Eccoptosage praedatoria (Smith, 1859)

Riedel, Matthias, 2023, Contribution to the knowledge of the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Maritime Southeast Asia, Zootaxa 5363 (1), pp. 1-94 : 52-53

Eccoptosage praedatoria (Smith, 1859)

Material. Indonesia: S Sulawesi, Toraya-land, 1000 m, Rantepao, Puncak , 1 ♀ 21–24.ii.1994, leg. J. Oehlke (Linz) ; C Sulawesi, nr Luwuk, Bunga , c 300 m, 1 ♀ 1–14.xi.1989, Mal. trap 17, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; C Sulawesi, Salodik , 400 m, 1 ♂ 27–30.x.1989, leg. M. Tuhung (Leiden) ; SW Sulawesi, Gn. Bulusaraung, nr. Camba, Malawa, Mal. trap 3, c 750 m, 1 ♀ 2 ♂♂ 7.ii.–28.iii.1991, leg. C. van Achterberg & Y. Yasir (Leiden) ; N Sulawesi, Dumoga-Bone N.P. c 245 m, Mal. trap, Toraut , 1 ♂ 26.vi.–3.vii.1985, leg. J. Huijbregts ET AL. (Leiden) ; SE Sulawesi, nr Sanggona, 1 km W base camp, Gn. Watuwila, Mal. trap 12, c 200 m, 3 ♂♂ 12–15.x.1989, 1 ♂ 15–19.x.1989, 1 ♀ 4 ♂♂ 19.x.–5.xi.1989, Mal. trap 1, c 225 m, 1 ♀ 15.x.–5.xi.1989, Mal. trap 6, c 200 m, 1 ♂ 15.x.–5.xi.1989, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; N Sumatra, Ketambe, c. 400 m, near N.P. Gn. Leuser, Mal. trap, xi.1994, leg. Y. van Nierop & C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; W Bali, nr Negara, rainforest above Batuagung , c 575 m, 1 ♀ 4–13.xii.1991, Mal. trap 1, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; W Java, Mt. Halimun Salak NP, Cikaniki , 6.7445°S 106.538°E, 1052 m, 1 ♂ 21.iv.2016, X. Mengal & T. Burton ( ZSM) ; W Sumatra, Bukittingi env., Sianok , 0°17,5946´S 100°20,5449´E, 1 ♀ 15.xi.2015, leg. V. Gromenko (coll. Riedel) ; Malaysia: SE Sabah, nr. Danum Valley Field C, WON 1 , c 150 m, Mal. trap 5, 1 ♀ 15.iv.–15.v.1987, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; SW Sabah, nr. Long Pa Sia, Payakalaba , 1 ♂ 12–13.iv.1987, c. 1010 m, Mal. trap 13, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; SW Sabah, nr Long Pa Sia ( East ), c 1000 m, 1 ♂ 1–13.iv.1987, 1 ♂ 25.xi.–7.xii.1987, Mal. trap 5, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden) ; N Sabah, Kinabalu Park Poring, c 475 m, Mal. trap 6, 1 ♂ 9–12.iii.1987, leg. C. van Achterberg (Leiden).

Remarks. ♀: Body length 9–11 mm. Flagellum with 33–37 flagellomeres, slightly lanceolate; 1 st flagellomere 3.6 × longer than wide, widest flagellomeres 1.4 × wider than long. OED 1.7 × and OOD 0.7 × ocellar diameter. Mesopleuron superficially punctate and sometimes with weak striation in ventral half. Apophysis long.

♂: Body length 11–14 mm. Flagellum with 36–37 flagellomeres, bristle-shaped, 1 st flagellomere 3.3 × longer than wide, all flagellomeres longer than wide. Tyloids on flagellomeres 9–13/14, long-oval, maximally 0.8 × as long as their flagellomeres. OED 1.8 × and OOD 0.7 × ocellar diameter. Mesopleuron punctate, not striate. Apophysis short. Colour reddish. Flagellum reddish basally, mainly black, in ♂ flagellomeres 12–17 with ivory stripes. Hind tarsus blackish.

Distribution. Known from Sulawesi, new records for Borneo, Java and Sumatra.