Dolichomitus mesocentrus ( Gravenhorst 1829 )

Choi, Jin-Kyung, Kolarov, Janko, Jeong, Jong-Chul & Lee, Jong-Wook, 2016, A taxonomic review of the genus Dolichomitus Smith (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from South Korea with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 235-253 : 245-246

Dolichomitus mesocentrus ( Gravenhorst 1829)

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Ephialtes mesocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829: 249 . Lectotype: male; TD: IZU. Ephialtes rex Kriechbaumer, 1854: 156 . Lectotype: female; TD: ZI.

Ephialtes insignis Habermehl, 1903: 217 –225. Type: female; TD: unknown. Ephialtes krapinensis Hensch, 1930: 235 –250. Lectotype: female; TD: IZB. Ephialtes gaurotii Gregor, 1941: 126 –129. Type: female; TD: NM.

Diagnosis. Body 16.5–23.5 mm; fore wing 11–16 mm; ovipositor 19.5–31.5 mm long.

Body black. Palpi and tegula yellow. Legs reddish brown except hind tibia and tarsus dark brown. Antenna with 30–36 flagellomeres.

Face densely punctate. Head rounded, narrowing behind eyes in dorsal view. Frons polished, without wrinkles. Clypeus dark brown with reddish edges. Malar space finely granulate, 0.3 × as long as mandible base. Pronotum polished; upper corner of pronotum with scattered punctures. Speculum convex; mesopleural pit strongly distinct. Prepectal carina extending above corner of pronotum and curved forward, reaching anterior margin of mesopleuron. Propodeum with wrinkles; median longitudinal carina of propodeum divergent toward basal; median part of propodeum concave; apical part of propodeum with transversal striae. Mid coxa with very long and sharply pointed tooth (Fig. 30). Fifth hind tarsus as long as third tarsus. First to fourth tergites elongate. Petiole with spiracle before the middle of petiole. Dorsal lobe of ovipositor with four spaced ridges.

Material examined. [ South Korea] [Seoul]: 1 ♀, Enpyeung-gu, Galhyun-dong, Imbongsan, 19.v.2001, J.E. Ban; [GG]: 1 ♀, Cheonmasan, 23.v.1984, S.J. Kim; 1 ♀, Aengmubong, 9.v.1971, Y.C. Kim; 1 ♀, Kwangju-si, Namhansanseong, 18.v.1997, J.Y. Jang; 1 ♀, Geumdansan, 12.vi.1977, S.H. Park; 1 ♀, Kwangreung, 14.v.1978, M.S. Sim; [GW]: 1 ♀, Wonju-si, Kyirae-myeon, Chuneun Temple, Sipjabong, 1.v.1999, M.K. Choi; 3 ♀♀, Wonju-si, Baegunsan, 6–19.vi.2011, H.Y. Han; 1 ♀, Wonju-si, Maeji-ri, Yonsei Univ., 27.ix.2001, M.H. Lim; [CB]: 1 ♀, Boeungun, Songnisan-myeon, Sanae-ri, Beopjusa, 5.v–31.viii.2011, J.C. Jeong; [JB]: 1 ♂, Muju-gun, Mupung-myeon, Hyeonnae-ri, Bakseoksan, 7.v.2015, B.A. Park; [JN]: 1 ♀, Haenam-gun, Hangrobong, 14.viii.1972, C.H. Kim.

Distribution. Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (Khabarovsk Kray, Primor'ye Kray, Sakhalin Oblast), Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.S.A., Ukraine, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia ( Yu et al., 2012).

Region. Eastern Palaearctic, Nearctic, Western Palaearctic.

Host. Acanthocinus aedilis , Monochamus sutor ( Sheng & Sun 2010) .