Tiphia (Tiphia) aurata Allen, 1975

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 : 27-28

Tiphia (Tiphia) aurata Allen, 1975 , new record

( Figs 67–72 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) aurata Allen, 1975: 3 (key), 19–21.

Material examined. 2♁, China, Sichuan prov., Xichang City , Mianning County, Chengxiang Town , Chayao Village , 28°35′31″N, 102°14′2″E, 2073 m, 11.VIII.2020, Xiangping Liao (CNU).

Diagnosis. Male ( Fig. 67 ). Body length 9.3–10.9 mm, forewing length 7.2–8.5 mm. Mandible ( Fig. 68 ) with preapical denticle and obsolete intermittent impressed line; apex of clypeus ( Fig. 68 ) medially emarginated; frons ( Fig. 68 ) with coarse and dense punctures except for medial longitudinal impunctate area; vertex ( Fig. 69 ) with big and deep, dense punctures; pronotal anterior carina complete; pronotum, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and metanotum ( Figs 67, 70 ) with big and deep, dense punctures; tegula ( Fig. 70 ) atmost slightly longer than middle width, posterior margin with transverse impressed line; apex of marginal cell of forewing open ( Fig. 67 ); horizontal area of propodeal dorsal face ( Fig. 70 ) irregularly reticulate, oblique area coriaceous and with submarginal carina, posteriorly with short longitudinal striae connecting transverse carina; propodeal areola ( Fig. 70 ) subrectangular, almost parallel posteriorly, APWL=5.4: 5.4: 6.9, medial longitudinal carina extending posterior margin of areola; subposterior area of T1 ( Fig. 67 ) with broad and coarse punctures band, at least 5–6 punctures wide; S1 ( Fig. 72 ) with irregular pits and posterolateral groove; T2–T6 and S2–S5 posteriorly with rows of conspicuous dark-orange setae ( Figs 67, 71 ); S5 ( Fig. 71 ) with lateral denticle strong, and without deep orifice; S6 posteriorly without rows of conspicuous dark–orange setae.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. China (Sichuan); Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 67–72. Tiphia (Tiphia) aurata Allen, ♁. 67. Habitus, dorsal view; 68. Head, frontal view (pd: preapical denticle of mandible); 69. Vertex, dorsal view; 70. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, metanotum and propodeum, dorsal view; 71. S5, lateral view (ld: lateral denticle of S5); 72. S1, ventral view.