Philoctetes mongolicus

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-Sen, Notton, David & Xu, Zai-Fu, 2015, The genus Philoctetes Abeille de Perrin, 1879 from China, with description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), Zootaxa 4040 (4), pp. 433-444 : 436-438

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.4.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3510954

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scientific name

Philoctetes mongolicus
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Philoctetes mongolicus (du Buysson, 1901)

( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A–2F)

Ellampus horvathi var. mongolicus du Buysson, 1901: 98. Lectotype, ♂, designated by Móczár 1967: 186); Mongolia: North Mongolia (NHMW) (examined).

Ellampus horwathi (!) var. mongolicus : du Buysson 1911: 219; Bischoff 1913: 8.

Ellampus (Notozus) cupratus Mocsáry, 1911: 443 . Holotype ♀; Kyrgyzstan: Naryn (HNHM) (examined), nom. praeocc., nec Mocsáry, 1889. Syn. nov.

Notozus mongolicus : Tsuneki 1948: 116, 128.

Omalus (Notozus) mongolicus: Trautmann, 1927: 29 ; Linsenmaier 1959: 16, 23.

Philoctetes mongolicus: Rosa et al. 2014: 33 View Cited Treatment .

Material examined. KYRGYZSTAN: 1♀, Turkestan Almásy 1906 // Naryn // cupratus Mocs. typ. det. Mocsáry // Typus cupratus Mocs. // Holotypus ♀ cupratus Mocsáry (L.D. French) // 134901 HNHM Hym.coll. MONGOLIA: 1♀: N. Mongolei Leder 92, Ellampus Horvathi Mocs. var. mongolicus Buyss. var. nov . R. du Buysson det. 1901, ♂, Lectotype v. mongolicus Buysson det. L. Móczár ( NHMW); 2♀♀: N. Mongolei Leder 92, Ellampus Horvathi Mocs. var. mongolicus Buyss. var. nov . R. du Buysson det. 1901 ♂, Paralectotype v. mongolicus Buysson det. L. Móczár ( NHMW). MONGOLIA: 1♀, SE Mongolia, 200 km SSE Baruun-Urt Moltsoy Els, 1250m, 27.VII.2007, M. Kadlecová ( PRC), 1♂, Mongolia, 50 km N Ulaanbaatar riv. E of Mandal, 1180 m, 8–13.VIII.2007, M. Kadlecová ( PRC). CHINA: 2♀♀, Inner Mongolia, Helanshan (38°53'39"N 105°59'32"E), 30.VII.2010, J. Zeng ( SCAU); 1♀, same place, 31.VII.2010, C-j. Yan ( SCAU); 1 ♀, same place, 31.VII.2010, H-f. Chai ( SCAU); 1♀, same place, 3.VIII.2010, J. Zeng ( SCAU); 1♀, same place, 10.VIII.2010, C-j. Yan ( SCAU); 1♀, Hebei, Xiaowutaishan Nature Reserve (40°0'47"N 115°3'32"E), 20–23.VIII.2005, J-x. Liu & L-q. Weng ( SCAU). PAKISTAN: 2♀♀, South Pakistan, [Gilgit-Baltistan] Mush Bar (Dalti), 9.IX.1954, Klapperich ( NMLS).

Diagnosis. Philoctetes mongolicus (du Buysson, 1901) is similar to P. horvathi ( Mocsáry, 1889) for general habitus and red colouration. However, it can be easily separated from the latter by: metanotum distinctly projected backward with apex U-shaped ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 C) (conical to slightly projected in P. horvathi ); apex of T3 with deep median notch ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 F) (shallow in P. horvathi ); colouration on head and mesosoma with large black areas ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A–2C) (uniform in P. horvathi ); tegula metallic red ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A, 2C, 2D) (without metallic reflection in P. hovathi ).

Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi), Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Mongolia ( Rosa et al. 2014), Pakistan (new record).

Remarks. P. mongolicus was erroneously included into the genus Elampus (= Notozus) due to its distinct metanotal projection ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 C). However, the metanotal projection is also present in other Philoctetes species (e. g. P. putoni (du Buysson)). Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 256) placed P. mongolicus under P. horvathi , even if Tsuneki (1948) and Linsenmaier (1959) already considered it as a valid species. Type examination has also confirmed that Ellampus (Notozus) cupratus Mocsáry, 1911 is a junior synonym of P. mongolicus (du Buysson). E. cupratus was listed in the check-list of the genus Elampus by Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 167), but also considered as Philoctetes in the general discussion ( Kimsey & Bohart 1991: 254). E. cupratus was described based on a specimen from Naryn ( Kyrgyzstan), therefore P. mongolicus appears widely distributed from China and Mongolia to Russia ( Trautmann 1927).

HNHM

Hungarian Natural History Museum (Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum)

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

NMLS

Natur-Museum Luzern

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Chrysididae

Genus

Philoctetes

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Chrysididae

Genus

Ellampus

Loc

Philoctetes mongolicus

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-Sen, Notton, David & Xu, Zai-Fu 2015
2015
Loc

Philoctetes mongolicus: Rosa et al. 2014 : 33

Rosa 2014: 33
2014
Loc

mongolicus

Tsuneki 1948: 116
1948
Loc

Omalus (Notozus) mongolicus:

Linsenmaier 1959: 16
Trautmann 1927: 29
1927
Loc

Ellampus horwathi

Bischoff 1913: 8
Buysson 1911: 219
1911
Loc

Ellampus (Notozus) cupratus Mocsáry, 1911 : 443

Mocsary 1911: 443
1911
Loc

Ellampus horvathi

Buysson 1901: 98
1901
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