Pristicerops rufithorax, Riedel, 2011

Riedel, M., 2011, Contribution to the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of Southeastern Asia: 1. Tribes Clypeodromini, Listrodromini, Goedartini, Compsophorini, and Platylabini, Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2), pp. 1549-1572 : 1568

Pristicerops rufithorax nov.sp.

H o l o t y p u s (): NW Vietnam: Tonkin, Hoang Lien N.R. 15 km SW Sa Pa, c. 1900 m, 15- 21.x.1999, Malaise traps, C. Van Achterberg, RMNH`99" (Leiden).

D e s c r i p t i o n:

Body length 8 mm. Flagellum long, bristle-shaped, with 38 flagellomeres, first flagellomere (without anellus) about 5 times as long as wide, tyloids on flagellomeres 10-17, linear, at most 0,8 times as long as their segment, apical flagellomeres sub-serrate as typical for the genus. Temples slightly narrowd behind the eyes. Lateral ocellus about as long as its distance to the eyes, head with small dense puncture, face more or less matte. Malar space 0.7 times as long as the width of the mandibular base.

Mesosoma matte, notauli distinct in the anterior 1/4, mesoscutum with very dense puncture, Mesopleura including speculum and metapleura densely rugulo-punctured, coxal carinae distinct. Scutellum moderately elevated, as long as wide, with complete lateral carinae. Propodeum rugulo-punctured, spiracles elongate (index about 3.0). Area superomedia hexagonal, about as long as wide, costulae before the middle, dentiparal carina at outer edge lamelliform elevated, but without distinct apophyses. Hind femur slender, about 4.5 times as long as high, with superficial dense puncture.

Postpetiole moderately widened, with indistinct dorsal carinae, median field with very fine transversal wrinkles. Second tergite 1.0 times as long as wide, gastrocoeli indistinct, thyridia small, oblique, each about 0.7 times as wide as their interval, second and third tergites densely and finely rugulo-punctured, matte, following tergites with fine granulation and more or less shining.

Colour: Head on mesosoma distinctly tricoloured (yellowish, red and black). Flagellum black, with ivory stripes or rings on flagellomeres 10-13. black. Ivory or yellowish are mandibles, palps, face and clypeus (malar space brownish), frontal orbits to vertex, stripe on outer orbits, scape beneath, anterior and upper margin of pronotum, subalar ridge, spot on tegulae, two sublateral spots on hind third of mesoscutum, two small spots on mesopleura, scutellum and postscutellum, carinal triangle, spot on metapleura, dentiparal carinae and area posterolateralis, apical margins of all tergites, sternites centrally and apically, front and middle coxae, trochanters and trochantelli largely. Reddish are temples, ocellar area and median frons, mesosoma largely, spots on frontal and middle coxae posteriorly, hind coxae largely. Black are occiput behind the occipital carina, margins of mesosomal parts, longitudinal spot on center of mesoscutum, areae superomedia, posteromedia and superoexternae, metasomal tergites, hind trochanter and trochantellus, hind femur and hind tibia apically, hind tarsus. Pterostigma brown.

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