Tiphia (Tiphia) (Linnaeus, 1758)

Han, Qian, Wang, He-Sheng, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-Jing, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the nominotypical subgenus Tiphia Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from China, with three new species and a key to the Chinese species, Zootaxa 5284 (1), pp. 1-43 : 36

Tiphia (Tiphia) s-secunda Allen, 1975, new record

( Figs 117–124 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) s-secunda Allen, 1975: 85–87; Boni Bartalucci, 2010: 112.

Material examined. 1♀, China, Yunnan prov., Highligong Mountain, Jietou Town, Huaqiaoba Village (Malaise trap), 25°24′33″N, 98°40′26″E, 1615 m, 16–30.VIII.2019, Lang Yi ( CNU) ; 1♀, China, Yunnan prov., Highligong Mountain, Jietou Town, Baiguo Village (Malaise trap), 25°25′58″N, 98°41′36″E, 1764 m, 16–30.VIII.2019, Lang Yi ( CNU) .

Diagnosis. Female ( Fig. 117 ). Body length 9.7–10.3 mm, forewing length 6.8–7.4 mm. Mandible ( Fig. 118 ) without distinct medial transverse groove and preapical denticle, atmost with obsolete intermittent impressed line; clypeus ( Fig. 118 ) basally with dense punctures and apically smooth, apex medially somewhat emarginated; lower frons ( Fig. 118 ) with dense punctures, upper frons with sparse punctures; vertex ( Fig. 120 ) with sparse punctures; pronotal anterior carina absent; pronotum latero-ventrally ( Fig. 122 ) with distinct groove in middle, area above groove smooth, area below groove with dense oblique striae; mesoscutum medially with dense punctures, sparser laterally, anterior medial groove separated from notaulus; metanotum ( Fig. 121 ) with sparse punctures; tegula atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin without transverse impressed line; second intercubital vein of forewing ( Fig. 117 ) slightly sinuous; inner face of hind basitarsus ( Fig. 119 ) medially with longitudinal groove; propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 121 ) with several sparse punctures, areola subrectangular, APWL=4.6: 3.8: 11.1, medial longitudinal carina reaching posterior 3/4 of areola; subposterior area of T1 ( Fig. 117 ) close to apex and distinctly with one transverse row of punctures; S1 ( Fig. 123 ) anteriorly with coarse punctures and posterolaterally with groove; anterior half of pygidium ( Fig. 124 ) with dense punctures, and posterior half smooth.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Yunnan); India.

Figures

FIGURES 117–124. Tiphia(Tiphia) s-secunda Allen, ♀. 117.Habitus, dorsal view;118.Head, frontalview; 119.Hind basitarsus, ventral view; 120. Vertex, dorsal view; 121. Mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 122. Pronotum, lateral view; 123. S1, ventral view; 124. Pygidium.