Parema nigrobalteata ( Cameron, 1899 )

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R. & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2013, A review of the Theronia genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Vietnam with descriptions of five new species, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (23 - 24), pp. 1501-1538 : 1521-1523

Parema nigrobalteata ( Cameron, 1899)

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Theronia nigrobalteata Cameron, 1899 . Mem. and Proc. Manchester Lit. Phil. Soc. 43(3): 153. Holotype: ♀, India: Khasi Hills , Assam (OUMNH).

Theronia gracilis Cameron, 1899 . Mem. and Proc. Manchester Lit. Phil. Soc. 43(3): 143. Holotype: ♀, India: Khasi Hills , Assam (OUMNH).

Theronia continentalis Krieger, 1906 . Ztschr. Sys. Hymen. Dipt. 6: 236. Lectotype: ♀, Sri Lanka: Toungoo , Karenni Dist. (ZMHB).

Theronia (Parema) nigrobalteata Cameron : Gupta (1962).

Parema nigrobalteata (Cameron) : Gupta (1987).

Material examined

Phu Tho, Thanh Son, Thuong Cuu : 1♀ 3♂ ( RMNH), 20 ◦ 59 ′ N, 105 ◦ 8 ′ E, 250–400 m a.s.l., 11–16 October 1999, Malaise trap, R. de Vries leg. ; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 300 m a.s.l., 5 May 2005, hand net, N. T. Pham leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NR: 1♀ ( RMNH), 100 m a.s.l., 22 March to 6 April 2001, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg. ; Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP, 225 m a.s.l.: 1♀ 1♂ ( RMNH), 14 April to 1 May 2000 ; 1♀ ( RMNH), 1 November to 20 December 2000, Malaise trap, Q. P. Mai leg. ; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh : 1♀ ( IEBR), 20 April 2003 ; 1♀ ( IEBR), 10–20 July 2004, Malaise trap, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP, 900–1000 m a.s.l.: 1♀ ( IEBR), 16 April 2004 ; 1♀ ( IEBR), 21 May 2003, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh , 150–200 m a.s.l.: 1♀ ( IEBR), 8 June 2005 ; 2♂ ( IEBR), 11 September 2005 ; 1♂ ( BMNH), 21 July 2010, hand net, N. T. Pham leg. ; 1♂ ( IEBR), 31 July 2007, hand net, T. H. Pham leg. ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 150–200 m a.s.l., 25 July 2004, hand net, L. X. Truong leg. ; 2♀ 1♂ ( ZFMK), 150–200 m a.s.l., 14–17 April 2006, hand net, N. T. Pham leg. ; Nghe An, Pu Huong NR: 1♂ ( IEBR), 9 August 2005, hand net, H. T. T. Nguyen leg ; Nghe An, Tuong Duong , Tam Quang: 4♀ 3♂ ( IEBR), 200–300 m a.s.l., 12 July 2006, hand net, H. T. T. Nguyen leg. ; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP, 100 m a.s.l.: 1♂ ( IEBR), 8 August 2005, hand net, L. P. T. Nguyen leg. ; 2♀ 3♂ ( RMNH), 1–9 October 2005 ; 3♀ 1♂ ( RMNH), 13–20 May 2007, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg. ; 2♀ ( RMNH), 1–8 April 2007 ; 2♀ 2♂ ( RMNH), 9–30 April 2007, Malaise trap, Q. P. Mai and M. T. Nguyen leg. ; Quang Nam, Phuoc Son, Phuoc Xuan : 2♀ ( IEBR), 300–400 m a.s.l., 26 May 2006, hand net, T. H. Ta leg. ; Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP: 2♀ 1♂ ( RMNH), 550–610 m a.s.l., 21–26 October 2005 ; 3♀ 1♂ ( RMNH), 750 m a.s.l., 1–10 June 2007 ; 1♀ ( RMNH), 500 m a.s.l., 3–9 June 2007 ; 4♀ 5♂ ( RMNH), 740–940 m a.s.l., 2–10 June 2007, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg. ; Kon Tum, Chu Mom Ray NP: 3♀ ( RMNH), 700–900 m a.s.l., 26 September to 5 October 2006, Malaise trap, Q. P. Mai and M. T. Nguyen leg. ; 1♀ ( IEBR), 550 m a.s.l., 18 May 2009, hand net, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Ninh Thuan, Nui Chua NP: 1♂ ( RMNH), 90–150 m a.s.l., 23–30 May 2007, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg. ; Ha Tinh, Huong Trach, Huong Khe : 1♂ ( IEBR), 20 April 2009, hand net, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Bac Giang, Thanh Son , Son Dong: 1♀ ( IEBR), 200 m a.s.l., 5 July 2010, hand net, N. T. Pham leg. ; Ha Tinh, Vu Quang NP: 4♂ ( RMNH), 116 m a.s.l., 18 ◦ 19 ′ 38 ′′ N, 105 ◦ 26 ′ 28 ′′ E, 23 September to 5 October 2009, Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg and R. de Vries leg. ; Tuyen Quang, Muong Khuong, Cham Chu NR: 1♀ ( BMNH), 12 April 2011, H. P. Pham leg.

Diagnosis

Face with moderately dense, large punctures, pubescent; notaulus with low transverse crest across anterior margin; first tergite about 1.4–1.6 × as long as apical width, median longitudinal carina distinct on basal half then weaker, reaching nearly to oblique groove, dorsolateral carina often not extending beyond spiracle; ovipositor straight, about 1.9 × hind tibia length; pronotum with black stripe at posterior corner; mesosoma and metasomal tergites marked with black.

Distribution

Krieger (1906) recorded this species from South Vietnam for the first time. Outside Vietnam, it has been recorded from India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines ( Gupta 1962; Yu et al. 2005; Amanda et al. 2011).

Remarks

Five subspecies are currently recognized: P. nigrobalteata nigrobalteata from Taiwan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines; P. nigrobalteata bakeri (Gupta) from the Philippines; P. nigrobalteata callida (Tosquinet) from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia; P. nigrobalteata formosana (Cushman) from Taiwan; and P. nigrobalteata nathani (Gupta) from India. All of our specimens fit P. nigrobalteata nigrobalteata , which is characterized by the following characters: mesoscutal stripes are mostly reddish brown, lateral stripe is separated from the black margin of the mesoscutum and the metasomal tergites have black markings.

Figures

Figure 10. Parema nigrobalteata (female). (A) Lateral view of head and mesosoma; (B) ovipositor tip; (C) face; (D) dorsal view of scutellum, metascutellum and propodeum.