Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati, 1981

Ito, Masato & Maeto, Kaoru, 2017, Revision of the genus Spilopteron Townes, 1965 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Acaenitinae) from Japan, European Journal of Taxonomy 356, pp. 1-33 : 24-25

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.356

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A7ED0BAC-2637-433D-9BD2-8A9E2C59B2CA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851920

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D6F7173-536A-3E0A-185A-4BE4FDC5F99B

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati, 1981
status

 

Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati, 1981 View in CoL

Figs 2i View Fig , 3i View Fig , 4i View Fig , 5i View Fig , 6i View Fig , 7 View Fig o–p, 8h

Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati, 1981: 123 View in CoL . Type locality: Japan, Kagoshima Pref.

Spilopteron pyrrhonae View in CoL – Yu et al. 2005, 2012.

Material examined

Holotype

JAPAN: 1 ♀, Takachiho-gawara , Kagoshima Pref., 24 Apr. 1975, Y. Minami ( SEHU).

Other material examined

JAPAN: 3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, Kamiyu, Hakone-machi, Kanagawa Pref., 20 Dec. 2003 (emerged), K. Watanabe ( KPMNH); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Amagi-kogen, Izu-shi, Shizuoka Pref., Apr. 2008 (emerged), H. Kawai ( KPMNH); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Amagi-toge, Kawazu-shi, Shizuoka Pref., 27 Apr. 2013 (emerged), A. Kosaki ( LC041988 View Materials , LC041989 View Materials OMNH); 1 ♀, same locality, 27 Apr. 2013 (emerged), Y. Shiozawa ( LC041990 View Materials NIAES); 1 ♀, Kurodake, Oita Pref., 8–9 Jun. 1985, T. Hirowatari ( NIAES); 1 ♂, Katamukiyama, Ogata-machi, Oita Pref., 6 Jun. 1992, R. Noda ( NIAES); 1 ♂, Hikosan, Fukuoka Pref., 19 Apr. 1980 (emerged), R. Noda ( NIAES); 1 ♀, 1 ♂, same locality, Jun. 1982 (emerged), R. Noda ( NIAES); 1 ♀, same locality, 30 Mar. 1982 (emerged), R. Noda ( NIAES).

Differential diagnosis

This species resembles S. brachyurum sp. nov. and S. nigrum sp. nov.; however, it can be distinguished from them by the rounded apical dark mark on the fore wing (extending downwards in S. brachyurum sp. nov. and S. nigrum sp. nov.), and turned up clypeus in lateral view (not turned up in S. brachyurum sp. nov. and S. nigrum sp. nov.). It is also easily distinguished from other Japanese Spilopteron by the above character states.

Description

Female (n = 11)

BODY LENGTH. 10.5–13.0 mm.

HEAD. Vertex 0.6–0.7 times as long as maximum length of eye in dorsal view. Frons without a depression between eye and antennal socket in frontal view ( Fig. 2i View Fig ). Clypeus 0.6 times as long as wide, with two strong lateral projections, and anterior margin turned up ( Figs 2i View Fig , 3i View Fig ). Face 0.6–0.7 times as long as wide. Length of malar space 0.9–1.2 times as long as basal mandibular width. Ocello-ocular line/lateral ocellar diameter = 1.4–1.8. Postocellar line/lateral ocellar diameter = 0.9–1.4. Antenna with 32–33 flagellomeres; first flagellomere 1.3 times as long as second flagellomere.

MESOSOMA. Propleuron densely punctate ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Lateral area of pronotum densely punctate and transversely striate medially ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Collar weakly punctate. Mesoscutum densely punctate. Subalar prominence extensively punctate ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Scutellum weakly punctate in dorsal view. Postscutellum flattened in lateral view ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Metapleuron weakly punctate ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Propodeum strongly carinate ( Fig. 6i View Fig ). Area externa and area dentipara punctate ( Fig. 6i View Fig ). Area basalis polished ( Fig. 6i View Fig ). Area superomedia weakly carinate ( Fig. 6i View Fig ). Area petiolaris polished ( Fig. 6i View Fig ). Fore wing length 9.5–10.0 mm. Vein cu-a basad of vein Rs&M ( Fig. 4i View Fig ). Vein rs-m opposite vein 2m-cu ( Fig. 4i View Fig ). Hind femur 3.5–3.9 times as long as maximum depth in lateral view, without distinct convexity ventrally. Hind tibia 10.8– 11.8 times as long as maximum depth in lateral view. First hind tarsomere 2.4–2.6 times as long as second and 2.2–2.5 times as long as longer hind tibial spur.

METASOMA. T1 2.2–2.5 times as long as maximum width, 2.0–2.3 times as long as T2. T2 0.6–0.7 times as long as maximum width. T1 weakly and sparsely punctate. T2–T8 weakly densely punctate. S1 without distinct sharp projection basally. Ovipositor sheath 2.0–2.1 times as long as hind tibia.

COLOR. Body black ( Fig. 5i View Fig ). Antennal flagellum with a white band. Inner margin of eye and hind tarsomeres 3–5 white to yellowish white. Fore and mid legs brown. Fore wing with a rounded apical dark mark ( Fig. 4i View Fig ).

Male (n = 7; genitalia, n = 2)

Similar to female. Clypeus 0.6–0.8 times as long as wide. Length of malar space 1.0–1.3 times as long as basal mandibular width. Ocello-ocular line/lateral ocellar diameter = 1.4–2.0. Postocellar line/lateral ocellar diameter = 1.1–1.5. Antenna with 37–39 flagellomeres; first flagellomere 1.2–1.3 times as long as second flagellomere. Hind femur 3.4–4.1 times as long as maximum depth in lateral view. First hind tarsomere 2.1–2.7 times as long as second and 2.7–3.3 times as long as longer hind tibial spur. Metasoma. T1 2.6–3.0 times as long as maximum width, 1.9–2.3 times as long as T2. T2 0.8–1.0 times as long as maximum width. Face, basal area of mandible, hind tarsus and apices of T1 and T2 yellowish white. Fore and mid legs, trochanters and trochantelli yellowish brown.

Subgenital plate pentagonal with basal angle obtuse ( Fig. 8h View Fig ), its length ca 0.7 times as long as aedeagus. Paramere short, basal part strongly projecting towards base of subgenital plate ( Fig. 7o View Fig ). Aedeagus gently curved, its penis valve ca 1.3 times as long as basal apodeme ( Fig. 8h View Fig ).

Distribution

Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu).

Bionomics

Kusigemati (1981) reported that this species is a parasitoid of Pyrrhona laeticolor (Cerambycidae) . Adults fly in May and June.

OMNH

Osaka Museum of Natural History

NIAES

National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

T

Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Ichneumonidae

Genus

Spilopteron

Loc

Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati, 1981

Ito, Masato & Maeto, Kaoru 2017
2017
Loc

Spilopteron pyrrhonae

Kusigemati K. 1981: 123
1981
Loc

Spilopteron pyrrhonae

Yu et al. 2005
2012
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