Pachyprotasis alboannulata Forsius, 1935

Zhong, Yihai & Wei, Meicai, 2010, The Pachyprotasis formosana group (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) in China: identification and new species, Zootaxa 2523, pp. 27-49 : 31-32

Pachyprotasis alboannulata Forsius, 1935

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Pachyprotasis alboannulata Forsius, 1935: 28 –29 [under the name antennatus ]; [female]; type locality: Burma. Pachyprotasis alboannulata: Malaise , (1945: l42), Saini & Kalia, (1989: 133, 143, figs. 140, 145, 154), Saini & Vasu, (1997: 2, fig. 3), Saini, (2007: 60, 101, figs. 159, 163, 166, 172, 178, 193, 199).

Pachyprotasis antennatus: Forsius , (1935: 28, 36), misspelling.

Material examined. 2 females, Songyang, Zhejiang Province (119°48΄E, 28°46΄N), 17. 0 7. 1989, He Junhua leg.; 1 female, Mt. Tianmu, Zhejiang Province (119°71΄E, 30°23΄N), vi. 1985, Wu Hong leg.; 2 females, Baotinaman, Neixiang, Henan Province (112°06΄E, 34°15΄N), 13. 0 7. 1998, Wei Meicai leg.; 1 female, Taoyandong, Yanling, Hunan Province (113°07΄E, 26°05΄N, alt. 900m), 23. 0 4. 1999, Zhang Kaijian leg.; 11 females, Mt. Badagong, Sangzhi, Hunan Province (110°16΄E, 29°38΄N, alt. 1200m), 14. 0 7. 2001, Wen Jun, Hunag Ningting leg.; 1 female, Taoyandong, Yanling, Hunan Province (113°07΄E, 26°05΄N, alt. 1100m), 17. 0 7. 2004, Lin Yang leg.; 2 females, Mt. Wudang Chaotiangong, Hubei province (110°08΄E, 32°65΄N), 0 8. 1984; 2 females, Mt. Yunshan, Wugang, Hunan Province (110°61΄E, 26°73΄N, alt. 1100m), 4. 0 4. 2003, Jiang Jigang leg.; 1 female, Mt. Gongshan, Gaoli, Yunnan Province (98°06΄E, 27°07΄N, alt. 1600m), 3. 0 7. 2005, He Yingke leg.; 1 female, Shangdanbao, Baishuijiang, Gansu Province (104°07΄E, 32°95΄N, alt. 1300–1600m), 30. 0 6. 2005, Zhuxun leg.; 1 female, Labahe, Tianquan, Sichuan Province (102°78΄E, 30°01΄N, alt. 1800– 2000m), 11. 0 7. 2003, Xiao Wei leg.; 10 females, Hongchunping, Mt. Emei, Sichuan Province (103°04΄E, 29°06΄N, Alt. 1600m), 4. 0 7. 2006, Zhong Yihai, Zhou Hu leg.; 8 females, 1 male, Baiyun Temple, Mt. Qingcheng, Sichuan Province (103°06΄E, 31°00΄N, Alt. 1600m), 29. 0 6. 2006, Zhong Yihai, Zhou Hu leg.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan). Burma ( Forsius, 1935), India ( Saini, 1989).

Diagnosis. Female: Body length 11–13mm. Black, distinct spots on dorsal parts of thorax, large spots on middle part of mesepisternum and pectus, medial triangular spots on posterior parts of tergites 1–8, tergite 9 and 10, deflexed lateral sides of all tergites, hind margins of all sternites white; antennae black, antennomeres 5 and 6 white, flagellomere 1 slightly shorter than flagellomere 2; legs white, black are: apical half of metafemur except white stripe on dorsal side, metatibia, apex of each metatarsus; pro- and middle leg with black posterior stripes from base of femur to claws, outer and dorsal sides of metacoxa each with a large spot.

Punctures on head extremely minute, distinctly shining; punctures on upper part of mesepisternum large, deep, on lower part minute and dense, interspaces shining with oily luster ( Figs 1 a, 1b). Lancet with 28 annuli, middle serrula with 2 anterior and 9–11 posterior sub-basal teeth, the 9th to 10th serrulae as in Fig. 1 c. Male: Body length 11mm. Color and structure similar to female except: antennae black; scapus and pedicel ventrally, antennomeres 3–5 except dorsal surfaces and basal part of antennomere 6 white; antennomeres 7–9 ventrally pale brown; tergites 5–8 deeply concave in each middle part of tergite ( Figs 2 d, 2e). Harpe, parapenis and penis valve as in Figs 2 f, 2h.

Figures

FIGURES 1. Pachyprotasis alboannulata Forsius, 1935. (a). specimen from Songyang, Female, dorsal view; (b). Female, lateral view; (c). Serrulae 9 – 10 of ovipositor; (d). specimen from Baiyun Temple, Mt. Qingcheng, Male, dorsal view; (e). Male, lateral view; (f). Penis valve; (g). The harpe and parapenis.

FIGURES 2. Pachyprotasis altantennata sp. nov. holotype, (a). Female, dorsal view; (b). Female, lateral view; (c). Serrulae 9 – 10 of ovipositor.