Foenatopus quadridens (Elliott, 1920)

Hong, Chun-dan, van Achterberg, Cornelis & Xu, Zai-fu, 2011, A revision of the Chinese Stephanidae (Hymenoptera, Stephanoidea), ZooKeys 110, pp. 1-108 : 25

Foenatopus quadridens (Elliott, 1920) Figs 174-182

Diastephanus quadridens Elliott, 1920: 81, 1922: 801, 818; Dutt, 1926:12.

Foenatopus quadridens : Aguiar, 2004: 34.

Type material.

Holotype, ♀ (BMNH): “Type”, "B.M. Type Hym., 3.a.4", " Diastephanus quadridens E.A. Elliott, 17.xii.1919", "[Laos], Lunag Prabang, 5.x. 1917, R.V. de Salvaza", "Indo China, R.V. de Salvaza, 1919 –25”.

Diagnosis.

Head more or less globose in dorsal view; vertex transversely striate (Fig. 180); frons of female comparatively coarsely sculptured, without distinct pale lateral streaks (Fig. 182); pronotum robust in dorsal view and its posterior half distinctly striate or carinate (Figs 175, 176); pterostigma long and narrow, more or less subparallel-sided, apically acute (Fig. 174); vein 2-CU1 of fore wing comparatively short and about 0.3 times as long as vein cu-a (Fig. 174); hind femur with 4 medium-sized to large teeth (Fig. 177); ovipositor sheath completely black (Fig. 178), 1.15 times as long as body.

Distribution.

Laos.

Note:

This species is not known from China at present. It is included in the key because it may occur in South China.