Probles (Euporizon) rukora Khalaim & Lee

Khalaim, Andrey I., Balueva, Ekaterina N., Kim, Ki-Beom & Lee, Jong-Wook, 2013, Three new species of the genus Probles Foerster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae) from South Korea, ZooKeys 348, pp. 77-88 : 85

Probles (Euporizon) rukora Khalaim & Lee sp. n. Figs 19-24

Holotype.

Female (Fig. 19), SOUTH KOREA: Chungcheongbuk-do, Boeun-gun, Songnisan, Deopjusameapyoso, 36°32'06"N, 127°49'40"E, 12-21.VI.2007 (YNU).

Paratypes.

SOUTH KOREA: Gangwon-do: Inje-gun, irin-muen, Jindong-ri, Jeombongsan, 26. VI– 28.VII.2012, coll. J.Y. Park, 1 ♀ (ZISP). Gyeongsangbuk-do: Cheongdo-gun, Unmun-myeon, Mt. Unmunsan, 35°38'45"N, 128°57'33"E, Malaise trap, 1-24.VII.2008, coll. J.W. Lee, 1 ♀ (YNU). Gyeongsangnam-do: Yeongju-si, Punggi-eup, Jungnyeong, 35°53'42.7"N, 128°26'22"E, 12-23.VII.2008, coll. J.M. Kwon, 1 ♀ (YNU).

Comparison.

Very similar to Probles korusa sp. n. but the ovipositor is very weakly sinuate apically, with the extreme apex neither especially thin nor strongly upcurved (Fig. 24), whereas in Probles korusa sp. n. the ovipositor is very thin and strongly upcurved at the extreme apex (Fig. 18). See also Comparison section for Probles korusa sp. n.

Description.

Female: Body length 5.4 mm. Fore wing length 3.75 mm. Head with temple 0.42 times as long as eye width in dorsal view (Fig. 20). Clypeus weakly convex in lateral view, densely punctate on upper 0.6. Malar space 0.7-0.8 times as long as basal width of mandible. Antennal flagellum with 20 segments. Face and frons very finely granulate, dull, with sharp and dense punctures. Temple with dense and fine punctures. Foveate groove long, extending across anterior 0.8 of mesopleuron (Fig. 21). Propodeum with basal area 1.5-2.0 times as long as broad and 0.37 times as long as apical area (Fig. 22); basal longitudinal carinae sometimes indistinct and propodeum with longitudinal wrinkles dorsally. Propodeal spiracle separated from pleural carina by 1.0-2.0 times diameter of spiracle. Apical longitudinal carinae weak anteriorly. Hind femur 3.9 times as long as broad and 0.84 times as long as tibia. First tergite laterally mostly smooth, before glymma partly striate, 3.8 times as long as broad posteriorly. Second tergite 1.65 times as long as anteriorly broad (Fig. 23). Ovipositor very weakly sinuate apically (Fig. 24); sheath about 2.5 times as long as first tergite. Metasoma behind first tergite predominantly brown, yellowish ventrally, dorsally mostly dark brown (Fig. 19).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution.

South Korea.

Variation.

This is a rather uniform species with no obvious variation in structure and coloration.

Etymology.

Combination of initial letters of Russia and Korea, home countries of the participants in this paper.