Enicospilus brevicornis ( Masi, 1939 )

Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Rousse, Pascal & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2017, The genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Saudi Arabia, with twelve new species records and the description of five new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 365, pp. 1-69 : 12

Enicospilus brevicornis ( Masi, 1939)

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Amesospilus brevicornis Masi, 1939: 32 , ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B 13–17; F 11–14; ML 0.3; CT 1.4–1.5; OOL 0.1; POL 0.58; FI 0.5–0.55; Fl1–2 1.7–1.9; Fl20 1.2–1.6; AI 0.4–1.0; CI 0.15–0.25; ICI 0.5–0.7; SDI 1.1–1.2; NI 2.0.

Body reddish brown overall, with upper and ventral sides of metasoma (in profile) black starting from T3; yellowish white in the following parts: posterior orbits of eyes, very thin along orbits (except upper third); pterostigma and most of Rs+2 r light red in colour; mandible with upper tooth subequal to lower one; clypeus slightly convex in profile, with ventral margin slightly in-turned; face 1.3 × as high as broad; antenna with 43–47 flagellomeres; mesopleuron and metapleuron puncto-striate and longitudinally striate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct, anterior area nearly smooth to finely transversely sculptured, posterior area concentrically striate; proximal sclerite triangular, fully sclerotized; central sclerite totally absent; hind wing with 7–8 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia sparsely setose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 10 ♀♀, Raydah (Abha), sweep net, on olive, 26 Aug. 2014 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.); 3 ♀♀, same data but on Juniper ( EFC); 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Abha), light trap 4, 27 Apr. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Abha), light trap 7, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Abha), light trap 8, 21 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Abha), light trap (House), 26 Apr. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Wadi Bisha ( K. Mushayt), sweep net, 27 Apr. 2014, leg. Sharaf et al. ( KSMA).

Previous records from Saudi Arabia

Asir ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978).

BOLD Identification Number

ADB3412.

Distribution

Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978), Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen ( Yu et al. 2012).

Figures

Fig. 3. Lateral habitus. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896). G. E. grandiflavus Townes & Townes, 1973. H. E. mirabilis Soliman & Gadallah sp. nov. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 6. Anterior view of head. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 10. Lateral view of head. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 14. Lateral aspect of mesosoma. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 18. Propodeum. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 22. Fore wing. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 29. Hind tarsal claws. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).