Genaemirum vulcanicola Heinrich, 1967

Rousse, Pascal, Broad, Gavin R. & van Noort, Simon, 2016, Review of the genus Genaemirum Heinrich (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) with interactive identification keys to species, ZooKeys 636, pp. 77-105 : 103

Genaemirum vulcanicola Heinrich, 1967 Fig. 10

Material examined.

Holotype ♀: Holotype [red label] [TANZANIA] TANGANYIKA, Rungwe Mts., 2600 m, 12.XI.62, Typus Nr. Hym. 435 Zoologische Staatssammlung München [faded red label], Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Type-No.: ZSM-Hym-00253 [pink label], Genaemirum vulcanicola ♀ det. G. Heinrich, Imaged WaspWeb LAS 4.4 SAMC 2016 [yellow label] (ZSMC). 1♀, ‘Meru’, van Someren, VII.1943, V.G.L. van Someren collection, Brit. Mus. 1959-468 [there are towns called Meru in Kenya and Tanzania and van Someren’s collection is recorded only as being from East Africa, although Tanzania is perhaps more likely, as an ex-German colony] (BMNH).

Other material.

A female from South Africa (Natal: Kloof, 1500ft, VIII.1926, R.E. Turner) in BMNH is smaller and paler red than other specimens and has more abundant yellow markings, but is structurally very similar to the holotype and non-type female examined. We tentatively refer this specimen to Genaemirum vulcanicola .

Diagnosis.

Female. Body length 14 mm. Bright red overall with numerous yellow markings; flagellum darker with a white median ring; antenna with 37 flagellomeres; lower gena not expanded; clypeus transverse, about rectangular with ventral margin subtruncate; lower frons rugose, with two acute horn-like protuberances pointing upwards dorsally; ventral junction of occipital and hypostomal carinae expanded, pointed; tergites 1-4 longitudinally striate medially. Male. Unknown.

Biology.

Unknown, but see discussion on biology under the genus treatment.

Distribution.

South Africa, Tanzania.