Vanhornia leileri Hedqvist , 1976

Timokhov, Alexander V. & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2020, Review of the rare genus Vanhornia Crawford, 1909 (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Vanhorniidae) with description of a new species from the Russian Far East, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 79, pp. 57-76 : 57

Vanhornia leileri Hedqvist, 1976

Figs 5 , 6 , 7

Material examined

(ZISP). RUSSIA • 1 ♀; Krasnoyarsk Territory, Krasnoyarsk, E bank [of Yenisey River], Stolby Res. Env., Laletina r., 300 m, 26.VII.2009, 55°57'43"N 92°46'48"E; YPT; K. Tomkovich leg. • 1 ♀; Primorskiy Territory, 128 km SSE of Dal’nerechensk, Pozhiga Village , 23.VII.1983; D. Kasparyan leg.; determined by M. Kozlov , 1998; re-determined by H. Bauer, 2015 • 1 ♂; Primorskiy Territory, 25 km NE of Spassk-Dal’niy, Siniy Ridge , forest, border of forest, 7.VII.2001; S. Belokobylskij leg.; determined by S. Belokobylskij , 2001; re-determined by H. Bauer, 2015 • 1 ♀; Primorskiy Territory, Vladivostok, Sedanka , forest, 26.VII.2001; S. Belokobylskij leg. • 1 ♀; Kuril Islands, NW of Kunashir Island, source of Zolotaya River , 250-550 m, 19.VIII.2013; Yu. Sundukov leg.

Male (first description). Body length 4.3 mm; fore wing length 3.0 mm. Antennomeres 4 and 5 noticeably and antennomere 6 only slightly modified, with narrow longitudinal ridges ventrally (Fig. 5G ). Synsternite 2-6 below (Fig. 7C ) without median longitudinal groove (this being with deep, rather wide and more widened anteriorly, crenulate groove for enclosing of open part of ovipositor in female: Fig. 7A ). Cowled tergite 6 of metasoma (Fig. 7D ) in posterior view less convex, without median vertical bar (in female median vertical obtuse and smooth bar present: Fig. 7B ), suboval shape, almost straight in lower margin and convex upper, 1.6 times as wide as maximum height. Otherwise similar to female.

Distribution

(Fig. 8 ). Sweden, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia (Krasnoyarsk Territory (new record), Primorskiy Territory, and Kuril Islands (new record)).

Figures

Figure 5. Vanhornia leileri Hedqvist, 1976 (A-F, H-K female G male, specimens from Russian Far East) A habitus, lateral view B right mandible, lateral view C head, dorsal view D head, front view E head, lateral view F antenna G basal part of antenna H head, antero-lateral view I mesosoma, dorsal view J mesosoma, lateral view K metasoma and hind leg, lateral view.

Figure 6. Vanhornia leileri Hedqvist, 1976 (female, specimen from Russian Far East) A wings B metasoma, dorsal view C metasoma, lateral view.

Figure 7. Vanhornia leileri Hedqvist, 1976 (A, B female C-F male, specimens from Russian Far East) A, C metasoma, ventral view B, D metasomal tergite 6, posterior view E metasoma, dorsal view F metasoma, lateral view.

Figure 8. Map of distribution of Vanhornia in Eurasia. Green spot - V. yurii sp. nov., blue spots - V. leileri, yellow spots - V. quizhouensis, red spot - specimen from South Korea determined as V. eucnemidarum (Choi & Lee, 2012).