Enicospilus pallidus ( Taschenberg, 1875 )

Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Rousse, Pascal & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2017, The genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Saudi Arabia, with twelve new species records and the description of five new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 365, pp. 1-69 : 37-38

Enicospilus pallidus ( Taschenberg, 1875)

Figs 4F , 8B , 12B , 16B , 20B , 26B , 31B

Ophion pallidus Taschenberg, 1875: 436 , ♀.

Henicospilus damarensis Cameron, 1906: 81 , ♀.

Henicospilus sinicarinatus Enderlein, 1914: 218 , ♂.

Henicospilus techowi Enderlein, 1918: 219 , ♂.

Henicospilus dinteri Enderlein, 1918: 220 , ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B 22; F 12–15; ML 0.27; CT 1.66; OOL 0.04, POL 0.5; FI 0.5; Fl1–2 1.78; Fl20 1.5; AI 0.8; ICI 0.66; CI 0.33; SDI 1.27; NI 2.5.

Body including coxae pale yellow overall, metasoma slightly darker ventrally; mesoscutum with median brown stripe extending over anterior half; remaining parts of legs light brown; pterostigma yellowish; proximal and distal wing sclerites yellowish brown; mandible with upper tooth 1.3 × as long as lower tooth; clypeus flat in profile, ventral margin truncate; face 1.2 × as high as wide; antenna with 60–65 flagellomeres; mesopleuron finely puncto-striate, metapleuron finely punctate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct, anterior area smooth, posterior area irregularly arcuately wrinkled; disco- submarginal cell of fore wing with triangular proximal sclerite, central sclerite crescent-shape, weakly sclerotized proximally and large, with maximal length larger than distance to Rs+2r; hind wing with 7 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia sparsely spinose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 1 ♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 6, 15 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA).

BOLD Identification Number

AAI5153.

Distribution

Namibia, Sierra Leone ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978), Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978; Yu et al. 2012), Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan ( Yu et al. 2012), Tanzania ( Rousse & van Noort 2014); Saudi Arabia (new record).

Figures

Fig. 4. Lateral habitus. A. Enicospilus nervellator Aubert, 1966. B. E. oculator Seyrig, 1935. C. E. odax Gauld & Mitchell, 1978. D. E. oweni Gauld & Mitchell, 1976. E. E. pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). F. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). G. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. H. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 8. Anterior view of head. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 12. Lateral view of head. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 16. Lateral aspect of mesosoma. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 20. Propodeum. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 26. Fore wing. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 31. Hind tarsal claw. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.