Diplazon koreanus, Balueva & Lee, 2015

Morishita, Shunsuke & Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, -- Review- - of- - the- - genus Diplazon- - Nees, -- 1819 -- (Hymenoptera: -- Ichneumonidae Diplazontinae) -- from- - Japan, Zootaxa 4964 (1), pp. 103-122 : 105-106

Diplazon koreanus Balueva & Lee, 2015

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Diplazon koreanus Balueva & Lee, 2015: 562 .

Diagnosis.­­ Face covered with large and dense punctures. Antenna with 18 (in females) or 19–20 (in males) flagellomeres. Mesopleuron covered with large and dense punctures (Fig. 3). Propodeal carinae complete. Metasoma polished and dorsoventrally depressed. Transverse impressions distinct on T I to T III which interrupted medially on T II and T III (Fig. 4). T I 1.05–1.15 (in females) or 1.04–1.16 (in males) × as long as maximum width in females. T II 0.64–0.70 × as long as maximum width in both sexes. T II and T III covered with large and dense punctures (Fig. 4). Face black except for a median spot of face, longitudinal stripes along ventral part of inner orbit, and usually apical part of malar space yellow in females (Fig. 2), entirely yellow in males (Fig. 6). Scutellum largely yellow. Mesopleuron entirely black (Figs 1, 3, 5). Coxae orange except for fore coxa and apical part of mid coxa yellow in females (Fig. 1), yellow except for hind coxa orange in males (Fig. 5). Hind tibia black with white base (Fig. 5). Metasoma black except for posterior margins of T I to T IV tinged with brown.

Specimens examined. JAPAN: 1♀, Fukui Pref., Katsuyama City, Ipponmatsu , 5. VI . 1982, T . Shimonoya leg. (KPMNH); 2♀, Ishikawa Pref., Hakusan City, Yawata , 24–30. V . 2009, H. Fukutomi leg. (MT) (MU); 1♂, Kana- gawa Pref., Yokosuka City, Mt. Miurafuji to Mt. Takeyama 5. V . 2007, K. Watanabe leg. (KPMNH); 1♂, Gifu Pref., Kani City, Katabira 29. V –4. VI . 2004, K. Ito leg. (MT) (MU); 1♂, Fukui Pref., Mt. Sanjyusanken 3. VI . 1974, H. Kurokawa leg. (KPMNH).

Distribution. Japan (Honshu) and Korea.

Bionomics. Unknown.

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