Maculibracon simlaensis (Cameron, 1899) comb. n. Figs 80, 81-91

Bracon simlaensis Cameron, 1899: 65-66.

Iphiaulax simlaensis; Baltazar 1972: 273 (lectotype designation); Shenefelt 1978: 1795.

Craspedolcus simlaensis; Quicke 1985: 357; van Achterberg and O’Toole 1993: 37.

Bracon lepcha Cameron, 1899: 69-68.

Iphiaulax lepcha; Baltazar 1972: 272; Shenefelt 1978: 1776.

Craspedolcus lepcha; Quicke 1985: 356; van Achterberg and O’Toole 1993: 24 (as synonym of Craspedolcus simlaensis (Cameron, 1899)).

Iphiaulax bhotanensis Cameron, 1907: 4; Dover 1925: 40 (as synonym of Iphiaulax lepcha (Cameron, 1899); Shenefelt 1978: 1776. Syn. n.

Craspedolcus bhotanensis; Quicke 1985: 357.

Ipobracon maculicosta Enderlein, 1920: 71-72; Shenefelt 1978: 1824. Syn. n.

Craspedolcus maculicosta; Quicke and van Achterberg 1990: 252, 259 (lectotype designation).

Material.

(2 ♀; IZCAS): 1 ♀, "[China:] Hainan, Ledong, 26.VIII.1984, Zhiqing Chen, No. IOZ(E)1964588"; 1 ♀, "Hainan, Jianfengling, 13.V.1984, Maobin Gu, No. IOZ(E)1964589"; 1 ♀ (RMNH), "C. Vietnam: Thua Thien Hué, Phong Dién N. R., n[ea]r base-camp, 50-100 m, 25.iii.2001, C. v. Achterberg, RMNH’01” .

Diagnosis.

Scapus mainly yellowish brown, except for dark brown stripe on outer side, rather slender, twice as long as wide and less protruding ventrally (Fig. 91); head less narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 88); propodeum medio-posteriorly with smooth protuberance in lateral view (Fig. 90); wing membrane yellow except wide and slightly infuscate apical area of fore wing, rather close to vein 1r-m; stigmal spot of fore wing up to vein m-cu, enclosing nearly entire vein 1-SR+M (Figs 81, 82); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing dark brown; pterostigma narrowly blackish apically and remainder yellow (Fig. 81); medial area of first tergite low anteriorly (Figs 85, 90); medio-basal area of second tergite distinctly triangular (Fig. 85); body and hind leg brownish yellow; length of ovipositor sheath 0.7 times fore wing and 0.7 times body.

Variation. Length of body of female 16.7-19.2 mm, of fore wing of female 16.3-18.5 mm, and of ovipositor sheath 11.2-12.5 mm; antenna of female with 83 (1), 95 (1) segments; apical antennal segment with short spine; penultimate segment 1.1-1.2 times their maximum width; vein 3-SR of fore wing 2.4-2.5 times vein 2-SR; length of first tergite 1.4-1.7 times its apical width; length of ovipositor sheath 0.68-0.69 times fore wing; mesosoma and metasoma ventrally yellowish brown or infuscated.

Distribution.

India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia (Java), *Vietnam, *China (Hainan).