Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009

Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Achterberg, Cornelis Van, 2021, Review of the braconid parasitoid subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, European Journal of Taxonomy 765 (1), pp. 1-143 : 51-54

Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009

Figs 22–23

Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009: 654 .

Spathius nixoni – Yu et al. 2016.

Material examined

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • 7 ♀♀; “ United Arab Emirates , Bithnah (3699), at light, 11.xii.2005 – 18.i.2006, 25º17′ N, 55º42′ E, A.v. Harten, RNMH’06”; RMNH • 1 ♀; same label data as for preceding; ZISP • 1 ♀; “ United Arab Emirates, Wadi Shawkah (6179–6193), water traps, 31.x–27.xi.2006 ,

A.v. Harten, RNMH’06”; RMNH • 1 ♂; “ United Arab Emirates, Hatta (6402–6403), at light, 24–30. vi.2006, 24º4′ N, 56º0′ E, A.v. Harten, RNMH’06”; RMNH .

YEMEN • 2 ♀♀; “Yemen (no 2910), Ta’izz, light trap, 5.i–2.ii.1998, A. van Harten, RMNH’98”; RMNH • 6 ♀♀; “ Yemen (3540), Ta’izz, 3–24.i.1999, light-trap, A.v. Harten & M. Mahyoub, RMNH’00”; RMNH • 3 ♀♀; “Yemen, Ta’izz, viii.1999, light tr., no 4056, A.v. Harten & A. Awad, RMNH’01”; RMNH • 1 ♀; same label data as for preceding; ZISP • 3 ♀♀; “ Yemen (4056), Ta’izz, viii.1999, lighttrap, A.v. Harten & A. Awad, RMNH’00”; RMNH • 1 ♀; “ Yemen (4057), Ta’izz, ix.1999, light-trap, A.v. Harten & A. Awad, RMNH’00”; RMNH • 2 ♀♀; “ Yemen , Ta’izz, ix.2000, light tr., no 4927 A.v. Harten & A.R. Al Yarimi, RMNH’01”; RMNH • 12 ♀♀; “ Yemen , Ta’izz, x.1999, light tr., no 4249, A.v. Harten & A. Awad, RMNH’01”; RMNH • 1 ♀; same label data as for preceding; ZISP • 1 ♀; “ Yemen , Ta’izz, xi.1999, light tr., no 4138, A.v. Harten & A. Awad, RMNH’01”; RMNH • 10 ♀♀; “ Yemen (6090), Al Kadan , x.2001, light trap; A.v. Harten & T. Abdul-Haq, RMNH’03”; RMNH • 2 ♀♀; same label data as for preceding; ZISP • 1 ♂; “ Yemen (no 2893), Al Kadan (20 km N Bajil), Mal. trap, 3.xii.1997 – 16.ii.1998, A.v. Harten, RMNH’98”; RMNH • 1 ♀; “ Yemen (6158), Al Lahima , 17.ix–14. ii.2001, Malaise trap, A.v. Harten, RMNH’02”; RMNH • 1 ♀, “ Yemen (5486), Al Lahima , 1.i–9.iv.2001, Mal. trap, A.v. Harten, RMNH’02”; RMNH .

Distribution

Japan, * UAE, * Yemen.

Remarks

This species was originally described from Japan and perhaps also occurs in China ( Belokobylskij & Maetô2009). The record of this species from the Arabian Peninsula strongly widens its known geographic distribution, and it is likely to also occur in the intervening part of Asia. Specimens from Yemen and the UAE possess a distinctive dark body colour.

Figures

Fig. 22. Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009, ♀ (RMNH). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, front view. C. Head, dorsal view. D. Head, lateral view. E. Basal segments of antenna. F. Mesosoma, dorsal view. G. Mesosoma, lateral view. H. Hind leg.

Fig. 23. Spathius nixoni Belokobylskij & Maetô, 2009, ♀ (RMNH). A. Wings. B. Petiole of metasoma, dorsal view. C. Metasoma without petiole, dorsal view. D. Metasoma, lateral view.