Pristicerops principalis HEINRICH 1974

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 : 1567-1568

Pristicerops principalis HEINRICH 1974 , new

M a t e r i a l: NW Vietnam: Tonkin, Hoang Lien N.R. 15 km SW Sa Pa, c 1900 m, 1 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 35 flagellomeres, first flagellomere (without anellus) about 4 times as long as wide, tyloids on flagellomeres 9-17, long-oval to linear, at most 0,8 times as long as their segment, apical flagellomeres subserrate as typical for the genus. Temples narrowd behind the eyes. Lateral ocelli about 0.9 times as long as their 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 half, mesoscutum with very dense puncture. Mesopleura including speculum and metapleura densely punctured, coxal carinae distinct. Scutellum moderately elevated, as long as wide, with complete lateral carinae. Dentiparal carina of propodeum at outer edge lamelliform elevated, and with a tooth-like projection. Hind femur slender, about 4.4 times as long as high, with superficial dense puncture.

Colour blackish-brown. Flagellum black, with ivory rings on flagellomeres 8-15. Ivory or yellowish are mandibles, palps, face and clypeus, orbits completely, scape beneath, spots on propleura, anterior and upper margin of pronotum, subalar ridge, two sublateral longitudinal stripes on mesoscutum, lower half of mesopleura, scutellum and postscutel- lum, carinal triangle, metapleura, area around dentiparal carinae and area posterolateralis, apical margins of all tergites, sternites centrally and apically, front and middle coxae and trochanters, and hind coxa ventrally and dorsally. Legs otherwise yellowish-red, hind femur dorsally and hind tibia apically brown, Middle and hind tarsi brownish-black. Pterostigma brown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Known from Myanmar, new for Vietnam.