Gelanes belokobylskii Khalaim, 2002

Kim, Ki-Beom, Balueva, Ekaterina N., Khalaim, Andrei I. & Lee, Jong-Wook, 2013, The genus Gelanes Horstmann (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) from South Korea, with description of four new species, Zootaxa 3716 (3), pp. 417-430 : 419-420

Gelanes belokobylskii Khalaim, 2002

(Figs 5, 21–23)

Gelanes belokobylskii Khalaim, 2002: 4 . Type: ♀, Russia, TD: ZISP.

Diagnosis. This is a most distinct species which is immediately recognized by the large body (much longer than in any other species) and densely granulate head. Body length 4.8–6.4 mm, fore wing length 4.5–5.1 mm ( Fig. 21 ). Head, in dorsal view, weakly narrowed behind eyes, temple 0.9 times as long as eye width ( Fig. 23 ). Temple densely granulate, dull, without or with very indistinct punctures. Malar space about 0.7 times as long as basal width of mandible. Flagellum with 21–23 flagellomeres. Mesosoma predominantly finely granulate, dull. Foveate groove of mesopleuron short and oblique. Basal area narrow, about half as long as apical area. First tergite smooth laterally before glymma. Thyridial depression strongly transverse. Ovipositor with narrow dorsal subapical notch, sheath about 3.5 times as long as first tergite.

Material examined. South Korea: 1♀, [GG] Seongnam-si Sujeong-gu Sangjeok-dong Mt.Cheonggyesan, 37º25’9"N 127º2’49"E, 25.IV.1984, J.W. Lee.

Distribution. South Korea (new record), Russia (Primorskiy reg.). Biology. Flight period in April. Host unknown.

FIGURES 7– 14. 7. Gelanes cuspidatus ; 8. G. protritus ; 9. G. cuspidatus ; 10. G. provectus ; 11. G. protritus ; 12. G. simillimus ; 13. G. gubarevae ; 14. G. dentator . Scale bars: 0.1 mm

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 26. Gelanes belokobylskii Khalaim, ♀. 21. Lateral habitus; 22. Fore wing; 23. Head in dorsal view; G. cuspidatus Khalaim, ♀. 24. Lateral habitus; 25. Fore wing; 26. Second tergite in dorsal view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm for 21, 24; 0.1 mm for 22, 23, 25, 26.