Aphelopus sabahnus Olmi, 1991, 1989

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24. Aphelopus sabahnus Olmi, 1991

( Plate 9A )

Aphelopus sabahnus Olmi 1991: 113 ; Olmi 1995a: 27; He & Xu 2002: 53.

Description of Female. Fully winged; length 2.0– 2.2 mm. Head testaceous, except ocellar region darkened; antenna testaceous, except segments 5–10 darkened; mesosoma black, with propleuron testaceous; metasoma brown; legs testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 6:5:6:6:5:4.5:4:4:3.5:6.5. Head dull, granulated; frontal line absent; POL = 8; OL = 5; OOL = 4; OPL = 6; TL = 5; occipital carina complete. Scutum and scutellum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25 length of scutum. Metanotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured. Propodeum with dorsal surface reticulate rugose; posterior surface with two longitudinal keels, median area shiny and smooth and lateral areas reticulate rugose. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Description of Male. Fully winged; length 1.8–1.9 mm. Head testaceous, occasionally with vertex slightly darkened; antenna testaceous; mesosoma testaceous, with dorsal side darkened, or completely brown; metasoma brown-testaceous; legs yellow. Antenna filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 5:3.5:5:5:6:6:5:5:5:7.5. Head dull, granulated; frontal line complete; POL = 7; OL = 4; OOL = 4; OPL = 4; TL = 4.5; occipital carina complete. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.25 length of scutum. Propodeum with dorsal surface reticulate rugose; posterior surface with two longitudinal keels, median area shiny and smooth and lateral areas reticulate rugose. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Aedeagus tridentate ( Plate 9A ). Basivolsella ( Plate 9A ) with two subdistal bristles, without outer process. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: holotype ♀: MALAYSIA: Sabah: Tenompok , 10–19.II.1959, T.C. Maa leg. ( BPBM) . Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, 2♀♀ ( BPBM, AMNH) . Other material. CHINA: Taiwan, Hualien, Tayuling , 2560 m, 10–16.VI.1980, K.S. Lin & B.H. Chen leg., 2♀♀ ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Nantou, Tungpu , 1200 m, 25–29.IX.1980, L.Y. Chou & T. Lin leg., 1♀ ( TARI) ; same locality label, 20–24.VI.1983, K.C. Chou & C.Y. Wong leg., 2♀♀ ( TARI) ; same locality label, X.1985, K.S. Lin, 3♀♀ ( TARI) ; same locality label, XI.1985, K.S. Lin leg., 1♀ ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Nantou, Lushan , 1000 m, 27–31.V.1980, K.S. Lin & L.Y. Chou leg., 1♀ ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Nantou, Wushe , 1150 m, 25.VII.1978, K.C. Chou leg., 1♀ ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Pingtung, Shantimen , 31.I–4.II.1983, K.C. Chou & S.P. Huang leg., 3♀♀ ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Taichung, Kukuan , 730 m, 14–17.X.1980, K.S. Lin & C.H. Wang leg., 1♂ without gaster ( TARI) ; Taiwan, Taichung, Wanfeng , 18.IV.1980, K.S. Lin leg., 1♂ ( TARI) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Taiwan), Malaysia (Sabah).

Figures

PLATE 9. Male genitalia. A. Aphelopus sabahnus from China, Taiwan. B. A. spadiceus from China, Sichuan. C. A. taiwanensis, holotype (from Olmi 1991). D. A. thai, holotype (from Olmi 2008c). E. A. wushensis, holotype (from Olmi 2010). F. A. xanthopus from China, Yunnan. G. A. zonalis sp. nov., holotype. Scale bar 0.10 mm for A, B and C, 0.17mm for D, 0.13 mm for E, 0.14 mm for Fand G.