(25) Orancistrocerus aterrimus erythropus (Bingham, 1897)

Figs 83-85, 155-158

Rhynchium erythropus Bingham, 1897: 352, 353, “Tenasserim” (Myanmar), NHMUK. Type: male.

Material examined.

CHINA: HONG KONG: 3♀, Pak Sha O, reared, 04.v.2009, 05.v.2009 & 28.v.2013, UTM: 50Q KK 242 849, 70m, refs.: 0331. A.Hy. 1 [CBC], 0332. A.Hy. 1, leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH], 0521. A.Hy. 1 [CBC] ; 2♂, same location, reared, 17.iv.2009 & 19.iv.2009, refs.: 0319. A.Hy. 1, leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH] & 0321. A.Hy. 2 [CBC] ; 2♀, same location, hand net, 01.xi.2003 & 19.v.2018, refs.: 0101. C.Hy. 1 & 0652. C.Hy. 1 both [CBC] .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Myanmar; Laos; Thailand.

Remarks.

Barthélémy (2012) reported on the nesting biology of this species under the erroneous name Pararrhynchium sp.1. Dissected cells were mass-provisioned with caterpillars in the subfamily Spilomelinae ( Crambidae) ( Barthélémy 2012).