Earinus aurantius van Achterberg et Long, 2010

Tang, Pu, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2018, Review of the genus Earinus Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from China, Zootaxa 4504 (3), pp. 345-358 : 346-349

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Earinus aurantius van Achterberg & Long, 2010: 68 View Cited Treatment (RMNH, type examined); Sharkey & Clutts, 2011: 122 View Cited Treatment .

Material examined. 1³, Tibet, Tongmai, 2053 m, 27.VII.1978, Li Fa-Sheng ( ZJUH). Distribution. China (Tibet, Fuzhou?, Yunnan?, Taiwan?) ; Vietnam; Thailand .

Notes. Earinus burmensis has the first tergite twice wide apically and tibia without dark brown ring according to its original description by Gupta & Bhat (1974) and re-examination of the holotype by the second author. Chou & Sharkey (1989) and Chen & Yang (2006) reported this species from China ( Taiwan, Yunnan) and stated that the length of the first tergite of this species is 1.4 × its apical width and that the hind tibia has a dark brown ring subbasally. Actually, their species is not identical with the E. burmensis , but fits with another species, E. aurantius van Achterberg et Long, 2010 . In addition, other important characters, such as the shape of the hind femur, the shape of the first tergite and the colour of the hind spurs are also similar to E. aurantius , judging from their photos. Therefore, we conclude that the specimens from Taiwan and Yunnan identified by Chou & Sharkey (1989) and Chen & Yang (2006) as E. burmensis most likely belong to E. aurantius .

References

Chen, J. H. & Yang, J. Q. (2006) Fauna sinica. Insecta. Vol. 46, Hymenoptera. Braconidae IV. Agathidinae. Science Press, Beijing, 301 pp.

Chou, L. Y. & Sharkey, M. J. (1989) The Braconidae (Hymenoptera) of Taiwan. 1. Agathidinae. Journal of Taiwan Museum, 42 (1), 147 - 223.

Gupta, V. K. & Bhat, S. (1974) The oriental species of Earinus and Camptothlipsis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Oriental Insects, 8 (2), 219 - 232. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1974.10434461

Sharkey, M. J. & Clutts, S. A. (2011) A revision of Thai Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 22, 69 - 132. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / jhr. 22.1299

van Achterberg, C. & Long, K. D. (2010) Revision of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Vietnam, with the description of forty-two new species and three new genera. Zookeys, 54, 1 - 184. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 54.475

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FIGURE 1. Earinus aurantius van Achterberg et Long, 2010. A, habitus, lateral aspect; B, head, dorsal aspect; C, head, front aspect; D, wings; E, mesosoma, lateral aspect; F, metasoma, dorsal aspect; G, head, lateral aspect; H, mesosoma, dorsal aspect; I, hind leg, lateral aspect. Scale bar 5mm.