Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989

Chen, Hua-Yan, Liu, Zhen, Wang, Zheng, Yang, Sheng-Jie & Luo, Shi-Xiao, 2022, Review of the genus Sericocampsomeris Betrem, 1941 (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) from China, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 69 (2), pp. 125-138 : 125

Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989

Figs 4A-H , 5A, B

Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989: 53. (holotype and four paratypes in Z.S.I., Calcutta; one paratype in Ottawa Museum). Gupta and Jonathan 2003: 61; Liu et al. 2021c: 14; Taylor and Barthélémy: 2021.

Material examined.

Five males, China: Hainan, Wenchang , coconut garden, 19°32'56.61"N, 110°47'28.82"E, 19 m alt., 30.IX-10.X.2019, Malaise trap, Chun-Yang Xu, (SCBG); 5 males. Same data as above (HUAS) .

Diagnosis.

Males of S. flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989 can be distinguished from their congeners mainly by the following characters: T1-T5 with wide, but broadly interrupted yellow bands; vestiture predominantly white; clypeus, scutellum, metanotum and legs entirely black; and paramere with black pubescence basally.

Female. Unknown.

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

China (Hainan, Hong Kong); India, Nepal.

Figures

Figure 4. Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989, male (SCAU 3043664): A. Lateral habitus (from Liu et al. 2021 c); B. Head, anterior view; C. Head, dorsal view; D. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view; E. Head and mesosoma, lateral view; F. Wings; G. Propodeum and T 1, dorsal view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view.

Figure 5. Male genitalia. A, B. Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989 (SCAU 3043664); C, D. Sericocampsomeris punctata Liu & Chen, sp. nov. (En- 418590); E, F. Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata (Smith, 1855). (A, C, E dorsal view B, D, F ventral view).