Platyplectrus pannonica, (Erdos, 1966)

Zhu, C. D. & Huang, D. W., 2004, A study of Platyplectrus Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in mainland China, Journal of Natural History 38 (17), pp. 2183-2209 : 2202-2203

P. pannonica ( Erdös, 1966)

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Euplectromorpha pannonica Erdös, 1966: 398 . Holotype ”, Hungary (HNHM, examined).

Platyplectrus pannonica (Erdös) ; Bouček, 1988: 635.

Diagnosis. Head with dark parts metallic green; occiput sharply margined, without occipital carina; post-occipital carina absent. Antenna with pedicel dark, flagellum with segments concolorous; clava acute. Pronotum rounded into neck, without distinct transverse carina anteriorly. Mesosoma completely dark. Mid lobe of mesoscutum covered with setae all over the dorsum. Axillae with setae. Scutellum with sublateral grooves broad, grooves reticulate at bottom, and the area lateral to the grooves sculptured; reticulations transverse on anterior part, regularly rounded on posterior part on scutellum.

Description. Head completely metallic green. Occiput sharply margined; occipital or post-occipital carina absent. Scape yellow; pedicel dark. Flagellum concolorous. Funicle with all segments longer than broad, with F4 samely separated from F3 and clava, and distinctly four-segmented, with segments not becoming shorter and broadened towards clava simultaneously; F1 1.7–4 times as long as broad. Clava medially same breadth as funicle, acute, 1.9–3 times as long as broad.

Mesosoma completely black. Pronotum rounded into neck, without distinct transverse carina anteriorly. Mid lobe of mesoscutum with engraved reticulations, covered with setae all over the dorsum, without longitudinal median carina. Axillae reticulate, with more than two setae. Scutellum without longitudinal median carina, reticulate, with broad sublateral grooves united at middle point posteriorly. Reticulations on scutellum completely distinct and engraved all over the dorsum, transverse on anterior part, regularly rounded on posterior part. Area lateral to sublateral grooves engravely reticulate. Dorsellum smooth, without tooth-like structure directing posteriorly. Propodeum completely smooth, with median carina at least translucent along margins, thus appearing yellow, raised into a cup-shape, not raised too much anteriorly into a translucent, elongate and tongue-shaped protuberance, without short carinae attached. Petiole transverse and smooth.

Hind coxae completely dark. Hind femora yellow, dark on dorsal margin, or mostly dark, except base and apex yellow. Hind tibiae yellow, with one spur more than 1.5 times length of the first tarsomere. Hind tarsi with the first segment at least as long as the second, yellow.

Variations. The male paratype of this species has sensory plates on each funicular segment protruding beyond each segment. Specimens from Hunan have the basal half of the hind coxae dark, but paler apically; while those from Yunnan have hind femora mostly dark .

Material examined. Type material deposited in HNMH: Holotype 1”, Hungary: Bakonv, 22 October 1955, on Quercus cerris L. (Erdös) (Hym. Typ. No. 4721, Mus. Budapest). Paratypes 1”, Hungary: Nadap, 14 November 1951, on fakéreg alól (bark) (Kaszab) (Hym. Typ. No. 4726, Mus. Budapest); 2””, Hungary: Velencei-h, Nadap, 14 November 1951, on fakéreg alól (bark) (Kaszab) (Hym. Typ. No. 4725 and 4727, Mus. Budapest); 1”, Hungary: Velenci-h. Nadap 14 November 1954 (Kaszab), on fakéreg alól (Hym. Typ. No. 4713 Mus. Budapest). Allotype 1„, Hungary: Budapest, Biró, 1929 (Erdös) (Hym. Typ. No. 4722, Mus. Budapest). Chinese material deposited in IZCAS: 1”, Beijing, Changlingxiao, 5 September 1984 (Huang Da-Wei); 2„„, 18””, Hunan, Hanshou, 15 August 1982, ex. Cifuna locuples Walker [ Lymantriidae ] (Liao Ding-xi); 5„„, 1”, Yunnan, Lijiang, Baishui, 17 July 1984, 2800 m (Li Chang-fang); 1„, Yunnan, Dêqên, 4 August 1984, 2300 m (Li Chang-fang); 2„„, 1”, Yunnan, Lijiang, Lidiping, 14 August 1984, 3400 m (Li Chang-fang); 1”, Tibet, Zayü, 19 July 1997 (Zhu Chao-dong). Determined material deposited in BMNH: 1”, France: B. Du Rhone, 24 July 1991 (Fonscolombe); 1”, Spain: Calella d. Costa (Barcelona), July 1971 (Z. Bouček).

Distribution. * China: Beijing, Hunan, Yunnan, Tibet; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Yugoslavia; France; Spain. Newly recorded from China.