Coeloides longquanus Wang et Chen

Wang, Yi-Ping, Chen, Xue-Xin, Wu, Hong & He, Jun-Hua, 2006, The genus Coeloides Wesmael of subfamily Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in China, Zootaxa 1239, pp. 1-17 : 12-13

Coeloides longquanus Wang et Chen , sp. nov. (Figs. 27–32)

Material studied. Holotype female: CHINA, Zhejiang, Longquan, Fengyang Mountain, 24. vi. 1983, Zhou Shan­sen, No. 832015 ( ZJUH).

Description (female), Length of body 5.6 mm, fore wing 4.5 mm, ovipositor 4.6 mm.

Head: Antennae with 45 segments; scapus suboblique, dorsally longer than ventrally and 1.9 times as long as apical width; pedicel slightly shorter than half length of scapus; first flagellomere as long as its maximum width, its apex ventro­laterally rather flared; second flagellomere 1.2 times as long as its maximum width, its apex ventro­laterally slightly flared; third flagellomere not flared apically, and as long as 1.4 times its maximum width; median flagellomeres longer than their maximum width; terminal flagellomere acuminate, and 1.6 times as long as its maximum width; malar suture setose and indistinct; face largely smooth and shiny medially, distinctly punctate laterally; clypeus depressed ventrally and upper densely long setose; height of clypeus: distance inter­tentorial: distance tentorial­ ocular= 3: 5: 9; length of maxillary palp 0.7 times height of head; length of eye in dorsal view 1.6 times temple; temple smooth and densely short setose; frons between antennal sockets and ocelli deeply impressed; minimum distance posterior ocelli: narrower diameter of posterior ocelli: minimum distance between posterior ocellus and eyes= 4: 2.5: 9.

Mesosoma: Length of mesosoma 1.9 times its maximum height; pronotum and propleuron smooth and shiny; mesoscutum and scutellum densely short setose, but mesopleuron glabrous; notauli narrow and deep along its length; scutellar sulcus deep and narrow, crenulate; metanotum with distinct medio­longitudinal carina; scutellum flattened and smooth, sparsely pubescent; propodeum densely long setose, without mediolongitudinal carina or groove medially.

Wing: Fore wing: length of veins r: 3­SR: SR1 = 5: 11: 34; length of veins 2­SR: 3­ SR: r­m = 12: 11: 6; vein cu­a interstitial. Hind wing: length of veins SC+R: 1r­m = 11: 4, vein 2­SC+R longitudinal, short and about 0.3 times vein 1r­m.

Leg: Length of femur, tibia and tarsus of fore leg = 20: 23: 35; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg = 22: 36: 13, and 3.1, 7.9 and 5.8 times their maximum width, respectively; tibia of hind leg without lateral furrow.

Metasoma: First metasomal tergite slightly widened apically. First metasomal tergite largely smooth and shiny, and strongly raised carina medio­posteriorly, narrow basally, wide apically, and narrowly areolate laterally, 1.1 times as long as apical width, with clearly differentiated lateral areas behind spiracles; second metasomal tergite glabrous with deep, lateral diverging grooves; the suture between second and third metasomal tergites narrow and deep, without crenulate; remainder of metasomal tergites smooth and shiny, without antero­lateral carina or grooves; hypopygium obtuse apically, and not protruding beyond the apex of seventh metasomal tergite; length of ovipositor 1.2 times that of metasoma, and 1.1 times fore wing.

Colour: Head reddish­yellow; antennae brown; fore leg yellow; thorax reddishyellow; metasoma and hind leg pale brown; wings membrane subhyaline; metasomal tergites brightly yellow; ovipositor sheath blackish­brown.

Diagnostic characters: This species is similar to Coeloides guizhouensis Yang , but can be separated from latter by having the receded temple, the mesoscutum and the scutellum densely short setose, the notauli completely narrow and deep, the vein cu­a of fore wing interstitial, the mesosoma and metasoma yellowish­brown, and the second metasomal tergite with lateral raised areas.

Biology: Unknown.

Etymology: From longquan, referring to the location of the type specimen.