(38) Zethus dolosus Bingham, 1897

Figs 127-129, 161-164

Zethus dolosus Bingham 1897: 332, 333 "Burma (Pegu Hills); Tenasserim", NHMUK. Type: female.

Material examined.

CHINA: Hong Kong: 1♀, Pak Sha O, hand net, 11.vii.2007, UTM: 50Q KK 242852 70m, ref.: 0267. C.Hy. 2 [CBC] : same location, 1♂, hand net, 27.vii.2009, ref.: 0366.C. Hy. 3 [CBC]; same location, 5♀, reared, 07.xii.2010, 21.iv.2010, 19.v.2013, 24.iv.2016 & 28.iv.2016, refs.: 0380.A. Hy. 1 [CBC], 0396.A. Hy. 1 leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH], 0503.A. Hy. 1 [CBC], 0584.C. Hy. 1 [CBC] & 0585. C.Hy. 1 [CBC] ; same location, 10♂, 22.iv.2010, 27.iv.2010, 27.vii.2011, 31.v.2013, 16.iv.20016, 17.iv.2016 & 23.iv.2016, refs.: 0397. A.Hy. 1 [CBC], 0399. A.Hy. 1 [CBC], 0445. A.Hy. 1 leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH], 0505. A.Hy. 1 [CBC], 0576. C.Hy. 1 (2 Nos.) [CBC], 0577. C.Hy. 1 (3 Nos.) [CBC] & 0580. C.Hy. 1 [CBC] .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Hong Kong); India; Bhutan; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam.

Remarks.

A frequent wasp in Hong Kong. Barthélémy (2012) reported on the nesting biology of this species under the name of Zethus sp.1. Cells are mass-provisioned with caterpillars belonging to the family Geometridae and Noctuidae ( Barthélémy, 2012). It is expected that Zethus malayanus Gusenleitner, 2010 distributed from Malaysia to Guangdong will also be recorded in Hong Kong.