Nesodiprion albiventris Togashi, 1998

Figs 3A–B, 6A–B, 7F, 9G, 11G, 12H, 13G, 14L–M

Nesodiprion albiventris Togashi, 1998: 254; Taeger et al. 2010: 209: Hara & Smith 2012: 22.

Additional description of female (holotype). Shiny, without colored metallic reflections (Figs 3A–B). Head with punctures weak on dorsal area, large, partly distinct and mostly fused on anterodorsal area (Figs 6A–B). Thorax with punctures on mesoscutum small and weak, vague on posterior part of median lobe, on mesoscutellum large and sparse (Fig. 9G), and large and mostly contiguous on dorsal part of mesepisternum (Fig. 11G). Abdomen dorsally weakly microsculptured (Fig. 13G); first tergum punctured on wide medial area.

Distance between eyes 1.5 × eye height. Malar space 0.4 × width of median ocellus. First flagellomere in lateral view (Fig. 7F) with length along dorsal margin 0.9 × apical breadth except for ramus and ramus length 1.9 × its flagellomere length. Anterior edge of mesoscutellum angled about 100° (Fig. 9G). In hind leg, first tarsomere length 1.5 × tibia breadth (Fig. 12H). In hind wing, section of vein 1A between crossveins a and cu-a 1.4 × as long as width of cell 1A.

Ovipositor sheath as in Figs 14L–M. (Ovipositor missing.)

Material examined. Holotype (Figs 3A–B): ♀, “Kume Is., Okinawa, 2. Xl. 1978, M. Kinjo” (NSMT).

Distribution. Japan: Okinawa Pref. (Ryukyu Islands: Kume-jima Is.).

Remarks. The female of N. albiventris is characterized by the richly pale-marked body (Figs 3A–B) and the weakly microsculptured abdominal terga (Fig. 13G).