Pristaulacus excisus Turner, 1922

Chen, Hua-yan, Turrisi, Giuseppe Fabrizio & Xu, Zai-fu, 2016, A revision of the Chinese Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea), ZooKeys 587, pp. 77-124 : 95-96

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Aulacidae

Pristaulacus excisus Turner, 1922 Figs 45, 46-51, 52-55, 122

Pristaulacus excisus Turner 1922: 271.

Pristaulacus excisus Turner: Hedicke 1939: 7; Smith 2001: 283; Turrisi et al. 2009: 57; Turrisi and Smith 2011: 25.

Material examined.

Holotype, ♀ (BMNH) examined (see Turrisi and Smith 2011). Additional material: 1 ♂ (IZCAS), CHINA: Guangxi, Ningming, 102 m, 17.V.1984, Gui-biao Luo, IOZ(E) 1903963; 1 ♂ (IZCAS), Guangxi, Chongming, 110 m, 20.V.1984, Jin-yi Huang, IOZ(E) 1903964.

Diagnosis.

Metasoma black with transverse patch near posterior margin of first tergite and anterior margin of second tergite yellowish-brown; forewing infuscate, with anterior third darker and dark brown spot under stigma; occipital margin concave, V-shaped, its depth very shallow; pronotum with one anteroventrally projecting tooth-like process; pretarsal claw with four tooth-like processes.

Distribution.

China (Guangxi); Vietnam ( Turrisi and Smith 2011).

Biology.

Collected in May and August ( Turrisi and Smith 2011). Host not known.

Remarks.

Redescription is provided by Turrisi (2007). This is the first description of the male and the first record of this species from China.