Enicospilus pacificus ( Holmgren, 1868 )

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 : 36-37

Enicospilus pacificus ( Holmgren, 1868)

Figs 4E , 8A , 12A , 16A , 20A , 26A , 31A

Ophion pacificus Holmgren, 1868 :?, ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B 17–20; F 11–17; ML 0.26–0.3; CT 1.2–1.7; OOL 0.1, POL 0.7; FI 0.55; Fl1–2 1.6–2.3; Fl 20 2.1–2.3; AI 0.45–0.7; ICI 0.45–0.57; CI 0.31–0.41; SDI 1.38; NI 2.0.

Body reddish brown, but antennae, legs, posterior margin of eye, frons and metasoma are lighter; mandible with upper tooth 1.2 × as long as lower tooth; clypeus convex in profile, with ventral margin in-turned; face 1.17–1.3 × as high as wide; antenna with 57–62 flagellomeres; mesopleuron punctostriate, metapleuron densely coarsely punctate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct; anterior area of propodeum superficially punctate and densely pubescent, posterior area finely longitudinally rugose especially medially, densely clothed with fine, suberect pale pubescence; proximal sclerite rather narrow, comma-shaped with very long distal extension, central sclerite small, uniformly sclerotized; hind wing with 5–8 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia not spinose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 5, 26 Aug. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( EFC); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 2, 26 Aug. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al.; 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Al Kharj (Loulou Farm), sweep net, 26 Nov. 2008, leg. Hassan ( EFC), 1 ♂, Education Farm (Riyadh), sweep net, 19 May 2009, leg. Al Sobaae & Mosbet ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Thee Ain (Al Baha), sweep net, 10 Mar. 2012, leg. El Torkey A. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 3, Nov. 2013, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 6, 15 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 8, 21 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 21 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Wadi Rida (Asir), sweep net, 24 Feb. 2014, leg. Sharaf et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♂♂, Wadi Rida (Asir), light trap, 24 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♂♂, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 1, 21 Apr. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 4, 27 Apr. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), light trap 8, 27 Apr. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 1, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♀♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 3, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 6, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), light trap 7, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 1, 26 Aug. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 26 Aug. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), light trap 7, 20 Oct. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 4, 11 Dec. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 5 Mar. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), Malaise trap 8, 8 May 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 7, 18 Nov. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 17−18 Nov. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA).

BOLD Identification Number

ACX7776.

Distribution

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rowanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978); 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.