Yezoceryx lii Sheng & Sun, 2013

Achterberg, Cornelis Van, 2017, First record of the genus Yezoceryx Uchida (Ichneumonidae: Acaenitinae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 4311 (3), pp. 345-372 : 354

Yezoceryx lii Sheng & Sun, 2013

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Yezoceryx lii Sheng & Sun, 2013: 35 . Holotype: ♀, China: Jiangxi ( GSFPM).

Diagnosis. Mesoscutum with a triangular black mark on posterior half of median lobe; scutellum with lateral carina extending beyond middle; first tergite 1.8× as long as its posterior width; first sternite with pointed hook; ovipositor about 2.3× length of hind tibia.

Material examined. Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP, Krong K’Mar : 1♀ ( RMNH), 2–10.vi.2007, 740– 900 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg.

Distribution. Previously known from China (Jiangxi Province) ( Sheng et al., 2013). This is the first record of this species from Vietnam.

Remarks. The female specimen from Vietnam has a broader black mark on the ocellar area laterally. Metasomal tergites have black stripes rather than the brown stripes of the holotype.

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FIGURE 5. Yezoceryx lii Sheng & Sun from Chu Yang Sin NP, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: a. dorsal view of mesosoma; b. lateral view of first metasomal tergite; c. dorsal view of propodeum.