Diaparsis (Diaparsis) niphadoctona He, 1995

Khalaim, A. I., 2022, New species of Oriental Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with remarks on sexual dimorphism in the genus Allophrys Förster, 1869, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (1), pp. 53-61 : 55

Diaparsis (Diaparsis) niphadoctona He, 1995

Figs 7–11 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Laos, Xieng Khouang [Xiangkhouang] Prov., Phou Samsoum , 19°08.663´N, 103°48.083´E, 2157 m, 27. V .2013, coll. T. Mita , 1 ♀ ( EUM) .

DIAGNOSIS. Head and mesosoma distinctly punctate over smooth or finely granulate background. Head, in dorsal view, strongly rounded posterior to eyes ( Fig. 8 ); gena almost 0.7 times as long as eye width. Antennal flagellum unusually short, with 23–24 flagellomeres ( Fig. 10 ). Clypeus ventrally expanded into a blunt tooth ( Figs 9–10 ). Malar space about as long as basal mandibular width. Notaulus with strong irregular wrinkles on anterolateral side ( Fig. 8 ). Foveate groove of mesopleuron extending from epicnemial carina to base of mid coxa, deep and broad, anteriorly upcurved, with strong transverse wrinkles. Dorsolateral areas of propodeum with irregular wrinkles. Fore wing with second recurrent vein (2 m-cu) postfurcal. First tergite of metasoma slender, smooth, with distinct glymma in posterior 0.5–0.6; petiole round in cross-section centrally. Ovipositor very long ( Fig. 7 ), distinctly sinuate apically ( Fig. 11 ).

DISTRIBUTION. North China (Gansu), Laos.

BIOLOGY. Reared from Niphades castanea Chao ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) on Chinese chestnut Castanea mollissima Blume ( Fagaceae ) in China [ He, Li, 1995].

Figures

Figs 7–11. Diaparsis niphadoctona (Laos), ♀: 7 — habitus, lateral view; 8 — head, dorsal view; 9 — head, front view; 10 — head with antenna, antero-ventral view; 11 — apex of ovipositor, lateral view. Рис. 7–11. Diaparsis niphadoctona (Лаос), ♀: 7 — габитус, сбоку; 8 — голова, сверху; 9 — голова, спереди; 10 — голова с антенной, спереди и сниЗу; 11 — верШина Яйцеклада, сбоку.