Telenomus gifuensis Ashmead

Tortorici, Francesco, Orrù, Bianca, Timokhov, Alexander V., Bout, Alexandre, Bon, Marie-Claude, Tavella, Luciana & Talamas, Elijah J., 2024, Telenomus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) parasitizing Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) in the Palearctic region, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97, pp. 591-620 : 591-620

Telenomus gifuensis Ashmead

Fig. 1 A – C

Diagnosis.

The distance between the inner margin of the compound eyes is smaller than the width of the compound eyes in frontal view (Fig. 10 A ), and the presence of two sublateral setae on the first tergite (Fig. 10 B ) separate this species from Te. truncatus (figs 1–45), and Te. turesis (Figs 5 – 7 ). In addition, Te. gifuensis can be distinguished from Te. turesis by the presence of a median mesoscutal line (mml) on the posterior margin of the mesoscutum (Fig. 10 C ). Mahmoud and Lim (2008) reported this species as a solitary parasitoid of D. baccarum , Piezodorus hybneri (Gmelin) , Riptortus clavatus (Thunberg) , and Nezara antennata Scott. We also add Piezodorus rubrofasciatus (Fabricius) to the list of species as a new associated host (specimen AVT 002233). Apart from this last record from Korea and the original description from Japan ( Ashmead 1904), there are no further reports outside of the eastern Palearctic region.

Material examined.

Suppl. material 4.

Figures

Figure 1. Telenomus truncatus. Female lectotype (OXUM 0011): head in frontal view (A); habitus in lateral view (B); habitus in dorsal view (C). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 5. Telenomus turesis. Female lectotype (NMINH: 2018: 11: 54): head in latero-frontal view (A); habitus in dorso-lateral view (B); habitus in dorsal view (C). Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 7. Telenomus turesis. Female (DISAFA - FT HYM- 0625): fore and hind wings (A). Male (DISAFA - FT HYM- 0532): head in frontal view (B); antenna (C); genitalia (D). Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 10. Telenomus gifuensis. Female paralectotype (USNMENT 01109267): head in frontal view (A); female lectotype (USNMENT 01109265): habitus in lateral view (B); female paralectotype (USNMENT 01109266): habitus in dorsal view (C). Scale bars: 0.2 mm.