Notoplatylabus podolicus podolicus HEINRICH

A. M, 2009, Illustrated key to the tribes of subfamilia Ichneumoninae and genera of the tribe Platylabini of world fauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1317-1608 : 1465-1466

Notoplatylabus podolicus podolicus HEINRICH (Plate 33)

Notoplatylabus podolicus HEINRICH 1934 - Polskie Pismo Entomol. 13 (1-4): 31-32, ♀. Notoplatylabus podolicus HEINRICH 1974 - Ann. Zool. Wars. 32 (8): 175.

F e m a l e

F l a g e l l u m: Long, slender, with 35 segments, beyond middle scarcely widened and distinctly flattened ventrally, gradually attenuated toward apex, with white semiannulus on segments 6-10; basal segments moderately elongated, first segment 4,5 times longer than width at apex laterally. Flagellum 1,2 times longer than the front wing and practically equal to body length.

H e a d: Head contour from front sharply transversal, 1,5 times wider than height, with very large eyes and sinuously oblique genae; length of genae 5,2 times sorter than height of eye; contour from above transversal, 2,1 times wider than length. Vertex from lateral vertically abrupt just after the ocelli; temples from above very short, behind eyes sharply and gradually narrowed, from lateral at middle equal 0,3 of longitudinal diameter of eye; occiput from above gradually concave to ocelli, impression reach level of eyes; occipital carina reduced from above, from lateral parallel to hind margin of eye, before mandible base sharply curved forward (opposite angular projection of front margin of pronotum) and widened to mandible base; hypostomal carina visible from lateral at a long distance; occipital carina meeting with hypostomal carina practically on mandible base; malar space equal to mandible base width; mandibles extremely short, thin, sharply narrowed behind base; clypeus slightly transversal, 1,8 times wider than length, strongly convex with straight or slightly impressed front margin and with more or less distinct rounded corners, very sharply separated from face by suture; clypeal foveae deep; labrum long, broad, rounded in front; middle field of face distinct, but slightly elevated, narrow, in middle almost 2,5 times narrower than lateral fields; antennal cavities strongly developed, deep, their lateral margins practically reach margin of eye, raised above margins of eyes and longitudinally striated, laterally without tubercles and with only just marked tubercle between antennal fossae; ocelli large, diameter of lateral ocellus only just more than distance from ocellus to eye; ocellar triangle slightly elevated. Face and clypeus very densely punctured by small punctures, slightly shining along margins of face and on surface of clypeus; rest surface with microsculpture between punctures.

T h o r a x: Collar of pronotum very short, from above with straight front margin, transverse furrow rather shallow and narrow; pronotal base with angular projection above front coxae and opposite angular break of lower part of occipital carina. Mesonotum strongly convex, of equal length and breadth; notauli sharp, deep, crenulated, strongly converge backwards, almost reach scuto-scutellar groove; mesonotum laterally bordered by very deep furrow strongly broadened at hind half; surface of mesonotum very densely punctured by small punctures, to wrinkled, with developed microsculpture and slightly shining; subalarum thin, but not sharp; speculum with more sparse and big punctures than other part of mesopleurae, shining; area of mesopleural fovea very deeply impressed, sternauli very deep, crenulated, reach to middle of mesopleurae; surface of upper part of mesopleurae densely punctured, of lower part longitudinally-wrinkled; mesopleural suture with very sharp ribs; scutellum from above triangle, high elevated at base of horizontal part, sharply carinated up to apex; horizontal part of scutellum with sparse punctures; postscutellum with sharply carinated angular lateral foveae, from above trapeziform. Hind margin of metanotum with triangle projections opposite lateral longitudinal carinae. Propodeum from lateral slanted, horizontal part of propodeum equal to length of area posteromedia in middle; propodeum with complete set of carinae; area superomedia hexagonal, of equal length and breadth, costulae before middle; areae dentiparae at apex with teeth-like projections (but not apophysises); spiracles rather small, equal 0,5 breadth of field at place of spiracle, longish-oval, 1,5 longer than width along internal contour or 1,3 times longer than width along external one. Horizontal part of propodeum with shallow cellular sculpture, without microsculpture, area spiraculifera with sharp transverse carinae; metapleurae strongly convex with sharp transversal rugosity.

L e g s: Long and slender; hind femora from outside with impressed area. Claws thin, strongly curved in middle almost at right angle.

W i n g s: Areolet quadrangular, almost symmetrical (external vein of apex some shorter than internal); stigma dark, broad; radial cell broad; radius slightly sinuous, long; nervulus interstitial; ramulus distinct; membrane of wing hyaline, veins dark. Length of front wing 1,3 times shorter than body length.

A b d o m e n Abdomen from above rather broad, parallel sided, dorso-ventrally not flattened; second tergite transversal, at apex 1,2 times wider than length; all tergites visible from above; sheath of ovipositor only just visible protrude. First tergite at base flattened, from lateral thick with gradual bend to postpetiolus; lateral carinae distinct, interspace between them slightly wrinkled; dorsomedian carina only just marked; from above petiolus gradually broadened to postpetiolus; middle field not limited by carinae, but elevated, smooth, only with very sparse punctures, lateral fields with punctures. Gastrocoeli square, short; thyridia distinctly expressed, parallel to front margin of tergite, only just wider or equal to interval between them; lunulae distinct, of moderate size; tergites 2-3rd with dense fine punctures to slightly wrinkled, 4-5th shagreen, slightly shining; sheath of ovipositor pointed. Second sternite sclerotized in considerably part; hypopygium from lateral slightly triangle, almost rectangular, ventrally with fold.

C o l o r a t i o n: Black. Abdomen black or brownish, 5th tergite at apex with white margin, 6th in most part and 7th completely white, subalarum with white spot; legs brown-black, hypopygium with white membranous apex

S i z e: Body length: 7,8; front wing: 6,0; flagellum: 7,1 mm.

Variation of body length: 6,4-8,0 mm