Ctenopelma rufescentis Sheng, 2009

Sun, Shu-Ping, Sheng, Mao-Ling & Gao, Chun, 2019, The species of Ctenopelma Holmgren (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from China, European Journal of Taxonomy 545, pp. 1-31 : 26-28

Ctenopelma rufescentis Sheng, 2009

Figs 57–59

Ctenopelma rufescentis Sheng in Sheng & Sun, 2009: 121 .

Material examined

CHINA – Henan Prov. • 1 ♀, holotype; Neixiang, Baotianman National Natural Reserve ; alt. 1280 m; 10 Jul. 2006; Xiao-Cheng Shen leg.; GSFGPM . – Jiangxi Prov. • 1 ♀; Ji’an ; alt. 174 m; 28 Jun. 2009; interception trap • 2 ♀♀; Yifeng, Guanshan National Natural Reserve ; 7–9 May 2010; Shu-Ping Sun leg. • 2 ♀♀; Yifeng, Guanshan National Natural Reserve ; 20 Apr.–17 May 2016; interception trap • 1 ♀; Pingxiang, Mt. Wugongshan, Hongyangu ; alt. 580 m; 26 Apr. 2016; Yu Yao leg. – Beijing • 1 ♂; Mentougou ; 27 Jun. 2008; Tao Wang leg. • 4 ♀♀; Mentougou ; 16 Jun.–28 Jul. 2009; interception trap • 3 ♀♀; Mentougou ; 15–22 Jul. 2011; interception trap • 1 ♀; Mentougou ; 30 Jul. 2014; interception trap . – Hubei Prov. • 3 ♀♀; Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Yiyuhe ; 4 Jul.–1 Aug. 2011; interception trap .

Diagnosis

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Body length 12.5 mm. Fore wing length 11.5 mm. Ovipositor sheath length 1.0 mm.

HEAD. Face approximately 1.5 × as wide as long. Clypeus 2.8 × as wide as long. Postocellar line approximately 0.6 × as long as ocular-ocellar line. Ratio of length from first to fifth flagellomeres: 3.0:1.9:1.8:1.8:1.8.

MESOSOMA. Mesopleuron ( Fig. 58 ) smooth, shiny, anterior and lower margins with fine sparse punctures. Metapleuron ( Fig. 58 ) with sparse indistinct punctures. Ratio of length of hind tarsomeres from first to fifth approximately: 7.4:3.5:2.9:1.5:2.1. Claw densely pectinate. Propodeum ( Fig. 59 ) smooth, shiny, median longitudinal carinae between base and apical carina almost parallel, then evenly divergent posteriorly. Apical portion of lateral longitudinal carina present.

METASOMA. Second tergite approximately 0.9 × as long as apical width. Third tergite 1.1 × as long as apical width, posterior width slightly narrower than anterior width. Ovipositor sheath 2.9 × as long as maximum width, apical half of dorsal profile slightly concave; apex circular in lateral view. Ovipositor with dorsal notch.

COLORATION ( Fig. 57 ). Reddish brown, except following; face, clypeus except anterior margin, mandibles except teeth, maxillary and labial palpi, malar area, lower portion of gena, lateral portion of frons, scutellum and postscutellum, all whitish yellow; median portion of frons, posteromedian portion of mesopleuron and lower margion of metapleuron black; fore and middle legs brownish yellow; hind legs red-brown, except apexes of coxae and trochanters black; tegulae, subtegular ridges yellowish white.

Figures

Figs 57–59. Ctenopelma rufescentis Sheng, 2009, holotype, ♀ (GSFGPM). 57. Habitus, lateral view. 58. Mesosoma, lateral view. 59. Propodeum.