Pholetesor viminetorum ( Wesmael, 1837 )

Liu, Zhen, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2016, The genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from China, with descriptions of eleven new species, Zootaxa 4150 (4), pp. 351-387 : 363

Pholetesor viminetorum ( Wesmael, 1837)

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Microgaster viminetorum Wesmael, 1837:50 .

Apanteles viminetorum (Wesmael) : Reinhard, 1881:42; Wilkinson, 1945:149. Microgaster exilis: Papp, 1983: 252 .

Microgaster fuliginosus: Wilkinson, 1945: 149 ; Papp, 1983: 252. Pholetesor viminetorum: Mason, 1981: 39 ; Whitfield, 2006: 56.

Diagnosis. Metacarp about 4× as long as its distance from apex of marginal cell; inner spur of hind tibia hardly longer than outer one; postscutellum without an emargination between its middle point and forwarding-pointing projection, phragma concealed; apical part of T1 and T2 densely rugose all over; ovipositor sheath in profile strongly expanded towards apex and truncate here; T1 markedly narrowed posteriorly; and T2 markedly triangular. Material examined. 1♀, Baimazhai , Pingwu, Sichuan, 2006. VII.25, Zhang Hongying, No. 2006149062. Distribution. China (Sichuan) new record ; Eastern Palaearctic, Europe , Western Palaearctic region. Note. This species is recorded from China for the first time.

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FIGURE 6. Pholetesor viminetorum (Wesmael, 1837) a mesonotum and scutellum, dorsal view; b habitus, lateral view; c head, dorsal view; d fore wing; e propodeum and metasoma; f ovipositor sheath; g head, frontal view; h hind wing. Scale line = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 18. Distribution map of bedelliae - group of Pholetesor species in China.: • Pholetesor artusisulcus Liu & Chen, sp. n.; ■: Pholetesor flavigleba Liu & Chen, sp. n.; Δ: Pholetesor maritimus (Wilkinson, 1941); Ŧ: Pholetesor spinadensus Liu & Chen, sp. n.; Ɨ: Pholetesor taiwanensis Liu & Chen, sp. n.; ♥: Pholetesor viminetorum (Wesmael, 1837).