Enicospilus kikuchii Shimizu, 2017

Shimizu, So, Broad, Gavin R. & Maeto, Kaoru, 2020, Integrative taxonomy and analysis of species richness patterns of nocturnal Darwin wasps of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Japan, ZooKeys 990, pp. 1-144 : 1

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scientific name	Enicospilus kikuchii Shimizu, 2017
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Treatment

Enicospilus kikuchii Shimizu, 2017 Figure 22 View Figure 22

Enicospilus kikuchii Shimizu, 2017: 187; HT ♀ from Japan, NIAES, examined.

Specimens examined.

Total of 6 specimens (5♀♀1♂): Japan (5♀♀1♂).

Type series: HT ♀ of Enicospilus kikuchii Shimizu, 2017, Kawamata, Chichibu, Saitama Pref., Kantô-Kôshin, JAPAN, 28-30.VIII.2012, N. Kikuchi leg. (NIAES); PT ♂ of Enicospilus kikuchii , Eboshi-dake, Kagoshima Pref., Kyûshû, JAPAN, 4.V.1969, K. Kusigemati leg. (SEHU-KUSIG).

Distribution.

Eastern Palaearctic region ( Shimizu 2017; present study).

JAPAN: [Hokuriku] Fukui*; [ Kantô-Kôshin] Tochigi* and Saitama ( Shimizu 2017; present study); [Shikoku] Ehime* and Kôchi *; [ Kyûshû] Kagoshima ( Shimizu 2017; present study). *New records.

Bionomics.

Unknown.

Differential diagnosis.

As in Fig. 22 View Figure 22 , the characteristic colour pattern easily distinguishes this species from other Enicospilus species. Morphologically, E. kikuchii resembles E. melanocarpus , but is distinguishable by the following combination of character states: mesosoma, T1, T2, and T5-8 black (Fig. 22A, E View Figure 22 ) (usually most of body yellow-brown with black T5-8 in E. melanocarpus , as in Fig. 28A, E View Figure 28 ); and metapleuron roughly diagonally punctostrigose (Fig. 22E View Figure 22 ) (uniformly punctate or finely diagonally punctostriate in E. melanocarpus , as in Fig. 28E View Figure 28 ).