Enicospilus nathani Gauld & Mitchell, 1981

Pham, Nhi Thi, Pham, Phu Van, Matsumoto, Rikio, Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2023, A review of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 873 (1), pp. 1-151 : 93

Enicospilus nathani Gauld & Mitchell, 1981

Fig. 51

Enicospilus nathani Gauld & Mitchell, 1981: 371 ; holotype ♀ from India ( CNC).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus moderately convex, ventral margin impressed, acute; mandible moderately short, twisted ca 20°, outer surface with a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal, central and distal sclerites, central sclerite linear, parallel to distal sclerite; metapleuron strongly rugose.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 8 Jun. 2011; Nguyen Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kbong, Kon Pne ; 15 Jul. 2012; Ta H.T. and Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Gia Lai Province, Kon Chu Rang NP ; 28 Mar. 2016; Truong X.L. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 27 May 2019; Nguyen V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Kon Tum Province, Mang Den, Mang Canh ; 6 Jun. 2019; Nguyen V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Lam Dong Province, Bidoup - Nui Ba NP ; 4 May 2022; Nguyen D.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Dien Bien Province, Muong Nhe ; 22.38560° N, 102.23854° E; 750 m a.s.l.; 25 Jun. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 2 ♀♀; Hoa Binh Province, Mai Chau, Bao La ; 20.7046° N, 104.9720° E; 830 m a.s.l.; 3 Jul. 2022; Phan Q.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Previously known from China, India, and Laos ( Yu et al. 2016; Shimizu & Konishi 2018). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 51. Enicospilus nathani Gauld & Mitchell, 1981, ♀ (IEBR). a. Habitus. b. Head, frontal view. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Head, lateral view. e. Mesosoma, lateral view. f. Central part of fore wing. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.