Tersilochus (Tersilochus) moestus Holmgren, 1868

Khalaim, Andrey I., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. & Roininen, Heikki, 2014, Three new Afrotropical species of Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from the Kibale National Park, Uganda, Zootaxa 3794 (4), pp. 536-544 : 543-544

Tersilochus (Tersilochus) moestus Holmgren, 1868

( Figs 15–18 )

References. Khalaim 2013a: 145, Figs 38–42 (re-description and new combination). Holotype (examined): female, South Africa, Western Cape (NHRS).

Morphological remarks. The new Ugandan female almost completely corresponds with the holotype female of this species. The holotype female is incomplete and lacking apices of antennae and the ovipositor. The species was recently re-described and placed into the genus Tersilochus by Khalaim (2013a: 145). Below we describe and illustrate characters which are lacking or unclear in the holotype specimen.

Flagellum with 19 segments ( Fig. 16 ). Notaulus absent. Apical longitudinal carinae of propodeum not reaching transverse carina anteriorly. Mid coxa brown. First tergite 3.8× as long as posteriorly broad. Glymma welldeveloped, joining by distinct furrow to ventral part of postpetiole ( Fig. 17 ). Ovipositor short and slender, evenly tapered towards apex ( Fig. 18 ), its sheath half as long as first tergite.

New material examined. Uganda: 1 ♀ ( ZMUT) Kibale National Park, Kanyawara Biological Station, 0°33'55.6"N, 30°21'29.0"E, 15 m, Malaise trap, 16–23.V.2010, coll. S. Katusabe et al.

Distribution. South Africa, Uganda. First record from Uganda.

Figures

FIGURES 15 – 18. Tersilochus moestus, ♀ (Uganda): 15 — habitus, scale 1.0 mm; 16 — head with antennae, lateral; 17 — first metasomal segment, ventrolateral; 18 — apex of metasoma with ovipositor, lateral.