Enicospilus intermedius Johansson, 2018

Johansson, Niklas, Ameri, Ali, Riedel, Matthias, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, 2021, Contribution to the Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Iran with the description of 16 new species and an illustrated key to the Eremotylus of the Western Palaearctic, Zootaxa 5023 (2), pp. 151-206 : 161-162

Enicospilus intermedius Johansson, 2018

Enicospilus intermedius Johansson, 2018: 9–12 ; Figs 8 , 9A–C . Holotype ♀ from Sweden in NHRS, examined.

Material examined: IRAN: 1♂, East Azerbaijan Province, Sharghi, Khodaafarin, Jananlou, 20 May, 2004, 360 m . a. s., Gh. / Gil. leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀, Golestan Province, Elburs mts, Maghazy Valley, Lux , 36˚64’92.3"N, 54˚20’70.1"E, 11 Jun. 2007 1630 m. a. s., N. Pöll leg. ( OÖLM) ; 1♀, Kerman Province, 25 km E. of Jiroft ( Mijan ), 28˚42"N, 57˚57"E, 27 May 2014, Mi. Halada leg. ( OÖLM) ; 1♀, Khorasan Province, 10 km W. Raz, Koppe Dag , 37˚54"N, 56˚55"E, 1200 m. a. s., Mi. Halada leg. ( OÖLM) .

Remarks: Described from Southern Sweden in 2018 ( Johansson 2018) this species have shown to be possibly quite common in the lowlands of Central Europe. The species is similar to Enicospilus adustus but distinguished by the wider face and the usually entirely testaceous head, without any extensive yellow markings around the compound eyes.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Female lectotype of Enicospilus stenopsis Kohl, 1905 (NHMW). A) Habitus, lateral view; B) labels; C) head, lateral view; D) head, anterior view; E) alar sclerites; F) hind tibia spurs. Photos: Dominique Zimmermann.

FIGURE 9. A) Ophion al Johansson sp. nov., holotype ♀ (HMIM) in lateral view; B) Ophion al sp. nov. paratype female, head in anterior view; C) Ophion bipictor Aubert, female from Iran, head in anterior view; D) Ophion al sp. nov paratype female, mesopleuron and pleurosternal angles in lateroventral view; E) Ophion al sp. nov., paratype female, mesosoma and head in lateral view; F) Ophion bipictor Aubert, mesosoma and head in lateral view. Photos: Niklas Johansson.