Maculibracon simlaensis (Cameron, 1899) Cameron, 1899

Li, Yang, van Achterberg, Cornelis & Chen, Xue-xin, 2017, Review of the genus Craspedolcus Enderlein sensu lato in China, with the description of a new genus and four new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae), ZooKeys 647, pp. 37-65 : 55

Maculibracon simlaensis (Cameron, 1899) comb. n. Figs 80, 81-91

Bracon simlaensis Cameron, 1899: 65-66.

Iphiaulax simlaensis ; Baltazar 1972: 273 (lectotype designation); Shenefelt 1978: 1795.

Craspedolcus simlaensis ; Quicke 1985: 357; van Achterberg and O’Toole 1993: 37.

Bracon lepcha Cameron, 1899: 69-68.

Iphiaulax lepcha ; Baltazar 1972: 272; Shenefelt 1978: 1776.

Craspedolcus lepcha ; Quicke 1985: 356; van Achterberg and O’Toole 1993: 24 (as synonym of Craspedolcus simlaensis (Cameron, 1899)).

Iphiaulax bhotanensis Cameron, 1907: 4; Dover 1925: 40 (as synonym of Iphiaulax lepcha (Cameron, 1899); Shenefelt 1978: 1776. Syn. n.

Craspedolcus bhotanensis ; Quicke 1985: 357.

Ipobracon maculicosta Enderlein, 1920: 71-72; Shenefelt 1978: 1824. Syn. n.

Craspedolcus maculicosta ; Quicke and van Achterberg 1990: 252, 259 (lectotype designation).

Material.

(2 ♀; IZCAS): 1 ♀, "[China:] Hainan, Ledong, 26.VIII.1984, Zhiqing Chen, No. IOZ(E)1964588"; 1 ♀, "Hainan, Jianfengling, 13.V.1984, Maobin Gu, No. IOZ(E)1964589"; 1 ♀ (RMNH), "C. Vietnam: Thua Thien Hué, Phong Dién N. R., n[ea]r base-camp, 50-100 m, 25.iii.2001, C. v. Achterberg, RMNH’01”.

Diagnosis.

Scapus mainly yellowish brown, except for dark brown stripe on outer side, rather slender, twice as long as wide and less protruding ventrally (Fig. 91); head less narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 88); propodeum medio-posteriorly with smooth protuberance in lateral view (Fig. 90); wing membrane yellow except wide and slightly infuscate apical area of fore wing, rather close to vein 1r-m; stigmal spot of fore wing up to vein m-cu, enclosing nearly entire vein 1-SR+M (Figs 81, 82); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing dark brown; pterostigma narrowly blackish apically and remainder yellow (Fig. 81); medial area of first tergite low anteriorly (Figs 85, 90); medio-basal area of second tergite distinctly triangular (Fig. 85); body and hind leg brownish yellow; length of ovipositor sheath 0.7 times fore wing and 0.7 times body.

Variation. Length of body of female 16.7-19.2 mm, of fore wing of female 16.3-18.5 mm, and of ovipositor sheath 11.2-12.5 mm; antenna of female with 83 (1), 95 (1) segments; apical antennal segment with short spine; penultimate segment 1.1-1.2 times their maximum width; vein 3-SR of fore wing 2.4-2.5 times vein 2-SR; length of first tergite 1.4-1.7 times its apical width; length of ovipositor sheath 0.68-0.69 times fore wing; mesosoma and metasoma ventrally yellowish brown or infuscated.

Distribution.

India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia (Java), *Vietnam, *China (Hainan).