Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata rubromaculata (F. Smith, 1855)

Pham, Phong Huy & van Achterberg, Cornelis, 2023, Taxonomic study of the tribe Campsomerini (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) from northern Vietnam, with the description of a new species and a checklist of Vietnamese scoliid wasps, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 70 (2), pp. 369-385 : 369

Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata rubromaculata (F. Smith, 1855)

Fig. 6C, D

Scolia rubromaculata F. Smith, 1855: 99.

Elis (Campsomeris) bicolor de Saussure, 1858: 233.

Elis (Dielis) rubromaculata (F. Smith): de Saussure and Sichel 1864: 196.

Elis (Dielis) bicolor de Saussure: de Saussure and Sichel 1864: 186.

Scolia bicolor (de Saussure): Dalla Torre 1897: 148.

Scolia (Elis) rubromaculata F. Smith: Tullgren 1904: 468.

Campsomeris (Dielis) rubromaculata rubromaculata (F. Smith): Betrem 1928: 119.

Campsomeris (Dielis) bicolor (de Saussure): Betrem 1928: 121.

Campsomeris rubromaculata (F. Smith): Betrem 1932: 415.

Campsomeris (Sericocampsomeris) rubromaculata rubromaculata (F. Smith): Betrem 1941: 95.

Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata rubromaculata (F. Smith): Betrem in Betrem and Bradley 1972: 12.

Specimens examined.

Vietnam: Ha Noi: 2 ♀♀, Lien Mac, Bac Tu Liem , 27.viii.2017 ; 1 ♀, My Dinh, Nam Tu Liem , 16.x.2015, Coll. Phong Huy Pham. Thai Binh: 2 ♀♀, Dong Hoang, Tien Hai , 2.viii.2018 ; 3 ♀♀, Hong Minh, Hung Ha , 20-25.vi.2013, 25.x.2019, Coll. Phong Huy Pham. Nam Dinh: 1 ♀, Xuan Thuy National Park, Xuan Thuy 23.v.2016, Coll. Phong Huy Pham. Vinh Phuc: 1 ♀, Ngoc Thach, Me Linh , 31.v.2019, Coll. Phong Huy Pham. Lang Son: 1 ♀ , Lang Son city, 23.iv.2022, Coll. Phong Huy Pham.

Diagnosis.

Female. Body length 30-33 mm. Lateral carina of propodeum extending beyond spiracle; dorso-median area of propodeum not triangularly protruded posteriorly, posterior surface of propodeum with dense punctures; vertex behind posterior ocelli with dense punctures (Fig. 6C ); mesopleural crest sharp; mandible usually with red-brown spots; T2 and T3 with a pair of yellow spots posterolaterally, T2 and T3 reddish-brown anteriorly, T5 yellow, T4 almost entirely yellow, S3-S6 reddish-brown; erect vestiture black, except whitish on scrobe and frons; occiput and gena with blackish-grey setae; apical fringes and setae on T3-T5 and S3-S5 reddish-golden; T6 with reddish-golden setae; wings dark brown, with violet reflections (Fig. 6D ).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution.

Vietnam: Ha Noi, Lang Son, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc (Fig. 8H ). Elsewhere: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar ( Betrem 1928; Gupta and Jonathan 2003; Liu et al. 2021a; Chen et al. 2022).

Figures

Figure 6. Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta & Jonathan, 1989 and Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata rubromaculata (Smith, 1855). A, B. S. flavomaculata, male; C, D. S. rubromaculata rubromaculata, female (A, D. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Genitalia, ventral view; C. Head, frontal view).

Figure 8. Distribution of the Scoliid species from northern Vietnam. A. Campsomeriella (Annulimeris) annulata annulata (Fabricius, 1793); B. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) collaris collaris (Fabricius, 1775); C. Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) collaris quadrifasciata (Fabricius, 1798); D. Megacampsomeris shillongensis (Betrem, 1928); E. Micromeriella marginella marginella (KIug, 1810); F. Phalerimeris phalerata phalerata (de Saussure, 1858); G. Sericocampsomeris flavomaculata Gupta and Jonathan, 1989; H. Sericocampsomeris rubromaculata rubromaculata (Smith, 1855); I. Sericocampsomeris vietnamica Pham & van Achterberg, sp. nov.