Enicospilus rundiensis Bischoff, 1915

Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Rousse, Pascal & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2017, The genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Saudi Arabia, with twelve new species records and the description of five new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 365, pp. 1-69 : 44-45

Enicospilus rundiensis Bischoff, 1915

Figs 4H , 8D , 12D , 16D , 20D , 27A , 31D

Enicospilus (Dispilus) rundiensis Bischoff, 1915: 476 , ♂.

Enicospilus ruandensis Roman, 1924: 8 , ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B 18–21; F 12–16; ML 0.2; CT 1.4–1.8; OOL 0.1, POL 0.29; FI 0.55–0.6; Fl1–2 1.4–1.6; Fl20 1.8–2.0; AI 0.55–0.75; ICI 0.45–0.7; CI 0.45–0.65; SDI 1.3–1.4; NI 2.37.

Body reddish brown overall, orbits pale yellow, gena yellowish white, ventral side of T3–6 darker in colour, antennae and legs are brighter in colour, mandibular teeth black; mandible with upper tooth 1.5– 2.0 × as long as lower tooth; clypeus slightly convex in profile, ventral margin in-turned; face 1.25 × as high as wide; antenna with 57–61 flagellomeres; mesopleuron finely puncto-striate, metapleuron finely punctate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct, anterior area of propodeum finely superficially shagreened, posterior area coarsely closely rugose; proximal sclerite triangular, dark brown, central sclerite moderately to very long and curved toward base of wing; hind wing with 6–8 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia sparsely setose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 1 ♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 1, 27 Jan. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 6, 30 Jan. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 6 ♀♀, 1 ♂, Raydah (Asir), light trap 8, 30 Jan. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 11 ♀♀, Raydah (Asir), light trap 9, 30 Jan. 2015, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA).

Description

Males of E. rundiensis resemble the female (see diagnosis).

BOLD Identification Number

ADB5118.

Distribution

Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978; Yu et al. 2012), Namibia, Zimbabwe ( Rousse & van Noort 2014); Saudi Arabia (new record).

Figures

Fig. 4. Lateral habitus. A. Enicospilus nervellator Aubert, 1966. B. E. oculator Seyrig, 1935. C. E. odax Gauld & Mitchell, 1978. D. E. oweni Gauld & Mitchell, 1976. E. E. pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). F. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). G. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. H. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 8. Anterior view of head. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 12. Lateral view of head. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 16. Lateral aspect of mesosoma. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 20. Propodeum. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.

Fig. 27. Fore wing. A. Enicospilus rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. B. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). C. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 31. Hind tarsal claw. A. Enicospilus pacificus (Holmgren, 1868). B. E. pallidus (Taschenberg, 1875). C. E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D. E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915. E. E. senescens (Tosquinet, 1896). F. E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov.