Enicospilus erythrocerus species-group Fig. 31

Material examined.

8♀♀ 19♂♂: Nepal .

1♀ 1♂, Godaveri (1,550 -1,700 m), Nepal, VI (1♂), IX (1♀).1983, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) ; 1♂, Chautasa (6,000′), Nepal, 24.IX.1983, M.G. Allen leg. (Fig. 31A, B) ; 1♀, Kakani (2,070 m), Nepal, VII.1983, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) ; 1♀, secondary vegetation (1,500 m), Kathmandu, Nepal, 10.VI.1984, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) ; 1♂, Godaveri (1,550 -1,700 m), Nepal, 5.VIII.1984, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) (Fig. 31C, D) ; 1♀, Kakani (2,070 m), Nepal, VII.1983, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) ; 3♀♀ 15♂♂, Kathmandu (1,300 m), Nepal, X (3♂♂), XI (3♀♀ 12♂♂).1982, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) (Fig. 31E, F, 1 ♀) ; 1♀, Kakani (2,070 m), Nepal, VII.1983, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) ; 1♂, Pokhara (950 m), Nepal, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) (all NHMUK) .

Comments.

The E. erythrocerus species-group is moderately large and one of the most taxonomically confusing groups within Enicospilus . It consists of rather large wasps with the fore wing fenestra lacking any trace of sclerites, SDI more than 1.2, lateral longitudinal carinae of the scutellum almost always reaching the posterior end, moderately sized fore wing fenestra, etc. In this study, I examined 27 Nepalese specimens of this species-group and recognised at least three morphospecies (Fig. 31). However, further research is needed to identify or describe them. Therefore, I tentatively treat all specimens of the E. erythrocerus species-group as species inquirenda.