Lycorina globiceps ( Benoit, 1953 )

Rousse, P. & Noort, S. Van, 2014, Revision of the Afrotropical Lycorininae (Ichneumonidae; Hymenoptera) II. Three new Lycorina species and additional distribution records, Zootaxa 3884 (3), pp. 222-234 : 227-228

Lycorina globiceps ( Benoit, 1953)

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Diagnosis (updated after Rousse & van Noort, 2013). Background colour strongly variable, from mostly black to mostly reddish with occiput and mesosoma latero-ventrally black, and pale yellow markings: orbits, dorsal margin of pronotum, tegula, notaulus more or less, posterior and lateral margins of scutellum, and mid-posterior triangle of tergites 2 and following if remainder of tergite black, triangle otherwise concolourous reddish; legs reddish-orange with fore and mid coxae variously pale yellow, and hind coxa black; flagellum and ovipositor sheath reddish, more or less infuscate; wings hyaline, venation yellowish; face polished, sparsely to moderately densely punctate; clypeus polished, sparsely and shallowly punctate, its ventral margin distinctly concave medially; malar distance moderately long to long; antenna with 25–28 flagellomeres; pronotum more or less coarsely striate ventrally, nearly smooth dorsally; mesopleuron densely and deeply punctate, except speculum smooth and depression below speculum weakly rugulose to quite smooth; metapleuron coarsely punctate-rugose; mesonotum densely punctate, notaulus indistinct, scuto-scutellar groove smooth with weak cross carina laterally; propodeum short, more or less coarsely punctate rugose; anterior transverse carina present, more or less weakened laterally, posterior transverse carina strong; metasoma coarsely and deeply punctate, but oblique impressions costulate; ovipositor slightly upcurved. Male with face extensively yellow, otherwise similar to female. B 4.2–5.5; A 3.0–4.3; F 3.5–4.6; MD 0.7–0.9; OT 1.4–1.7.

Distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo. New records. South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Material examined (additionally to Rousse & van Noort 2013). 3♀♀ 1♂ Mossel Bay, Cape Province. May, 1921. S. Africa, R.E. Turner, Brit. Mus. 1921–248 ( BMNH); 2 ♀♀ same label data except: 15–28.iii.1922, Brit. Mus. 1922–153 ( BMNH); 1♀ Zimbabwe: Salisbury [Harare] Chishawasha xii.1980 A. Watsham ( BMNH); 1♀ same label date except: xi.1980 ( BMNH); 1♀ same label data except: Rhodesia, ii.1980 ( BMNH); 1♂ same label data except: viii.1978 ( BMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Lycorina globiceps variation. Non-type female specimen 1 (Chishawasha, Zimbabwe) (A, C, E); non-type female specimen 2 (Mossel Bay, South Africa) (B, D, G). A, habitus lateral view. B, habitus lateral view. C, head anterior view. D, head anterior view. E, metasoma, dorsal view. F, metasoma, dorsal view.