Enicospilus capensis ( Thunberg, 1822 )

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 : 16

Enicospilus capensis ( Thunberg, 1822)

Figs 3D , 6D , 10D , 14D , 18D , 23A , 29D

Ichneumon capensis Thunberg, 1822: 314 , ♀.

Ophion antancarus Saussure, 1892: 21 .

Henicospilus praedator Enderlein, 1921: 28 , ♀

Henicospilus incarinatus Enderlein, 1921: 30 , ♂

Henicospilus euxoae Wilkinson, 1928: 261 , ♀.

Enicospilus obnoxius Seyrig, 1935: 75 , ♀.

Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978)

B 16–19; F 11–15; ML 0.2–0.3; CT 1.7–2.2; OOL 0.2; POL 0.8; FI 0.47–0.5; Fl1–2 1.5–1.7; Fl20 1.5–2.0; AI 0.4–0.8; CI 0.35–0.5; ICI 0.43–0.6; SDI 1.28–1.5; NI 1.8.

Body reddish brown overall, orbits and gena pale yellow; mandible slightly twisted, with inner groove along outer margin that is lined with a fringe of pale setae, lower tooth slightly more than 2.0 × as long as upper tooth; clypeus convex in profile, with ventral margin in-turned ventrally; face subquadrate, 0.85–1.1 × as high as wide; antenna with 46–54 flagellomeres; mesopleuron and metapleuron closely and finely punctate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct, anterior area of propodeum nearly smooth to transversely finely shagreened, posterior area coarsely rugose; proximal sclerite dome-shaped; central scelrite small, not uniformly sclerotized; distal sclerite transverse comma-shaped; hind wing with 7 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia sparsely setose.

Material examined

SAUDI ARABIA: 2 ♀♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), sweep net, on Cactus , 17 Oct. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( EFC); 4 ♀♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 4, 15 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap 5, 15 Feb. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 3 ♀♀, Shada Al Ala (Al Baha), light trap (House), 16 Feb. 2014, leg. Fadl H. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Raydah (Abha), light trap 4, 6 Jun. 2014, leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA); 2 ♀♀, Deirab (Riyadh), light trap, 21− 25 Oct. 1985, leg.? ( KSMA); 4 ♀♀, Deirab (Riyadh), light trap, 4 Nov. 1985, leg.? ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Deirab (Riyadh), light trap, 1 Dec. 1985, leg.? ( KSMA); 1 ♀: Al Waseel (Riyadh), light trap, 8 Dec. 2012, leg. Sonbati S. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Al Kharg (Riyadh), light trap, 22 Feb. 2004, leg. Al Oqeal Y. ( KSMA); 1 ♀, Al Amaryiah (Riyadh), light trap, 28 Jan. 2008, leg. Boy Valenza D. ( KSMA).

Previous records from Saudi Arabia

Asir ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978).

BOLD Identification Number

AAI5183.

Distribution

Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978), China, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka ( Yu et al. 2012), Madagascar ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978; Madl 1996).

Figures

Fig. 3. Lateral habitus. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896). G. E. grandiflavus Townes & Townes, 1973. H. E. mirabilis Soliman & Gadallah sp. nov. Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 6. Anterior view of head. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 10. Lateral view of head. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 14. Lateral aspect of mesosoma. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 18. Propodeum. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).

Fig. 23. Fore wing. A. Enicospilus capensis (Thunberg, 1822). B. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). C. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896). Scale bars = 2.5 mm.

Fig. 29. Hind tarsal claws. A. Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B. E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912. C. E. brevicornis (Masi, 1939). D. E. capensis (Thunberg, 1822). E. E. divisus (Seyrig, 1935). F. E. dubius (Tosquinet, 1896).