Gnathochorisis flavipes Foerster , 1871

Humala, Andrei E., Choi, Jin-Kyung & Lee, Jong-Wook, 2016, A review of the genera Gnathochorisis Foerster and Symplecis Foerster of South Korea, with notes on Korean orthocentrines (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Orthocentrinae), ZooKeys 562, pp. 85-104 : 95-96

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae

Gnathochorisis flavipes Foerster, 1871 Figs 25-29

Gnathochorisis terebrata Strand 1918: 159; type depository: DEI.

Gnathochorisis flavipes Förster 1871: 113.

Blapticus (Gnathochorisis) flavipes Förster ( Thomson 1888: 1291).

Gnathochorisis flavipes Förster ( Schmiedeknecht 1911: 2181).

Diagnosis.

Female face at the level of antennal fossae 0.47 times as wide as head; clypeus rather small, weakly separated from face by a groove, flattened; maxillary palp long, almost reaching middle coxae; malar space with distinct subocular sulcus; antenna moderately long with 20-21 flagellomeres. Mesosoma slightly matt and finely punctate on mesoscutum, polished on pronotum, mesopleuron and metapleuron (Fig. 27). Notaulus reaching centre of mesoscutum. Propodeum polished, carinae complete and strong, propodeal apophyses present; area superomedia transverse. Fore wing areolet absent (Fig. 28). Hind leg stout, femur 2.8-3.3 times as long as high; second tergite polished with distinct longitudinal striae (Fig. 29), apical margin polished; ovipositor 0.5-0.6 times as long as hind tibia. Fuscous, pale on clypeus, mandible, palpi, scape and pedicel ventrally, tegula, wing bases, hind corner of pronotum, fore and middle coxae and trochanters. Apical margins of metasomal tergites 2 and 3 and rest of legs yellowish-rufous. Female face brown, paler close to antennal sockets, male with face, inner eye orbits, scape, and malar space yellow.

Material examined.

Korea: 2 females, GW, Wonju-si, Socho-myeon, Hakgong-ri, Mt. Chiaksan, 37°22'18"N, 128°03'1.84"E, Malaise trap, 1-22 August 2013 (J.W. Lee); 2 females, GW, Wonju-si, Heungeup-myeon, Maeji-ri, Yonsei Univ., 20 July– 28 August 2013 (H.Y. Han); 1 female, GW, Donghae-si, Samhwa-dong, Mureung Valley, 37°27'52"N, 129°01'26"E, Malaise trap, 5-18 August 2007 (J.W. Lee); 1 female, GW, Donghae-si, Samhwa-dong, Mureung Valley, 10-20 September 2006 (J.W. Lee); 2 females, CB, Chungju-si, Suanbo-myeon, Samun-ri, Woraksan National Park, 35°49'46"N, 128°04'05"E, 17 July– 12 August 2013 (J.K. Choi); 1 female, CN, Seosan-si, Haemi-myeon, Daedok-ri, Hanseo Univ., 16 July– 3 August 2013 (J.K. Kim); 1 female, GB, Cheongdo-gun, Unmun-myeon, Unmunsan, 6 June– 1 July 2008 (J.W. Lee); 1 female, GN, Jinju-si, Gajwa-dong, 11-18 November1987 (J.W. Lee); 1 female, GN, Jinju-si, Gajwa-dong, 12-18 August 1989 (J.W. Lee).

Distribution.

Palaearctic; reported from Europe, Siberia and Russian Far East (Primorsky Terr.) ( Humala 2003, 2007) and South Korea (new record).

Biology.

Reared from Neoempheria striata Mg. ( Mycetophilidae ) ( Humala 2003).