Psyttalia cyclogaster (Thomson, 1895) Thomson, 1895

Wu, Qiong, Achterberg, Cornelis van, Tan, Jiang-Li & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2016, Review of the East Palaearctic and North Oriental Psyttalia Walker, with the description of three new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae), ZooKeys 629, pp. 103-151 : 112-117

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scientific name

Psyttalia cyclogaster (Thomson, 1895)
status

comb. n.

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae

Psyttalia cyclogaster (Thomson, 1895) View in CoL comb. n. Figs 13, 14-24, 25-27

Opius (Opius) cyclogaster Thomson, 1895: 2178 (examined).

Opius (Psyttalia) cyclogaster : Fischer 1972: 340-341.

Coeloreuteus formosanus Watanabe, 1934: 188; Chou 1981: 74; Chen and He 1997: 108. Syn. n.

Opius (Lissosema) proclivis Papp, 1981: 155-157. Syn. n. (examined).

Opius (Psyttalia) subcyclogaster Tobias, 1998: 612. Syn. n. (examined).

Psyttalia subcyclogaster : Tobias 2000: 12.

Opius (Psyttalia) darasunicus Tobias, 1998: 612. Syn. n. (examined).

Psyttalia darasunica : Tobias 2000: 12.

Opius (Psyttalia) cyclogastroides Tobias, 1998: 613. Syn. n. (examined).

Psyttalia cyclogastroides : Tobias 2000: 12.

Psyttalia extensa Weng & Chen, 2001: 84-86; Chen and Weng 2005: 150-151. Syn. n.

Rhogadopsis longicaudifera Li & van Achterberg, 2013: 151-154. Syn. n.

Type material.

Lectotype of Opius cyclogaster here designated, ♀ (ZIL), "[France:] Delazy, [1872]", " cyclogaster m., "O. cyclogaster Th.". Holotype of Opius proclivis , ♀ (TMAB), "Korea, prov. South Pyongan, Za-mo san, 60 km NE from Pyongyan, 2.ix.1971", "No. 231, leg. S. Horvatovich et J. Papp", "Holotypus ♀ % Opius (Lissosema) proclivis sp. n., Papp J., 1981", "Hym. Typ. No. 2841, Museum Budapest", " Rhogadopsis proclivis Papp, det. Papp J., 2012". Holotype of Opius subcyclogaster , ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], Zabajkalsk, Tsitin., step, 1.vii.[1]975, Kasparjan", " Opius subcyclogaster sp. n., Tobias det. 1998", "Holotypus Opius subcyclogaster Tobias". Holotype of Opius darasunicus , ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], 9 km S Kurorta, Darasun, Tsit. Obl., 27.vi.[1]975, Kasparjan", " Opius darasunicus sp. n., Tobias det. 1998", "Holotypus Opius darasunicus Tobias". Holotype of Opius cyclogastroides , ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], Primorskij kraj, 20 km YuV Ussurijska, na svet, 18-21.vii.1996, S. Belokobylskij", " Opius cyclogastroides sp. n., Tobias det. 1998", "Holotypus Opius cyclogastroides Tobias"; 1 paratype, ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], Primorskij kraj, 10 km YuYuZ Partizanska, les, opushki, 12-13.vii.1996, S. Belokobylskij", "Paratypus Opius cyclogastroides Tobias". Holotype of Rhogadopsis longicaudifera , ♀ (ZJUH), "S. China: Hunan, Yongzhou, Jiangyong, Yuankou, 28.v.1988, Jian-Ping Liu, No. 181".

Additional material.

1 ♀ (ZISP), "[Japan: Kyushu], Miyazaki, Yatake, 700 m, Shiiba-mura, 21.vii.1992, V. Makarkin"; 1 ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], 9 km S Kurorta, Darasun, Tsit. Obl., 27.vi.[1]975, Kasparjan" (under Opius subcyclogaster ); 1 ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:], Primorskij kraj, 20 km YuV Ussurijska, les, 5.viii. 1991, Belokobylskij"; 1 ♀ (ZISP), id., but nzap. "Kedrovaja Pad", dubnjak, 22.vii.1979; 1 ♂ (ZISP), id., but Baradash-Levada, 2.ix.1978; 1 ♀ (ZISP), id., but Anisimovka, poljan, 12.vii.1984; 1 ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:] Ilmenskij Zapoved, Tseljabinskoj obl., 17.vii.1950, Tobias"; 1 ♀ (ZISP), "Kazachst[an], Janvartsevo, prav., b. Urala, 31.viii.[1]949, Rubolph"; 1 ♀ (NWUX), "NW. China: Shaanxi, Xunyangba, Ningshan, c. 1300 m, 2.vi.2014, 33°33'N 108°32'E, Jiangli Tan, NWUX"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[NE. China:] Liaoning, Shenyang, Dongling, 6.v.1994, Juxian Lou, No. 947532"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[NE. China:] Jilin, Changbai Mts, 4.vii.1994, Juxuan Lou, Nos 951911 and 952014"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[N. China:] Henan, Neixiang, Baotianman, 13 & 15.vii.1998 Yun Ma, Nos 986161 and 986801"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[N. China:] Henan, Jigong Mts, 11.vii.1997, Xuexin Chen, No. 973737"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[N. China:] Hebei, Xiaowutai Mts, Yangjiaping, 20.viii.2005, Min Shi, Hongying Zhang, Nos 200604624 and 200604804"; 1 ♀(ZJUH), "[SE. China]: Fujian, Chongan, Wuyi Mts, 5-10.vii.1989, Junhua He, No. 894760"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 6.viii.1986, Jiashe Wang, No. 865476"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Dehua, Daiyun Mts, 13 and 14.iv.2002, Yiping Wang, No. 20024716 and Jingxian Liu, No. 20024977"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Dehua, Chishuizhen, 13.iv.2002, Zaifu Xu, No. 20025208"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Liancheng, Tiaoxi, 18.viii.1988, Jian Huang, No. 20005629"; 2 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but Luochi, 23.viii.1988, Jian Huang, Nos 20005501 and 20005521"; 2 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Nanping, Xiqinzhen, 21.ix.2002, Fangfang Li, Nos 20025524 and 20025551"; 1 ♀ 2 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Shaxian, 15.ix.1980, Junhua He, No. 803805"; 1 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but Yangfang, 1.vii.1981, Naiquan Lin, Nos 20044078 and 20044080"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, vi.1989, Zhishan Wu, Nos. 20009819 and 20009830"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Yongan, Tianbaoyan, 15-18.vii.2001, Zaifu Xu, No. 20020238"; 5 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SE. China:] Fujian, Youxi, 15.v.1988, Qi Zheng, Nos 20005097, 20005106, 20005107, 20005122 and 20005148"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Meixian, 15.x.1988, Changfu Lin, Nos 20005106 and 20005231"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Fengkai, Heishiding, 15.viii.2003, Jujian Chen, No. 20048957"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Guangzhou, 1.xi.1989, Junhua He, No. 896617"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Huizhou, Xiangtou Mts, 11.v.2004, Zaifu Xu, No. 20053407"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Yunan, Tongle Mts, 12-13.viii.2003, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20054397 and 20054613"; 3 ♀ 5 ♂ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Yangchun, Baishui Waterfalls, 1.v.2002, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20028327, 20028352, 20028353, 20028371, 20028372, 20028383, 20028385 and 20028395"; 4 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Baiyong, 5-6.v. 2002, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20028016, 20028022, 20028044 and 20028060; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Huatan, 34.v.2002, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20027570 and 20027811; 5 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Yangchun, Efengling Mts, 2.v.2002, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20028199, 20028221, 20028237, 20028238, 20028254 and 20028265"; 4 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Heyuan, Gui Mts, 18.v.2002, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20028572, 20028637, 20028657, 20028686 and 20028706"; 3 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Guangdong, Shixing, Chebaling Mts, 21.viii.2003, Zaifu Xu, Nos 20051956, 20052375 and 20052443"; 3 ♀ (IZAS, RMNH) "[S. China:] Hainan, Tongshi, 340 m", "3.iv.1960, Suofu Li", "IOZ(E) 61743638"; 5 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Hainan, Yinggeling Mts, 18.x. 2007 and 24-25.v.2007, Jingxian Liu, Nos 200702620, 200702639, 200702754, 200702774, 200209739 and 200209997"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Hongmao, 23-25.v.2007, Jie Zeng, No. 200804464; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 28.v.2007, Liqiong Weng, No. 200804194; 3 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Hainan, Diaoluo Mts, 1-2.vi.2007 and 16-17.vii.2007, Jingxian Liu, Nos 200703899, 200703929 and 200802336"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Hainan, Jianfengling Mts, 9-14.v.2007, Kuiyan Zhang, No. 200703651"; 4 ♀ (ZJUH), "[S. China:] Hainan, Wuzhi Mts, Shuimanxiang, 15-20.v.2007, Liqiong Weng, Nos 200803746, 200803755, 200803954 and 200803994"; 10 ♀ 7 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but 16-20.v.2007, 29.x.2007, Jingxian Liu, Nos 200703180, 200703261, 200703298, 200703385, 200710037, 200710040, 200710056, 200710091, 200710095, 200710114, 200710121, 200710129, 200710204, 200710205, 200710212, 200710282, 200710289 and 200710328"; 6 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Shuimanxiong, 17-20.v.2007, Bin Xiao, Nos 200804666, 200804786, 200804793, 200804796, 200804814 and 200804857"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi, Fangcheng, Banba, 8.vi.2000, Hong Wu, No. 200100263"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi, Beiliu, 26.ix.1980, Youfu Zhong, No. 824470"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi, Daming Mts, Neichao,12.viii.2011, Chengjin Yan, No. 201100571"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi, Napo, Guinong Mts, 21.vi.2000, Hong Wu, No. 200100150"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi, Tianlin, Anjiaping, 29.v.1982, Junhua He, No. 821867"; 3 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Guangxi Botanical Garden, 30.x.2002, Naiquan Lin, Nos 20034981, 20034996 and 20035021"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Sichuan, Jiuzhaigou, 16.vii.1987, Gang Chen, No. 200012336"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Jinghong, 9.iv.1981, Junhua He, Nos 711675 and 811752"; 2 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Lancang, 20.iv.1981, Junhua He, Nos 814341 and 814358"; 1 ♂ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Mangshi, 9.v.1981, Junhua He, No. 813202"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Menghai, 17.iv.1981, Junhua He, No.811752"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Ruili, 4.v.1981, Junhua He, No. 815069"; 2 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but Mengxiu, 2-6.v.1981, Junhua He, Nos 813152 and 814057"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Tengchong, Jietouxiang, 11-12.vii.2006, Jie Zeng, Nos 20081636 and 20081839"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Youle Mts, 11.iv.1981, Junhua He, No. 811923"; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), "[SW. China:] Yunnan, Yuanjiang, 4.iv.1981, Junhua He, Nos 811414 and 811428"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[E. China:] Zhejiang, Anji, Longwang Mts, 31.viii.1993, Xuexin Chen, No. 939738"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 28.vii.1996, Hong Wu, No. 970389"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[E. China:] Zhejiang, Gutian Mts, 1.viii.1990, Yun Ma, No. 906143"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[E. China:] Zhejiang, Lin’an, Qingliangfeng Mts, 9.viii.2005, Hongying Zhang, No. 200607118"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[E. China:] Zhejiang, Longquan, Fengyang Mts, 22-24.vii.1982, Qisheng Song, No. 826576"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), "[E. China:] Zhejiang, Tianmu Mts, 21.vii.1987, Xuexin Chen, No.873064"; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 18.vi.1983, Yun Ma, No.831156; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Zuhua Shi, Nos 830471 and 830473; 1 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but Junhua He, Nos 830703 and 830708; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 11.vi.1993, Yun Ma, No. 934354; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 20.vii.1987, Xuexin Chen, No. 872088; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 4.vi.1994, Xuexin Chen, Nos 941900 and 941912; 5 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 1.vii.2000, Xuexin Chen, Nos 20032047, 20032048, 20032050, 20032059 and 20032079; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Chanyuan Temple, 16.v.1988, Xuexin Chen, No. 882029; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Xiaoming Lou, No. 883224; 5 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 31.v.1998, Xuexin Chen, Nos 980067, 980149, 980158, 980504 and 980520; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id. but Jinjing Fan, No. 884351; 2 ♀ 1 ♂ (ZJUH), id., but Laodian-Xianrending, 17-18.v.1988, Xuexin Chen, Nos 884383, 882587 and 891615; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Laodian, 13.vi.1998, Xuexin Chen, No. 980685; 2 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Mingshui Zhao, Nos 20000806 and 20002334; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Sanmuping, 30.vii.1998, Mingshui Zhao, No. 999219; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but Xianrending, 2-4.vi.1990, Yonggen Lou, No. 900124; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), id., but 3.vii.2000, Weidi Li, No. 200104179.

Comparative diagnosis.

As aptly indicated by its name the female lectotype of Psyttalia cyclogaster has the metasoma nearly circular because of the strongly transverse second and third tergites. Best to recognise by the scutellar subapical prominence, more or less developed smooth bump in front of anterior ocellus and pit behind stemmaticum, the laterally distinctly setose scutellum and the more or less distinctly micro-sculptured medio-posterior area of scutellum. According to the key by Fischer (1972) closely related to Psyttalia nilotica (Schmiedeknecht, 1900) from Egypt and Israel. However, the given differences (propodeum with bifurcate carina in Psyttalia cyclogaster and without in Psyttalia nilotica , and head mesosoma and base of metasoma mainly black in Psyttalia cyclogaster and reddish yellow in Psyttalia nilotica ) are variable in the specimens examined and the possibility that Psyttalia nilotica is a pale southern form of Psyttalia cyclogaster should be considered. According to Fischer (1972, 1987) Psyttalia nilotica should have the precoxal sulcus narrow and the sulcus remains removed from the anterior border of the mesopleuron; this may allow a separation. In the key by Fischer (1987) Psyttalia cyclogaster runs to two S. African species: Psyttalia vittator (Brues, 1926) if bifurcate carina of propodeum is well developed and Psyttalia prothoracalis (Fischer, 1972) if carina is weakly developed or absent. Both species have the eye 1.5-1.6 times as long as temple in dorsal view (vs 2.5-5 times in Psyttalia cyclogaster ) and, additionally, Psyttalia prothoracalis differs from both other species by the narrow, finely crenulate and long sinuate precoxal sulcus (vs medially wide, shorter and coarsely crenulate sulcus).

Description.

Redescribed ♀ from Shaanxi (Ningshan), length of body 3.9 mm, of fore wing 4.2 mm.

Head. Antenna with 36 segments and 1.1 times as long as fore wing; third segment as long as fourth segment, length of third, fourth and penultimate segments 3.3, 3.2 and 1.3 times their width, respectively (Figs 18, 23); length of maxillary palp 1.1 times height of head; length of eye in dorsal view 1.6 times temple (Fig. 20); temple in dorsal view shiny, smooth and with sparse setae; OOL: diameter of ocellus: POL = 18:7:10; area behind stemmaticum with a round depression and in front of anterior ocellus with a bump (Fig. 8); face largely smooth, with satin sheen and sparsely punctulate with a medio-longitudinal convexity dorsally and widened ventrally (Fig. 19); frons depressed behind antennal sockets, slightly shiny, glabrous and crenulate (Fig. 20); labrum depressed; clypeus nearly trapezoid, flat, and its ventral margin nearly straight and thin (Fig. 19); width of clypeus 1.9 times its maximum height and 0.4 times width of face; hypoclypeal depression wide and deep (Figs 19, 24); malar suture present, punctate between malar suture and clypeus (Fig. 24); mandible somewhat twisted and narrowed apically and normal basally, with narrow ventral carina (Fig. 24); occipital carina widely removed from hypostomal carina and dorsally absent; hypostomal carina narrow.

Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.2 times its height; dorsal pronope absent (Fig. 20); pronotal side largely smooth, but anterior and posterior grooves present and coarsely crenulate (Fig. 15); epicnemial area crenulate dorsally; precoxal sulcus medially wide and coarsely crenulate, complete (Fig. 15); remainder of mesopleuron sparsely and finely punctate; pleural sulcus finely crenulate ventrally; mesosternal sulcus shallow and crenulate; postpectal carina absent; mesoscutum very shiny and glabrous (Fig. 16); notauli only anteriorly as pair of nearly smooth impressions and absent on disc; scutellar sulcus deep and with short crenulae, widened medially; scutellum distinctly convex and smooth, but medio-posteriorly longitudinally rugulose (Fig. 17); metanotum with a short longitudinal carina medially; surface of propodeum coarsely rugose and without an obvious medio-longitudinal carina (but bifurcate carina slightly indicated; Fig. 17) and anterior groove somewhat widened medially (Fig. 16).

Wings. Fore wing: 1-SR distinctly longer than wide and linear with 1-M (Fig. 14); pterostigma elongate triangular (Fig. 14); 1-R1 ending before wing apex and 1.5 times as long as pterostigma (Fig. 14); r long; r-m not tubular; r:3-SR:SR1 = 5:18:38; 2-SR:3-SR:r-m = 2:3:1; 1-M slightly curved near pterostigma and SR1 more or less straight; m-cu distinctly postfurcal and slightly curved; cu-a distinctly postfurcal and 1 -CU1 widened; 1-CU1:2-CU1= 5:11; first subdiscal cell closed; CU1b short; only apex of M+CU1 sclerotized. Hind wing: 1-M straight; M+CU:1-M:1r-m = 14:13:10; cu-a straight; m-cu absent.

Legs. Length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 4.2, 8.8 and 4.5 times as long as width, respectively (Fig. 25); hind femur and tibia with long setae.

Metasoma. Length of first tergite equal to its apical width, rather flat, its surface strongly and densely punctate-rugose (Fig. 17); second suture slightly indicated; second and following tergites smooth (except some superficial granulation), shiny and sparsely setose; combined length of second and third metasomal tergites 0.3 times total length of metasoma; length of setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.47 times fore wing, 3.5 times first tergite and 1.5 times hind tibia; hypopygium about 0.5 times as long as metasoma and distinctly acute apically (Fig. 26).

Colour. Black; head (including mandible) and propleuron yellowish brown, but teeth of mandible, stemmaticum and back of head dorsally black; scapus ventrally and tegula brown; pronotum ventrally, mesopleuron posteriorly and antero-dorsally, and metapleuron brown; palpi infuscate; humeral plate and legs yellowish, but tarsi brown; pterostigma and veins dark brown; laterally hypopygium brown and medially dark brown; fore wing membrane slightly infuscate.

Variation. Length of fore wing 2.4-4.2 mm; antenna of ♀ with 26(1), 28(1), 29(3), 34(1), 36(1), 37(1) and 38(1) segments; frons sculptured to often entirely smooth; hind femur 3.5-4.2 times as long as wide; first tergite 1.0-1.2 times as long as wide apically; setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.43-0.57 times as long as fore wing and 1.3-1.8 times hind tibia; second tergite entirely shiny granulate to (often entirely) smooth; head mainly black (except orbita) to nearly entirely orange or yellowish brown (except posteriorly), mesoscutum and mesopleuron largely black to entirely orange or yellowish brown; metasoma black to dark brown, sometimes first and second tergites brownish yellow or first tergite brown and second yellow or dark brown.

Variation of types series. The synonymy of Coeloreuteus formosanus Watanabe is based on photos of its holotype kindly supplied by Andrew Liston (SDEI); it is a pale specimen (with the head and the mesosoma mainly yellowish brown and the hind femur about 3.5 times as long as wide) having all the characteristics of Psyttalia cyclogaster as listed in the key. The only differences concern the paler head and mesosoma, smooth scutellum posteriorly and the more retracted (but equally long) hypopygium; these are considered insufficient for retaining it as valid species (both colour and sculpture are too variable in this species). Rhogadopsis longicaudifera Li & van Achterberg belongs also to this extreme form and is, therefore, also synonymized. Psyttalia proclivis (Papp) has first tergite of holotype only 1.1 times longer than its apical width (not 1.4 or 1.5 times as indicated by Papp (1981), Fischer (1989) and Tobias (1998)) and fits the diagnosis despite having the first tergite rather smooth. It shares this with Psyttalia subcyclogaster (Tobias) and both are rather small (length of body 2.0-2.7 mm and antenna with 28-29 segments). The holotype of Psyttalia darasunica (Tobias) differs mainly by the mainly black head and mesosoma, its rather small size, and having 29 antennal segments. In Psyttalia cyclogastroides (Tobias) the head and the mesosoma are partly brownish, the type specimens are larger and have 39 antennal segments. Finally, Psyttalia extensa Weng & Chen shares the micro-sculptured and setose medio-posterior area of scutellum (fig. 242 in Weng and Chen 2005), the frontal protuberance and the flattened medium-sized clypeus (Fig. 241, l.c.). The reported basally widened mandible is actually normal as shown on photographs of the holotype taken by Min-Lin Zheng (Fuzhou); it has only a ventro-basal carina.

Distribution.

France, Kazakhstan, Russia Far East (as cyclogastroides , darasunicus and subcyclogaster ) Korea (as proclivis ), China (Fujian (as extensa ), *Guangdong, *Guangxi, *Hainan, *Henan, *Hebei, Hunan (as longicaudifera ), Jilin (as extensa ), *Liaoning, *Shaanxi, *Sichuan, Taiwan, *Yunnan, *Zhejiang), Japan (new record).

Biology.

Unknown.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

Genus

Psyttalia