Labus lofuensis Giordani Soika , 1986

Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong & Carpenter, James M., 2020, Potter wasps of the genus Labus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from Vietnam, with description of two new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 77, pp. 139-150 : 139

Labus lofuensis Giordani Soika, 1986

Figs 19 , 20

Labus lofuensis Giordani Soika, 1973, Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Venezia 24: 99, male, female - " China: Lofu Mount" (holotype male London).

Notes.

This species has been recorded from Vietnam (Bac Giang province) by Nguyen et al. (2014). In our study, the species has been newly recorded from several other provinces in the northern part such as Bac Kan, Lang Son, Hanoi, Hai Phong.

Material examined.

Vietnam: Bac Kan: 2 females, Kim Hy NP, Vu Muon, Bach Thong , 22°15'51"N, 105°58'42"E, 5.viii.2012, Kojima J, Nugroho H & IED-c ; Lang Son: 3 females, Na Sen, Hoang Dong , 31.x.2014, 21°51'42"N, 106°43'54"E, Nguyen DD, Nguyen LTP & Nguyen PM ; 8 males, Na Sen, Hoang Dong , 31.x.2014, 21°51'42"N, 106°43'54"E, Nguyen DD, Nguyen TPL & Nguyen PM ; Ha Noi: 1 male, Van Hoa, Ba Vi , Ba Vi NP, 3.vi.2001, Nguyen TPL ; Bac Giang: 2 females, Khe Dan, Tuan Dao, Son Dong , 4.vii.2010, Tran DD ; 2 male, Khe Dan, Tuan Dao, Son Dong , 4.vii.2010, Tran DD ; 1 male, Yen Tu NR, Son Dong , 150 m, 2.viii.2010, Pham HP ; 1 male, Thanh Son, Son Dong , 7.vii.2010, Tran DD ; Hai Phong: 1 female, Cat Ba NP, 11.vi.2006 ; 1 female, Xuan Dam, Cat Ba , 27.iv.2013, Nguyen DD .

Distribution.

China: Guangdong, Macau, Hainan; Vietnam.

Figures

Figures 15 - 20. 15, 16 Labus amoenus: 15 female head, frontal view 16 male head, frontal view 17, 18 Labus clypeatus, female: 17 head, frontal view 18 habitus 19, 20 Labus lofuensis: 19 female head, frontal view 20 male head, frontal view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.