Enicospilus fittoni Nikam, 1980

Pham, Nhi Thi, Pham, Phu Van, Matsumoto, Rikio, Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2023, A review of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 873 (1), pp. 1-151 : 55

Enicospilus fittoni Nikam, 1980

Fig. 27

Enicospilus fittoni Nikam, 1980: 155 ; holotype ♀ from India ( GPTA).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus convex, ventral margin acute; mandible moderately long, twisted ca 10°, outer surface with a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra short, about 2.0 × as broad as proximal sclerite, proximal and distal sclerites present, distal sclerite stout and strong, not joining proximal sclerite.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Kon Tum Province, Chu Mom Ray NP ; 14°26′1″ N, 107°43′14″ E; 707 m a.s.l.; 25 Sep. 2019; Pham T.N. and Dang T.H. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Previously known from India and Laos ( Yu et al. 2016). This is the first record of this species from Vietnam.

Figures

Fig. 27. Enicospilus fittoni Nikam, 1980, ♀ (IEBR). a. Habitus. b. Head, frontal view. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Head, lateral view. e. Mesosoma, lateral view. f. Central part of fore wing. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.