Enicospilus sp. 1

Shimizu, So, 2020, The Nepalese species of the genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae): a preliminary revision and identification key to species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 67 (1), pp. 69-126 : 69

Enicospilus sp. 1 Fig. 29

Material examined.

1 unsexed: Nepal.

1 unsexed, Phulchoki (2,000 m), Nepal, VIII.1982, M.G. Allen leg. (LT) (NHMUK) (Fig. 29 ) .

Comments.

The mandibular structure of this species indicates it is associated with the E. ramidulus complex. Enicospilus sp. 1 does not key out to any species in Gauld and Mitchell’s (1981) and Tang’s (1990) keys and is possibly an undescribed species. It may potentially be found to be closely related to E. choui Tang, 1990 or E. sinicus Tang, 1990. However, only one broken specimen is known, so I tentatively treat this species as a species inquirenda.

Figures

Figure 29. Enicospilus sp. 1, unsexed, ♀. A. Habitus; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head, lateral view; D. Head, dorsal view; E. Mesosoma, lateral view; F. Central part of fore wing.