Apanteles heichinensis Sonan, 1942

Liu, Zhen, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin & Gupta, Ankita, 2020, The ater-group of the genus Apanteles Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from China with the descriptions of forty-eight new species, Zootaxa 4807 (1), pp. 1-205 : 181-183

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4807.1.1
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scientific name	Apanteles heichinensis Sonan, 1942
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Apanteles heichinensis Sonan, 1942 View in CoL

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Apanteles heichinensis Sonan, 1942: 245 View in CoL . Holotype ♀ — Taiwan, China [TARI]. Chou, 1979: 305; Chou, 1981: 71–88; You, 1995: 507; You, 2000: 394–400; Shenefelt, 1972: 530; Chen & Song, 2004: 56.

Diagnosis. Body length 2.6 mm, fore wing length 2.9 mm. Body black, hind femur yellowish brown. Posterior tangent to anterior ocellus just touching posterior ocelli, distance between fore and hind ocellus about as long as diameter of hind ocellus. Antenna distinctly shorter than body length, penultimate flagellomere slightly longer than wide. Interspaces between punctures on disc of mesonotum as long as its diameter. Areola on propodeum narrow, V-shaped apically, without strong costulae, posterio-lateral parts unsculptured. Pterostigma 2.6× as long as its widest part, vein 1-R1 1.2× longer than pterostigma, vein r 2.0× longer than vein 2-SR, distinctly angled at junction. T1 parallel-sided at anterior half, strongly narrowed at apical half, 3.6× longer than hind width, turned-over part slightly shiny, shallowly rugose-punctate, longitudinal channel shallow, smooth inside; T2 shiny and nearly polished, except a few weak punctures, 3.0× wider than long in the middle; T3 1.9× longer than T2. Ovipositor sheath 1.2× longer than hind tibia.

Hosts. According to the label, Casinaria colacae Sonan ( Lepidoptera : Hesperiidae ), Aglossa dimidiata Haworth ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ) and Choristoneura diversana (Hübner) ( Lepidoptera : Tortricidae ). According to literature, Homona coffearia (Nietner) ( Chou, 1979) .

Material examined. 1♀, Xiamen , Fujian, 1988.VII.28, He Junhua, No. 887907 ; 1♀, Mt. Xiaowuyi , Fujian, 1983.VII.26–29, He Junhua, No. 832227 ; 1♀, Jianyang , Fujian, 1985.X, Liu Fuming, No. 854134 ; 1♀, Shumuyuan, Shenzhou , Fujian, 1991.IV.11, Tang Yuqing, No. 20009942 ; 1♀, Tianzhu , Gansu, 1990.IV.28, Yu Jihe, No. 911044, ex Choristoneura diversana (Hübner) ; 5♀♀, Changsha, Hunan, 1980, Tong Xinwang , Nos. 20044857, 20044845, 20044870, 20044880, 20044893 ; 1♀, Zhangliangmiao (1300m), Liuba , Shaanxi, 1998.VI.7, Ma Yun, No. 982901 ; 2♀♀, Shanghai, 1978.IX, Zhang Xuefang, Nos. 780742, 803682 ; 4♀♀ 2♂♂, Lin’an , Zhejiang, 195?, Li Xueliu, No. 830047, ex Casinaria colacae Sonan ; 4♀♀, ditto , 1950.X.4, ditto , No. 830070, ex ditto ; 1♀, ditto , 1950.X.6, ditto , No. 830080, ex ditto ; 3♀♀, ditto , 1950.X.14, ditto , No. 830081, ex ditto ; 16♀♀ 1♂, ditto , 1950.X.12, ditto , No. 830048, ex ditto ; 6♀♀, ditto , 1950.IX.15, ditto , No. 830060, ex ditto ; 3♀♀, ditto , 1950.IX.8, ditto , No. 830065, ex ditto ; 3♀♀ 8♂♂, Hangzhou , Zhejiang, 1972.VII, He Junhua, No. 72018.2, ex A. dimidita Haworth ; 1♀, ditto , 1957.VIII, ditto , No. 5748.20 ; 1♀, ditto , 1977.IX, ditto , No. 771228 ; 1♀, ditto , 1989.X, Rong Luqi, No. 895608; 2♀♀, ditto , 1975.X, He Junhua , Nos. 760184, 760185 ; 1♀, ditto , 1978.V.16, ditto , No. 780298 ; 1♀, ditto , 1955. X.17, Li Xueliu, No. 830040; 2♀♀, ditto , 1950.IX.12, ditto , No. 830045 ; 1♀, ditto , 1975.VI.19, He Junhua, No. 750261; 1♀, ditto , 1957.VI.20, ditto , No. 5728.6 ; 2♀♀ 4♂♂, ditto , 1974.X.28, He Junhua, No. 740788; 1♀, ditto , 1974.X.28, ditto , No. 740249 ; 4♀♀, ditto , 1982.IX.22, Zhou Caie, Nos. 824958, 824960, 824962, 824964; 1♀, Mt. Tianmu , Zhejiang, 1983.X.3–5, Zhou Caie, No. 834289 ; 1♀, ditto , 1992.VI.9, Chen Xuexin, No. 922448; 2♂♂, ditto , 1982.X.10, Zhu Kunyan, No. 8260631 ♀, Sanmuping, Mt. Tianmu , Zhejiang, 1998.VII.31, Ma Yun, No. 999273 ; 1♀, Qingshanhu, Lin’an , Zhejiang, 2004.XI.9, He Junhua, No. 200704919 ; 1♀, ditto , 2005.VIII.11, Shi Min, No. 200607569; 1♀, Longquan , Zhejiang, light trap, 1965.VII.20, ditto , No. 65054.1 ; 3♀♀, Lanxi , Zhejiang, 1985.VIII.4–5, Chen Xuexin, Nos. 852142, 852153, 852166 ; 1♀, Zhejiang, 198?,?, No. 940385.1 ; 1♀, Jinhua , Zhejiang, 1980.IX.X, Ma Yun, No. 803600 .

Distribution. China (Fujian, Gansu, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Taiwan, Zhejiang).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Braconidae
Genus	Apanteles