Limerodops punctatus, Riedel, 2019

Riedel, Matthias, 2019, Contribution to the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of Nepal, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 1119-1162 : 1143-1144

Limerodops punctatus nov.sp. (fig. 20)

Holotype: ♀ " Nepal, Distr. Humla, 14 km W Simikot 3km NW Sankha La , 4300 m, 29°57´18´´N 81°39´30´´E 29.-30.VI.2001, leg. F. Creutzburg yellow trap" ( SDEI).

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀: Body length 11.5 mm. Flagellum bristle-shaped, with 40 flagellomeres; 1 st flagellomere 2.0x longer than wide, 6 th flagellomere square, widest flagellomeres 1.2x wider than long, preapical flagellomere square. Temple slightly and almost linearly narrowed behind eye, dorsally 0.7x as long as eye. Distance of lateral ocellus to eye 1.3x ocellar diameter. Vertex punctate, smooth and shining. Frons rugose-punctate medially and punctate laterally. Face punctate, partly rugose. Clypeus slightly convex, with scattered punctures, apical margin sharp and straight. Gena 1.3x wider than eye, with coarse scattered punctures ventrally. Malar space as long as width of mandibular base. Mandible with two teeth, lower tooth smaller than upper one. Genal carina reaching hypostomal carina away from mandibular base; both carinae low.

Mesosoma covered with fine brownish hairs. Notaulus not impressed. Side of pronotum punctate dorsally and striate ventrally. Mesoscutum with dense punctures, intervals smooth and shining. Mesopleuron densely punctate; metapleuron coarsely rugosepunctate. Juxtacoxal carina absent. Scutellum slightly convex, 1.2x wider than long, with scattered punctures, without lateral carina. Area superomedia about square, rugose; costula absent. Area petiolaris rugose, without lateral carina. Outer dentiparal edge with short, blunt tooth. Hind coxa with scattered punctures ventrally, without scopa. Hind femur 3.7x longer than wide, with very scattered punctures in ventral 2/3. Claws not pectinate, moderately bent apically.

Areolet pentagonal, frontal distance of intercubiti 3x their width; 2 nd recurrent vein distinctly distal of its middle. Nervulus postfurcal (3x its width).

Metasoma amblypygous; hypopygium elongate, covering basal 2/3 of ovipositor sheath. Postpetiolus moderately widened, without distinct dorsal carina; median field not distinctly separated, with coarse but superficial aciculation; lateral field punctate. Gastrocoelus and thyridium not impressed. 2 nd tergite 1.4x wider than long, following tergites ± compressed, metasoma continously narrowed from 3 rd tergite on. 7 th tergite long. 2 nd and 3 rd tergite with fine scattered punctures, intervals smooth and shining. Following tergites almost smooth and strongly shining. 2 nd to 4 th sternites with median folds. Ovipositor sheath not extending behind metasomal apex.

Colour: Black. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites completely red. Coxae, trochanters and fore and mid trochantelli black; legs otherwise red; hind tibia infuscate in apical 0.1; mid tarsus brown, hind tarsus blackish. Wings with distinct brownish infuscation; pterostigma yellow.

♂ unknown. R e m a r k: Due to the characteristical form of metasoma (2nd tergite widest and meta-

soma narrowed from 3 rd tergite on, 7 th tergite long), this new species belongs to Limerodops HEINRICH. This genus has been only known from the Holarctic region so far and is newly reported from the Oriental region here.