Blacus (Tarpheion) artomandibularis van Achterberg, 1976

Lu, Qian-Yu, Chai, Hong-Fei, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Tang, Pu & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2024, Review of the subgenus Tarpheion of the genus Blacus Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae) from China, with description of nine new species and eight new records, Zootaxa 5406 (2), pp. 297-335 : 308

Blacus (Tarpheion) artomandibularis van Achterberg, 1976

( Figs. 13–14 )

Blacus (Tarpheion) artomandibularis van Achterberg, 1976: 194 ; Papp, 1985: 227; van Achterberg, 1988: 154

Material examined. 4♀♀, China, Fujian, Wuyi Mtn, Erliping, X.1979, Huang Juchang, No. 20003836; No. 20003837; Fujian, Longdu , X.1979, Huang Juchang, No. 20003849; No. 20003850 ; 4♀♀, China, Zhejiang, Kaihua, Gutian Mtn , 28.X.1992, Wu Hong, No. 949215; 28.X.1992, Wu Hong, No. 949241; 13.IV.1993, Wu Hong, No. 949307; 1.VIII. 1990, Ma Yun, No. 949307 ( ZJUH) .

Distribution. China (Fujian; Taiwan; Zhejiang); Nepal. New record for China.

Notes. The characters are largely as described by van Achterberg, (1976), but the fore tarsal claws have developed dark yellow bristles.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Tarpheion artomandibularis van Achterberg, 1976 (body, lateral aspect).

FIGURE 14. Tarpheion artomandibularis van Achterberg, 1976. A. head, dorsal aspect; B. head, anterior aspect; C. antenna; D. mesosoma, dorsal aspect; E. propodeum and metasoma, dorsal aspect; F. mesosoma, lateral aspect; G. wings; H. hind leg; I. fore claw; J. ovipositor and ovipositor sheath.