Stantonia ruficornis Enderlein, 1921

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 : 89

Stantonia ruficornis Enderlein, 1921 Fig. 71

Stantonia ruficornis Enderlein, 1921: 58; Shenefelt 1970: 267; van Achterberg 1987: 24; Long and Belokobylskij 2003: 396; Braet and Quicke 2004: 1561; Chen et al. 2004: 361-362, 532; 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”; 1 ♂ (RMNH), "C. Vietnam: Ha Tinh, Vu Quang N.P., 18°17'42"N, 105°25'34"E, 123 m, 5.iii.-15.iv.2011, Mal. trap 15, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries, RMNH’11”; 1 ♂ (IEBR), “Orgi.034”, "NW. Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, forest, MT, 20°13'06"N, 105°34'11"E, 315 m, 10-20.iv.2002, K.D. Long".

Diagnosis.

Antenna of ♀ 1.6-1.7 times as long as fore wing and its basal half yellowish brown, apically dark brown; vertex finely punctate or punctulate and interspaces distinctly wider than punctures; vertex and frons (especially of ♂) medially often dark brown; tegulum dark brown or infuscated; middle and lateral lobes of mesoscutum infuscate or dark brown medially; remainder of mesosoma brownish yellow; propodeum with coarse transverse rugae; fore wing infuscated apically; middle tarsus (except basitarsus) dark brown; apex of hind coxa more or less dark brown dorsally; apical half or quarter of hind femur dark brown; third hind tarsal segment ivory; outer side of hind femur rather shiny; ventrally hind femur rather matt and densely micro-sculptured ventrally; middle tarsus (except its basitarsus) more or less dark brown; first metasomal tergite darkened basally and approximately 3 times as long as its apical width; epipleuron of second tergite without a dark spot; length of ovipositor sheath 0.17-0.25 times as long as fore wing; length of fore wing 5.5-8.0 mm.

Distribution.

China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Taiwan, Yunnan), West Malaysia, Philippines (Mindoro), Nepal ( Braet and Quicke 2004) and Vietnam (Tonkin ( Enderlein 1921, ♂); Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, Ha Tinh ( Long and van Achterberg 2014); Ninh Binh).