, Thong Tien NR, MT, 20°39'24.7"N, 105°27'14.3"E, 200 m, 5-15.xi.2012, K.D. Long; 2 ♀ (VNMN), "Orgi.100 & 101" + 1 ♂ (VNMN). “Orgi.102”, "NE Vietnam: Tuyen Quang, Na Hang, Thanh Tuong, forest, MT, 22°19'01"N, 105°24'02"E, 162 m, 15.iii.2017, K.D. Long; 1 ♂ (IEBR), “Orgi.033”, "NC Vietnam, Ha Tinh, Huong Son, Rao An, forest, 200 m, 11.v.1998, K.D. Long".

Diagnosis.

Antenna of ♀ 1.6-1.7 times as long as fore wing and largely dark brown; frons with pair of dark brown spots posteriorly; vertex yellowish brown and strongly punctate, with interspaces approximately as wide as punctures or less; area below precoxal suture finely punctate; mesosoma yellowish brown, but lateral lobes of mesoscutum dark brown medially; mesoscutum and scutellum distinctly punctate; tegulum brownish yellow, but infuscate apically; propodeum rugose medially and remainder nearly smooth; fore wing infuscated apically; third segment of middle tarsus yellow or dark brown; outer side of hind femur rather shiny, parallel-sided and slender (Fig. 16); ventrally hind femur shiny and finely rugulose, and nearly entirely yellowish-brown; apex of hind basitarsus, third and fourth hind tarsal segments dark brown, similar to dark telotarsus; first tergite 2.7-3.0 times as long as wide apically; second epipleuron of metasoma entirely yellow; second metasomal suture straight; length of ovipositor sheath 0.17-0.21 times as long as fore wing and 0.2-0.3 times as long as metasoma; length of fore wing 4-6 mm.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan), Vietnam (Hoa Binh ( Long and van Achterberg 2014); Tuyen Quang (Na Hang); Hoa Binh (Cao Phong, Kim Boi, Mai Chau, Yen Thuy); Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong); Ha Tinh (Huong Son); Quang Nam (Dong Giang)).