Tiphia (Tiphia) chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986

Han, Qian, Wang, He-Sheng, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-Jing, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the nominotypical subgenus Tiphia Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from China, with three new species and a key to the Chinese species, Zootaxa 5284 (1), pp. 1-43 : 12-13

Tiphia (Tiphia) chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986

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Tiphia (Tiphia) chihpenchia Tsuneki, 1986a: 66–67 . Material examined. 1♁, China, Zhejiang prov., Lishui City, Suichang County, Xinluwan Town , Sanjing Village , 28°38’16”N, 119°09’46”E, 1016 m, 20.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Guangdong prov., Guangzhou City, Zengcheng District, Xiaolou Town , 23°22′44″N, 113°49′55″E, 114 m, 10.VII.2019, Yi Guo ( IPP-GAAS); 1♀ 2 ♁, China, Chongqing City, Wuxi County, Yulin Country , Changwen Village , 31°39’54”N, 109°28’8”E, 716 m, 23.VIII.2019, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Chongqing City, Jiangjin District, Simian Mountain , 29°39’57”N, 106°14’44”E, 1329 m, 8.VII.2007, Yingchun Xia ( CNU) ; 9♁, China, Yunnan prov., Lincang City, Shuangjiang County, Bujingxin Village , 23°26’9.6”N, 99°42’29”E, 1174 m, 7. VI.2019, Huachuan Wang ( CNU) ; 2♁, China, Yunnan prov., Simao City, Jingdong County, Wenjing Town , 24°17’53”N, 100°56’15”E, 1170 m, 29.IV.2005, Hechuan Wang ( YNAU) ; 1♁, China, Yunnan prov., Simao City, Jingdong County, Jingping Town , 24°17’53”N, 100°56’15”E, 1170 m, 28.IV.2005, Hechuan Wang ( YNAU) .

First description of female. ( Fig. 22 ) Body length 13.1 mm, forewing length 9.6 mm.

Color. Body almost black, with long pale brown setae; mandible ( Fig. 23 ) dark red; pygidium posteriorly ( Fig. 27 ) brown; wings infuscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown.

Head. Mandible ( Fig. 23 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 23 ) basally with coarse dense punctures and apically impunctate, apex medially slightly emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 4.6: 5: 6.2; OOD: POD: Od=10: 5.1: 2.3; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=10: 4.4: 1.7: 6.6: 4.4; frons ( Fig. 23 ) without medial longitudinal narrow groove and carina, lower half with big and dense punctures, upper half with sparse punctures; vertex ( Fig. 24 ) laterally with dense punctures along inner margin of eye, elsewhere with sparse punctures.

Mesosoma . Pronotal anterior carina ( Fig. 22 ) absent, anterior half of pronotum with moderate punctures, posterior half smooth; pronotum latero-ventrally ( Fig. 26 ) with distinct groove in middle, area above groove almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum ( Fig. 25 ) almost impunctate, with several punctures, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; mesopleuron with coarse and dense punctures; mesoscutellum and metanotum with sparse punctures; propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 25 ) coriaceous, and with several sparse punctures, without submarginal carina and posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 25 ) rectangular, weakly convergent posteriorly, APWL=2.4: 2.0: 5.6, medial longitudinal carina interrupted, reaching posterior 1/2 of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally with sparse minute punctures; posterior surface of propodeum with coarse and dense punctures, without short medial longitudinal carina; tegula ( Fig. 25 ) atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; second intercubital vein of forewing ( Fig. 22 ) nearly straight; fore tibia with one spur apically, mid and hind tibiae with 2 spurs apically; inner face of hind basitarsus medially with longitudinal groove.

Metasoma. Anterior half of T1 ( Fig. 22 ) with a few scattered and shallow punctures; subposterior area of T1 close to middle and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures, posterior half impunctate; S1 anteriorly with coarse punctures, medially scattered and minute punctures, without posterolateral groove; T2 antero-laterally with costate transverse depression ( Fig. 22 ), medially obsolete; T2 anteriorly and medially with sparse punctures, posteriorly with scattered punctures; T3–T5 anteriorly and posteriorly with dense punctures; S2–S5 with denser punctures than T3–T5; pygidium anteriorly ( Fig. 27 ) with dense punctures and strong setae, posteriorly impunctate.

Male. Body length 6.4–10.8 mm, forewing length 5.2–7.4 mm. Mandible without preapical denticle; clypeus laterally with dense punctures, medially sparser, apex medially emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 4.2: 4.6: 6.3; OOD: POD: Od=10: 7.1: 2.7; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=7.9: 6.2: 3.5: 10: 7.2; lower frons with dense punctures and somewhat reticulate, upper frons with sparse punctures; pronotal anterior carina complete; pronotum, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum with sparse punctures; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing distinctly exceeding second submarginal cell; propodeal areola subrectangular, APWL=3.5: 1.7: 4.8, medial longitudinal carina reaching posterior 1/2 of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally coriaceous; subposterior area of T1 close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 anteriorly with medial longitudinal carina; S5 with lateral denticle strong, and without deep orifice.

Distribution. China (Hebei, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Chongqing, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Taiwan).

Figures

FIGURES 22–27. Tiphia (Tiphia) chihpenchia Tsuneki, ♀. 22. Habitus, dorsal view; 23. Head, frontal view; 24. Vertex, dorsal view; 25. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 26. Pronotum, lateral view; 27. Pygidium.