Yezoceryx maculatus Chao, 1981

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 : 355-356

Yezoceryx maculatus Chao, 1981

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Yezoceryx maculatus Chao, 1981: 203 . Holotype: ♀, China: Jianyang xian ( FACS).

Diagnosis. Brown with black marks on mesosoma and metasomal tergites; basal area of propodeum inverted trapezoid; first tergite about 2.0–2.4× as long as posterior width; first sternite with short, anteriorly projecting hook; ovipositor 2.6–3.1× length of hind tibia.

Material examined. Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP: 1♀ ( OMNH), 6.v.1998, 900– 1200 m a.s. l., hand net, R. Matsumoto leg. ; Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP: 1♂ ( RMNH) near entrance, 14.iv–1.v.2000, Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai leg ; 1♀ (RMNH) near entrance, 15–27.v.2000, Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai leg.; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NR: 1♀ ( RMNH), nr base camp, 15 km W Phong My , 23.iii–6.iv.2001, 80– 210 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♂ ( IEBR), 17.iv.2006, hand net, N.T. Pham leg. ; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP: 2♀ ( RMNH, IEBR), 9.iv–13.v. 2007, 100 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai, M.T. Nguyen & C. v. Achterberg leg. ; Son La, Thuan Chau, Co Ma : 1♀ ( IEBR), 5.vi.2008, 1200 m a.s.l., hand net, H.X. Le leg. ; Hoa Binh, Mai Chau, Tan Son : 1♀ ( IEBR), 10–15.vi.2010, 800– 900 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, L.D. Khuat leg. ; Cao Bang, Phia Oac NR: 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 8–18.v.2013, Malaise trap, T.H. Pham leg.

Distribution. Previously known only from China ( Chao, 1981). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Remarks. Vietnamese specimens have a slightly more elongate first tergite (2.1–2.4×) than the holotype (2.0×), according to its original description ( Chao, 1981).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Yezoceryx maculatus Chao from Phong Dien NR, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam: a. lateral view; b. face; c. lateral view of head and pronotum; d. dorsal view of propodeum.