Exochus latiareolus Tolkanitz, 2003

Lee, Jin-Kyung Choi and Jong-Wook, 2021, Four newly recorded species of the genus Exochus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Metopiinae) from South Korea, Journal of Species Research 10 (4), pp. 412-418 : 413-414

1. Exochus latiareolus Tolkanitz, 2003 ( Fig. 1 )

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Exochus latiareolus Tolkanitz, 2003: 85-87 . Type: male; type depository: SIZ.

Diagnosis. Generally black ( Fig. 1A ). Face finely punctate with dense hairs, face black with yellow horn on upper face ( Fig. 1B ); inner orbits with one pair of yellow spots each frons and vertex ( Fig. 1C ); occipital carina present. Antenna with 34 + flagellomeres and blackish brown, ventral part of scape yellowish brown. Pronotum with distinct epomia and shiny; mesoscutum sparsely punctate with distinct notaulus only anterior part; tegula yellow and brown ( Fig. 1D, E ); mesoscutellum and postscutellum with yellow lines on the posterior area ( Fig. 1F ); basal and areola area not separated and glabrous, costula present; spiracle oval, not reach to pleural carina ( Fig. 1G ). Hind wing with six distal hamuli. Fore and mid legs yellowish brown, basal of coxae dark brown; hind leg brown, basal half of coxa black. Hind tarsal claw simple.

Material examined. SOUTH KOREA: Gyeongsangbuk-do, Andong-si, Pungcheon-myeon, Gilsan-ri , Gudam Bridge, N 36°53′89.12″, E128°46′42.88″, 16.v.2015 , J.W.

Lee, 1♂ (Deposited in NIBR) .

Distribution. South Korea (new record), Russia, Ukraine.

Region. Eastern and Western Palearctic.

Host record. Unknown.

Figures

Fig. 1. Exochus latiareolus Tolkanitz, 2003.A. habitus of male in lateral view; B. head in frontal view; C. head in dorsal view; D. head and mesosoma in lateral view; E. mesoscutum; F. scutellum and propodeum in dorsal view; G. propodeum in lateral view; H. wings. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.