Enicospilus nigronotatus Cameron, 1903

Pham, Nhi Thi, Pham, Phu Van, Matsumoto, Rikio, Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2023, A review of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 873 (1), pp. 1-151 : 101

Enicospilus nigronotatus Cameron, 1903

Fig. 56

Enicospilus nigronotatus Cameron, 1903: 133 ; lectotype ♀ from Borneo ( NHMUK) , designated by Townes et al. (1961): 284.

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly convex, ventral margin blunt; mandible twisted ca 40°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing length 20.0 mm or more, fenestra with proximal and distal sclerites, both CI and ICI greater than 0.65; metapleuron strigose.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao NP ; 900 m a.s.l.; 8 Mar. 2003; Truong X.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Lang Son Province, Bac Son, Vi Ba ; 660 m a.s.l.; 1 Jul. 2003; Truong X.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thanh Hoa Province, Xuan Lien NP ; 23 Apr. 2012; Tran T.D. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Lao Cai Province, Sapa, Khoang ; 4 Jul. 2013; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Copia NP ; 17 May 2017; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Ninh Binh Province, Ninh Hai, Nang cave ; 20°13.554′ N, 105°54.148′ E; 4 m a.s.l.; 14 Jun. 2018; Pham T.N., Dang T.H. and Nguyen H.N. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Quang Nam Province, Tay Giang , TrʼHy ; 15°48′59″ N, 107°22′23″ E; 1210 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 2019; Phan Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 22°35′18.2″ N, 105°52′33.2″ E; 1200 m a.s.l; 22 May 2020; Hoang V.T. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Me Linh Station for Biodiversity ; 24 Jul. 2020; Tran D.D. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Lao Cai Province, Bat Xat NR ; 22°37′37″ N, 103°37′32″ E; 1840 m a.s.l.; 28 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Previously known from Brunei, China (including Taiwan), Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka ( Yu et al. 2016; Shimizu & Konishi 2018; Shimizu et al. 2020). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 56. Enicospilus nigronotatus Cameron, 1903, ♀ (IEBR). a. Habitus. b. Head, frontal view. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Head, lateral view. e. Mesosoma, lateral view. f. Central part of fore wing. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.