Peckelachertus diprioni Yoshimoto, 1970, new record from China

Li, Wen-Jian & Li, Cheng-De, 2022, A new species and three newly recorded species of Tetrastichinae (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, ZooKeys 1131, pp. 197-215 : 197

Peckelachertus diprioni Yoshimoto, 1970, new record from China

Figs 21-26

Peckelachertus diprioni Yoshimoto, 1970: 909.

Peckelachertus diprioni : Graham 1977: 47.

Material examined.

2 females. [2 females on slides], China, Heilongjiang Province, Shangzhi City, Mount Laoyeling , 9.VII.2015, Ye Chen, Chao Zhang, by sweeping .

Diagnosis.

Female. Body dark brown, without metallic reflections. Head with anterior margin of clypeus truncate, without any teeth, malar sulcus present and distinct. Antenna with pedicel 1.8-1.9 × as long as broad, F11.6 × as long as broad. Mesosoma (Fig. 14 ) 1.5 × as long as broad, mid-lobe of mesoscutum with 2 adnotaular setae in single row on each side, median line absent; scutellum submedian grooves absent or indicated at posterior half, anterior pair of setae situated near anterior margin of scutellum. Forewing (Fig. 15 ), 2.2 × as long as broad, SMV with 4 dorsal setae, the length of PMV as long as STV.

Male. Unknown from Chinese material.

Hosts.

Unknown from China. Non-Chinese records include Gilpinia frutetorum (Fabricius, 1793) ( LaSalle 1994), Gilpinia pallida (Klug, 1812) (Graham 1977).

Distribution.

China (Heilongjiang); Finland, Canada (Graham 1977).

Comments.

Graham (1977) pointed out that Yoshimoto’s description of genus Peckelachertus and of its type species P. diprioni are not correct in some respects and proposed some remarks after examining material. Our specimens agree well with the remarks by Graham (1977).

Figures

Figures 21 - 26. Peckelachertus diprioni Yoshimoto, female 21 head, frontal view 22 antenna, lateral view 23 mesosoma, dorsal view 24 fore and hind wings, dorsal view 25 metasoma, ventral view 26 legs, lateral view, from bottom to top: fore, mid, and hind legs. Scale bars: 100 μm.

Figures 12 - 17. Holcotetrastichus rhosaces (Walker), female 12 head, frontal view 13 antenna, lateral view 14 mesosoma, dorsal view 15 fore and hind wings, dorsal view 16 metasoma, ventral view 17 legs, lateral view, from left to right: fore, mid, and hind legs. Scale bars: 100 μm.