Epitheronia Gupta, 1962

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 : 1508-1509

Epitheronia Gupta, 1962

Theronia (Epitheronia) Gupta, 1962: 92 . Type: Theronia (Epitheronia) fidentia Gupta ; original designation.

Epitheronia Gupta : Gupta (1987).

Diagnosis

Mandible upper tooth broader and longer than lower tooth; clypeus thin, flat, without tubercles or swellings; frons with a vertical carina between antennal sockets; face rugose-punctate; notaulus distinct on at least anterior 0.25; lateral carina of scutellum forming high flange anteriorly; epicnemial carina present on lower half of mesopleuron, erased on upper half, sternaulus usually distinct, at least anteriorly; propodeum with strong carinae, area superomedia always well defined; first tergite with dorsolateral carinae converging posteriorly, reaching to oblique groove; ovipositor with tip of lower valve slightly broader than tip of upper valve, with some oblique ridges.

Gupta (1962) recognized four species of Epitheronia : E. tomeus (Gupta) from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, E. baltazarae (Gupta) , E. fidentia (Gupta) and E. rugosa (Gupta) , all from the Philippines.