Enicospilus haladai Johansson, 2021

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 : 160-161

Enicospilus haladai Johansson sp. nov.

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Holotype: IRAN: ♀, Khorasan Province, 10 km W Raz, Koppe Dag , 37˚55"N, 56˚55"E, 27 May 2014, J. Halada leg. ( OÖLM).

Paratypes: IRAN: 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Khorasan Province, 10 km W Raz, Koppe Dag , 37˚55"N, 56˚55"E, 27 May 2014, J. Halada leg. ( OÖLM) ; 1♀, Khorasan Province, Shomali-Ghuchan-Chakane, dga/ Pahne , 1780 m. a. s., 11–12 Jun. 2009, Mof. leg. ( HMIM) .

Type depositories: The holotype and the paratypes are stored in their original depositories.

Etymology: The name refers to the collector J. Halada.

Diagnosis: Enicospilus haladai Johansson sp. nov. is similar to several species in the E. adustus aggregate. It is distinguished by the relatively few flagellomeres, the in anterior relatively wide face and the long malar space. Perhaps most similar to Enicospilus bimaculator Aubert , but with the face wider and fewer and stouter flagellomeres.

Description: Fore wing length 13–14 mm. Body length 16–19 mm. Number of flagellomeres 46–49. Face wide in anterior view ( Fig. 5D ). Temples slightly buccate, in lateral view about 0.5 × the width of compound eye. Gap between lateral ocelli and inner margin of compound eye about 0.2 × the diameter of ocellus. Clypeus distinctly convex in lateral view. Mandible strongly twisted with upper tooth about three × as long as lower tooth ( Fig. 2B ). First flagellomere quite stout, about 3.5 × as long as apically wide. Mid- and preapical flagellomeres stout about 1.3–1.5 × as long as wide ( Fig. 5C ). Mesoscutum strongly polished with very small dense irregular punctures, the interstices between punctures about equal to their diameter. Mesopleuron densely punctate, almost rugulose with weak transverse striation. Epicnemial carina ventrally complete, almost straight between sternal suture and pleurosternal angles. Scutellum with lateral carinae, its surface covered with dense punctures. Proximal alar sclerite entirely pigmented, triangular. Central sclerite weakly pigmented, almost semi-ellipsoid in shape. Distal sclerite absent ( Fig. 5E ). Propodeum with transverse carina distinct, anterior of the carina polished with punctures, posterior to the carina irregularly reticulate-rugulose. Hind femur slender, about 8.0 × longer than wide. Hind tarsal claws pectinate with about 10 long teeth.

Colouration: Mesosoma and metasoma uniformly testaceous. Head almost entirely yellow. Mandibular teeth black. Ovipositor sheath testaceous, concolourous with the metasomal segments. Forewing veins and pterostigma pale testaceous.

DNA Barcode: The DNA barcode sequences of two specimens of Enicospilus haladai sp. nov. are available at the BOLD systems database: sample id. NJP650/651, sequence id. LNU2486-21/2487-21.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Enicospilus affectatus Shestakov, 1926, lectotype ♀ (ZIN).A) Habitus, lateral view; B) head, anterior view; C) alar sclerites; D) labels. Photos: Andrey Khalaim.

FIGURE 5. Enicospilus haladai Johansson sp. nov. holotype ♀ (HMIM). A) Habitus, lateral view; B) mandibular teeth; C) apical flagellomeres; D) head, anterior view; E) alar sclerites. Photos: Niklas Johansson.