Leucospis femoricincta Boucek , 1974

Ye, Xin-hai, van Achterberg, Cornelis, Yue, Qi & Xu, Zai-fu, 2017, Review of the Chinese Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), ZooKeys 651, pp. 107-157 : 122-125

Leucospis femoricincta Boucek, 1974 Figs 52, 53-60, 61, 62-70, 71-73, 121-123

Leucospis femoricincta Bouček, 1974a: 184; Bouček and Narendran 1981: 12.

Type material.

Holotype, ♀ (BMNH), "VIETNAM, Tonkin, Hoabinh, VIII.1918, R. V. de Salvaza", “Holotype”, " Leucospis femoricincta sp. n., ♀, Z. Bouček det. 1972", "B.M. Type Hym. 5.2300", NHMUK010370197. Additional material. 1♀, CHINA, Guangdong, Dinghushan National Nature Reserve, 11-12.VIII.2005, Li-qiong Weng, No. 2016000048 (SCAU). 1♀1♂, CHINA, Guangdong, Yingxifenglin, 22.VIII.2016, Qi Yue, No. 2016000129, 2016000130 (SCAU); 1♀, same locality and date, Yi-cheng Li, No. 2016000131 (SCAU); 1♂, same locality and date, Hu-ting Zhou, No. 2016000132 (SCAU); 1♀, same locality and date, Zu-heng Meng, No. 2016002475 (SCAU).

Diagnosis.

Body mainly black (Figs 52, 61), with exception of ventrally partly yellow antennal scape (Figs 53, 57, 62, 67), pronotum with arcuate yellow band (Figs 54, 63), mesoscutum with yellow patch laterally (Figs 55, 64), mesoscutellum with yellow mark posteriorly (Figs 55, 64), wings dark brown, hind coxa with yellow patch baso-dorsally (Figs 59, 69), hind femur with yellow mark subbasally and yellow elongate patch dorsally (Figs 60, 70), T1 with two yellow spots dorsally, T4 with one yellow band anteriorly, T5 with one yellow band posteriorly (Figs 52, 56, 61, 66); pronotum with discal and premarginal carinae distinct, first one much shorter than latter one; propodeum raised medially, with weak median carina; hind femur with eleven teeth ventrally, basal tooth largest (Figs 60, 70); ovipositorial furrow on T1 deep, but shallowly impressed on T4 (Fig. 56); ovipositor sheath long, at least surpassing middle of T1 (Fig. 56).

Redescription.

Female. Body length 9.4-12.7 mm. OOL= 2.3 POD; POL= 4 POD; MS= 2.3 POD.

Head. Coarsely and densely punctate, with dense and short pubescence (Figs 57, 58). Occipital carina developed, sharp. Flagellomeres narrowed basally, F2-F5 broader than long or as long as broad (Figs 53, 54).

Mesosoma. Pronotum, mesoscutum, mesocutellum, dorsellum, mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum coarsely and densely punctate, with short pubescence (Figs 52, 54, 55). Discal and premarginal carinae distinct, anterior one much shorter than posterior one. Dorsellum rounded and carinae posteriorly. Hind coxa with dense and moderate-sized punctures, and short pubescence, lamellate dorso-posteriorly (Fig. 59). Hind femur finely punctate, with eleven teeth ventrally, basal tooth largest (Fig. 60). Hind tibia produced into a spine ventro-apically (Fig. 52).

Metasoma. Coarsely and densely punctate, with short pubescence (Fig. 56). T1 slightly narrower than T4 or T5 in dorsal view. T1 with deep and smooth ovipositorial furrow, this furrow is shallowly impressed on T4 and T5 (Fig. 56). Ovipositor long, at least exceeding half length of T1 (Fig. 56).

Colouration. Head black (Figs 57, 58). Antenna black, with scape partly yellow ventrally (Figs 53, 57). Pronotum with one yellow arcuate band at discal carina, not reaching anterior corners (Figs 54, 55). Mesoscutum black, with elongate yellow patch laterally (Fig. 55). Mesoscutellum black, with short U-shaped yellow mark posteriorly (Fig. 55). Dorsellum and propodeum black. Mesopleuron and metapleuron black. Wings brownish. Hind coxa black, with yellow patch baso-dorsally (Fig. 59). Hind femur with lunate yellow mark subbasally, and yellow elongate patch dorsally (Fig. 60). Metasoma black, T1 with two medium-sized yellow spots laterad of ovipositorial furrow, T4 with narrow yellow transverse band, T5 with broad yellow transverse band (Fig. 56). Epipygium black.

Male. Body length 8.0-11.0 mm. OOL=1.5 POD; POL=4.8 POD; MS=2.8 POD. Body punctation very similar to female (Figs 61, 63-66). Colouration similar to female, but yellow spots on T1 absent (Fig. 66), yellow transverse band on T4 broader than that on T5 (Fig. 66), epipygium with two small converging yellow spots postero-laterally (Fig. 65).

Variation.

One female from Dinghushan has the yellow mark of the hind femur present on the entire dorsal border.

Biology.

Unknown. Collected in August, in China near old adobe houses (Figs 71-73).

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Macao), Vietnam ( Bouček 1974a).