Ecrizotes nasalis (Springate & Noyes, 1990) Mitroiu & Andriescu & Manic, 2024

Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, Andriescu, Ionel & Manic, Gheorghe, 2024, The Afrotropical and West-Palaearctic species of Ecrizotes Förster (Hymenoptera: Pirenidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 970, pp. 1-37 : 30-32

Ecrizotes nasalis (Springate & Noyes, 1990) comb. nov.

Fig. 12

Spathopus nasalis Springate & Noyes, 1990: 224–225 ; holotype ♀, NHMUK, examined.

Diagnosis

Female

All funiculars wider than long, Fu3 not or only slightly smaller than either Fu2 or Fu4 ( Fig. 12F ); ventral margin of clypeus acute ( Fig. 12D ); head in frontal view with gena buccate ( Fig. 12B ); hind tibia length about 6.7 × width; gaster shorter than combined length of head and mesosoma, not compressed laterally ( Fig. 12A ); tip of hypopygium not incised (cf. Fig. 7I ); ovipositor sheath length 0.25 × length of hind tibia.

Male

Unknown.

Material examined

SWEDEN • 1 ♀; “ Örebro, Latorp / 12/6 1943 / A. Jansson // Standing over: / Spathopus montanus / in Hedqvist coll. / BMNH(E) 2011-27 // Det. confirmed ♀ / C. Thuróczy 2013 // NHMUK010834303 ”; NHMUK .

UNITED KINGDOM • 1 ♀; “ Holotype // Wales: Mid Glam. / Kenfig Pool LNR / 6.viii.88 / J.S. Noyes // ♀ Spathopus nasalis sp.n. / det. N.D. Springate & J.S. Noyes 1990 // B.M. Type Hym 5.3471 // NHMUK 014583381 ”; NHMUK .

Distribution

United Kingdom ( UCD Community 2023); Sweden (new record).

Hosts

Unknown.

Taxonomic comments

After E. acer sp. nov., E. nasalis is the species with the most protruding clypeal margin, although considerably less acute than in E. acer .

Figures

Fig. 12. Ecrizotes nasalis (Springate & Noyes, 1990) comb. nov., holotype, ♀ (NHMUK014583381). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Clypeus. E. Fore wing, dorsal view. F. Head and antennae, lateral view (arrow indicates Fu3).

Fig. 7. Ecrizotes longicauda Mitroiu sp. nov. A, C, E, G–I. Holotype, ♀ (NHMUK). B, F. Allotype, ♂ (NHMUK). D. Paratype, ♀ (NHMUK). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Habitus, lateral view. C. Head, frontal view. D. Clypeus. E. Antenna (arrow indicates Fu3). F. Antenna. G. Fore wing, dorsal view. H. Mesosoma, dorsal view. I. Gaster, lateral view (arrow indicates hypopygium).