Enicospilus melanocarpus Cameron, 1905

Pham, Nhi Thi, Pham, Phu Van, Matsumoto, Rikio, Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2023, A review of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 873 (1), pp. 1-151 : 86-89

Enicospilus melanocarpus Cameron, 1905

Fig. 48

Enicospilus melanocarpus Cameron, 1905a: 122 ; holotype ♀ from Sri Lanka ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus moderately convex, ventral margin impressed, acute; mandible twisted 20–30°, outer surface with a diagonal setose groove; fore wing fenestra with proximal, central and distal sclerites, central sclerite transversely oval, positioned in centrodistal area of fenestra; metasoma from T5 onwards black.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Quang Binh Province, Minh Hoa, Cha Lo ; 16 Apr. 1998; Khuat D.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Bao Hieu ; 8 Aug. 2000; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh ; 11–25 Oct. 2000; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 25 Oct.–16 Nov. 2000; Malaise trap; IEBR • 4 ♀♀; Ha Giang Province, Vi Xuyen, Cao Bo ; 800 m a.s.l.; 22 Oct.–5 Nov. 2001; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh ; 1–10 Jun. 2002; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Phia Oac - Phia Den NP ; 10 Aug. 2002; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hanoi, Thach That, Tan Xa ; 10–20 Dec. 2002; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao NP ; 900 m a.s.l.; 9 Aug. 2005; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Nghe An Province, Con Cuong, Kem waterfall ; 250 m a.s.l.; 11 Sep. 2005; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♂; Ha Noi, Gia Lam , Da Ton ; 15 Aug. 2006; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Hoa Binh Province, Cao Phong ; 15 Sep. 2006; Nguyen D.H. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thai Nguyen Province, Dai Tu, Cat Ne ; 15–20 Oct. 2007; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 25–30 Oct. 2007; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 15–20 Nov. 2007; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Ha Tinh Province, Vu Quang, Son Tho ; 25 May 2008; Hoang V.T. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀; Kon Tum Province, Chu Mom Ray NP ; 24 Jun. 2008; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 1 Apr. 2014; Cao T.K.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Dak Lak Province, Chu Yang Sin NP ; 28 Jul. 2008; Ngo T.H. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Phu Tho, Xuan Son, Xuan Dai ; 10–15 Aug. 2009; Khuat D.L. leg.; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Bac Giang Province, Son Dong, Thanh Son ; 4 Jul. 2010; Pham T.N. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♂; Nam Dinh Province, Xuan Thuy NP ; 13 Dec. 2012; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be NP ; 12 May 2015; Hoang V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Long He ; 2 May 2016; Hoang V.T. and Nguyen V.B. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Thai Nguyen Province, Phu Luong, An Lac ; 15 Apr. 2017; Dang T.H. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♂; Hanoi, Long Bien, Tu Dinh ; 21°03′ N, 105°51′ E; 8 m a.s.l.; 20 Apr. 2017; Khuat D.L. leg.; hand net; IEBR • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 11–30 Nov. 2017; Malaise trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Son La Province, Thuan Chau, Co Ma ; 14 May 2017; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Trang An Landscape Complex, Tran Temple ; 20°15.516′ N, 105°53.271′ E; 32 m a.s.l.; 22 Jun. 2017; Pham T.N. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Tuyen Quang, Na Hang, Giang Chi ; 11 Sep. 2017; Hoang V.T., Pham V.P. and Nguyen H.N. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; Cao Bang Province, Trung Khanh, Tra Linh ; 22°45′29.89″ N, 106°17′47.10″ E; 640 m a.s.l.; 17 Oct. 2018; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Kon Tum Province, Mang Den, Mang Canh ; 6 Jun. 2019; Nguyen V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 12 Jul. 2019; Nguyen V.T. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 1 ♂; Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh NP ; 28 Apr. 2022; Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR • 3 ♀♀; Ha Giang Province, Vi Xuyen, Phong Quang ; 22.89996° N, 104.91559° E; 609 m a.s.l.; 26 May 2022; Pham T.N. and Pham V.P. leg.; light trap; IEBR .

Distribution

Widely distributed in the Australasian, Eastern Palaearctic, Oceanic and Oriental regions ( Yu et al. 2016).

Figures

Fig. 48. Enicospilus melanocarpus Cameron, 1905, ♀ (IEBR). a. Habitus. b. Head, frontal view. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Head, lateral view. e. Mesosoma, lateral view. f. Central part of fore wing. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.