Enicospilus divisus ( Seyrig, 1935 )

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 : 17

Enicospilus divisus ( Seyrig, 1935)

Figs 3E , 6E , 10E , 14E , 18E , 23B , 29E

Schizospilus divisus Seyrig, 1935: 80 , ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B19; F 15.5; ML 0.3; CT 1.4; OOL 0.1; POL 0.7; FI 1.0; Fl1–2 1.6; Fl20 2.0; AI 1.0; CI 0.5; ICI 0.3; SDI 1.4; NI 2.2.

Dark reddish brown overall, with vertex, posterior margin of head, face (except a median narrow dark longitudinal band extending from fore ocellus to base of clypeus) and most of clypeus (except reddish ventral part) whitish; labrum reddish, mandible red (except black teeth) and slender, with upper tooth subequal to inner tooth; clypeus convex in profile, ventral margin in-turned; face 1.3 × as high as wide; mesopleuron puncto-striate, metapleuron finely shagreened; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct; propodeum finely shagreened anteriorly, finely wrinkled posteriorly; proximal sclerite triangular, fully sclerotized; central sclerite subdivided and U-shaped; hind wing with 7 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia sparsely setose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 30 Jan. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA).

BOLD Identification Number

ABD4430.

Distribution

Widely distributed throughout East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978), Uganda ( Rousse & van Noort 2014); Saudi Arabia (new record).

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. 23. Fore wing. A. Enicospilus capensis (Thunberg, 1822). B. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). C. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896). 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).