Tiphia (Tiphia) pigmentata Allen & Jaynes, 1930

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 : 22-23

Tiphia (Tiphia) pigmentata Allen & Jaynes, 1930

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Tiphia (Tiphia) pigmentata Allen & Jaynes, 1930: 88 ; Hedicke, 1936: 21; Allen, 1969: 406; He et al., 2004: 936; Boni Bartalucci, 2010: 115.

Material examined. 1♀, China, Guangxi prov., Tianlin County, Qinwanglao Mountain, Malan Ditch , 24°17’40”N, 106°13’41”E, 2058 m, 17.VIII.–22.VIII.2014, Xiang Li ( CNU) ; 2♀ 1♁, China, Sichuan prov., Xichang City, Kaiyuan Country , 27°52’41”N, 102°07’12”E, 1986 m, 13.VIII.2020, Lingzhi Zhao ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov., Mengxiu Country, Tuanjie Village , 23°59’42”N, 97°51’27”E, 758 m, 30.IV.2013, Qiang Li ( YNAU) ; 1♀, China, Chongqing City, Jiangjin District, Simianshan Town , Pingshan Reservoir , 28°38’20”N, 106°25’34”E, 1346 m, 26.VIII.2017, Wenbo Fu ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov., Honghe Prefecture, Mengzi City, Qilubai Country , Baimengkong Village , 23°11’58”N, 103°31’19”E, 1486 m, 4.VIII.2006, Hesheng Wang ( YNAU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov., Nujiang Prefecture, Lushui County, Luzhang Town , Langba Village , 25°57’38”N, 98°46’10”E, 1886 m, 16.IX.2020, Yanqiong Peng ( CNU) ; 22♁, China, Sichuan prov., Liangshan Prefecture, Xichang City , Mianning County, Haha Country , 28°30’32”N, 102°06’22”E, 1908 m, 12.VIII.2020, Lingzhi Zhao ( YNAU) ; 8♁, China, Sichuan prov., Liangshan Prefecture, Xichang City , Mianning County, Chengxiang Town , Chayao Village , 28°35’31”N, 102°14’2.4”E, 2073 m, 11.VIII.2020, Xiangping Liao ( CNU) ; 1♁, China, Yunnan prov., Dali City , Yunlong County, 25°53’8.6”N, 99°22’13”E, 1645 m, 8.VIII.2011, Xin Zhou ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Yinjiang County, Ziwei Town , 27°57’0”N, 108°36’58”E, 960 m, 11.VIII.–11.IX.2021, Xiaoxue Quan ( CNU) .

First description of male. ( Fig. 50 ) Body length 5.1–6.3 mm, forewing length 3.9–4.2 mm.

Color. Body almost black, with long brown setae; mandible ( Fig. 51 ) reddish brown; fore and mid tibiae, and tarsi brown; upper part of tegula dark brown and lower part brown; wings ( Fig. 50 ) infuscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown.

Head. Mandible ( Fig. 51 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 51 ) with coarse and dense punctures, apex medially slightly emarginated (some truncated); W: OW: L: IOD=10: 5.3: 5.1: 6.6; OOD: POD: Od=10: 9.2: 4.3; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=5.3: 5.3: 4: 10: 5.4; frons ( Fig. 51 ) without medial longitudinal narrow groove and carina, lower half with dense punctures, somewhat reticulate, upper half with sparser punctures; vertex with sparse punctures, interspaces smooth.

Mesosoma . Pronotal anterior carina ( Fig. 50 ) complete, anterior half of pronotum with small and sparse punctures, posterior half smooth; pronotum latero-ventrally with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum medially with dense punctures, laterally sparser; mesopleuron with dense minute punctures, somewhat reticulate; mesoscutellum ( Fig. 52 ) with sparse punctures; metanotum with a few scattered and minute punctures; propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 52 ) with dense crenulations and submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 52 ) subtrapezoidal, distinctly convergent posteriorly, APWL =3.4: 1.9: 4.7, medial longitudinal carina reaching posterior 1/2 of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally coriaceous; posterior surface of propodeum with coarse and dense punctures, without short medial longitudinal carina; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing ( Fig. 50 ) not exceeding second submarginal cell.

Metasoma. T 1 ( Fig. 50 ) with a few scattered and shallow punctures; S1 ( Fig. 54 ) anteriorly with coarse punctures, medially and posteriorly smooth; S1 with lateral groove on posterior half; T 2 antero-laterally with costate transverse depression ( Fig. 50 ), medially obsolete; T 2 ( Fig. 50 ) with sparse punctures; T 3– T 6 and S2–S6 with dense punctures; S5 ( Fig. 53 ) with lateral denticle, nearly longitudinal and slightly curved inwards, without deep orifice.

Female. Body length 10.1–12.3 mm, forewing length 6.8–7.9 mm. Mandible and tegula dark red; mid and hind femora bright red; clypeus basally with coarse punctures and apically smooth, apex medially truncated; mandible without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 3.5: 6: 5.7; OOD: POD: Od=10: 6.6: 4.4; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=10: 5.3: 2.6: 5.6: 6.4; lower frons with coarse dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; frons and vertex with coriaceous interspaces between punctures; pronotal anterior carina absent; pronotum latero-ventrally with complete groove and deep punctures in middle, area above groove smooth, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum with dense punctures, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; mesoscutellum and metanotum with sparse punctures; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; inner face of hind basitarsus medially with longitudinal groove; second intercubital vein of forewing strongly sinuous; lateral carina of propodeal areola parallel posteriorly, providing rectangular shape, APWL =2: 2: 1, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; surface of propodeal areola smooth; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally with coarse and dense punctures; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and with one transverse row of punctures; S1 with lateral groove on posterior half; anterior half of pygidium with dense punctures, and posterior half smooth.

Distribution. China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan,).

Figures

FIGURES 50–54. Tiphia (Tiphia) pigmentata Allen & Jaynes, ♁. 50. Habitus, dorsal view; 51. Head, frontal view; 52. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 53. S5, lateral view (ld: lateral denticle of S5); 54. S1, ventral view.