Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, 2003

(Figs 60–66)

Tiphia (Tiphia) wuyiana Chen & Yang, 2003: 738–739 .

Material examined. 1♀, 8♁, 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., Pingbian County, Baihu Mountain, 22°59’30”N, 103°41’3.2”E, 1310–1380 m, 17.VII.2003, Peng Wang (YNAU) ; 1♁, China, Yunnan prov., Yunnan Agricultural University, back Mountain, 25°06’58”N, 102°45’5.2”E, 1847 m, 14.VII.2014, Pan Huang (CNU) ; 1♁, China, Sichuan prov., Guangyuan City, Wangcang County, Gaoyang Town, Damao Slope, 32°19’44”N, 106°17’20E, 658 m, 27.VII.2020, Yue Bai (CNU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov. Hekou County, Nanxi Town, 22°37’32”N, 103°56’51”E, 220 m, 4.VIII.2009, Liang Wang (YNAU) ; 1♀, China, Sichuan prov., Langzhong City, Boshu Country, Qingzhen Village, 31°40’19”N, 106°03’36”E, 541 m, 18.VII.2020, Jie Chen (CNU) ; 7♀, 8♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Pingxiang City, Luxi County, Xinquan Country, Yangjiawan Village, 27°15’50”N, 114°02’31”E, 694 m, 29.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao (CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Songtao County, Jiujiang Town, Kanglu Village, 28°10’16”N, 109°07’30”E, 694 m, 25.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan (CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Sinan County, Tianqiao Country, Maoba Village, 27°47’31”N, 108°20’35”E, 596 m, 22.VIII.2020, Xiaoxue Quan (CNU) ; 3♀, China, Jiangxi prov., Pingxiang City, Luxi County, Xinquan Country, Dajiangbian Village, Wugong Mountain, 27°17’6.0”N, 114°04’30”E, 426 m, 28.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao (CNU) ; 2♀, 6♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Yichun City, Yuanzhou District, Wentang Town, Mingyue Mountain, 27°21’36”N, 114°09’0”E, 515 m, 27.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao (CNU) ; 1♀, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Cenmang Village, 27°47’24”N, 108°49’19”E, 796 m, 30.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan (CNU) ; 2♁, China, Guizhou prov., Tongren City, Songtao County, Diaobian Forest, 28°09’50”N, 109°17’53”E, 819 m, 27.VIII.2021, Xiaoxue Quan (CNU) ; 4♁, China, Jiangxi prov., Yichun City, Yuanzhou District, Wentang Town, Nanre Village, 27°21’54”N, 114°11’06”E, 631 m, 26.VII.2021, Xiangping Liao (CNU) .

First description of female. (Fig. 60) Body length 11.4–13.6 mm, forewing length 8.9–9.6 mm.

Color. Body almost black, with dark brown setae; posterior margin of mandible (Fig. 61) and tegula dark red; pterostigma and veins and posterior of pygidium (Fig. 65) dark brown; Wings (Fig. 60) dark brown, strongly infuscate.

Head. Mandible (Fig. 61) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus (Fig. 61) medially with coarse and dense punctures, apex medially slightly emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 3.8: 5.4: 5.7; OOD: POD: Od=10: 4.5: 2.8; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=10: 5: 1.2: 4.7: 5.8; lower frons (Fig. 61) medially impunctate, laterally with dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; vertex (Fig. 62) laterally with dense punctures along inner margin of eye, elsewhere with sparse punctures.

Mesosoma . Pronotal anterior carina (Fig. 63) incomplete, medially weak, anterior half of pronotum (Fig. 63) with big and sparse punctures, posterior half smooth; pronotum latero-ventrally with distinct groove in middle, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum medially with dense punctures, sparser laterally, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; mesopleuron with sparse punctures mixed with few minute punctures; mesoscutellum (Fig. 66) almost impunctate, with several sparse punctures; metanotum with big punctures mixed with few small punctures; horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face (Fig. 66) with few scattered punctures, oblique area coriaceous and with submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola (Fig. 57) subrectangular, weakly convergent posteriorly, APWL =2.7: 2.1: 5.2, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with sparse long oblique wrinkles, ventrally with dense minute punctures; posterior surface of propodeum with coarse dense punctures, without short medial longitudinal carina; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; second intercubital vein of forewing (Fig. 60) strongly sinuous; inner face of hind basitarsus medially without longitudinal groove.

Metasoma. Anterior half of T 1 (Fig. 60) with scattered and shallow punctures; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 (Fig. 64) with dense minute and posterolateral groove; T 2 antero-laterally with costate transverse depression (Fig. 60), medially obsolete; anterior half of T 2 with sparse punctures, medially smooth, posteriorly with few scattered punctures; T 3– T 5 with sparse punctures, punctures gradually denser from anterior to posterior area; S2–S5 with moderate punctures, almost evenly spaced; anterior half of pygidium (Fig. 65) with dense punctures and strong setae, and posterior half coriaceous and impunctate.

Male. Body length 8.4–10.2 mm, forewing length 6.7–7.3 mm. Mandible with preapical denticle and obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus basally with dense punctures, apically sparser, apex medially emarginated; W: OW: L: IOD=10: 5.4: 4.9: 5.6; OOD: POD: Od=10: 4.2: 2.8; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL: CAW=5.1: 5.6: 1.4: 10: 5.7; lower frons with deep and dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; pronotal anterior carina complete; pronotum latero-ventrally with dense oblique striae; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin with obsolete transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing distinctly exceeding second submarginal cell; propodeal dorsal face laterally with one oblique carina outside of areola; propodeal areola subrectangular, APWL =3.7: 2.5: 3.8, medial longitudinal carina approaching posterior of areola; lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long oblique wrinkles, ventrally smooth; posterior surface of propodeum smooth, without short medial longitudinal carina; subposterior area of T 1 close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 anteriorly with coarse dense punctures; T 3– T 6 with moderate punctures, almost evenly spaced; S5 without lateral denticle.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan).