Metopius (Metopius) zonurus BENOIT, 1965: 58

Riedel, Matthias, 2016, Contribution to the genus Metopius PANZER (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae) from Africa South of Sahara, Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (2), pp. 1635-1675 : 1661-1662

Metopius (Metopius) zonurus BENOIT, 1965: 58

M a t e r i a l: Tanzania, Kigoma prov., 30 km NW Uvinza , 0502´S 3022´E 1500 m, 1♀ 20.XII.2006, leg. J. Halada (Linz) ; Namibia, Grootfontein Tiegerschluicht , NE Kombat 1927´18´´S 1737´53´´E, 1600-1700 m, 1♀ 9.II.1994, leg. H. & R. Rausch (Linz) ; Zimbabwe S, Selukwe , 1♀ 19.I.22 (London) .

D e s c r i p t i o n o f ♀:

Body length 10-11 mm. Flagellum with 47-51 segments. Mandible with one tooth. Second maxillary palpomere ± globose, about 1.3-1.5x as long as wide. Inner margins of eyes narrowed ventrally. Facial shield narrowed ventrally, with somewhat scattered puncture and strong carinae, length 1.2x width, pointed below. Interantennal lamella high, with distinct subdistal impression and ± strong distal tooth. Frons superficially punctate and granulate, matte, sometimes with fine transverse striation. Vertex punctate. Temple strongly narrowed behind eye, about 0.5x as long as eyes. Distance of lateral ocellus to eye 1.4-1.7x its diameter.

Mesosoma with long whitish hairs. Side of pronotum coarsely punctate, coarsely striate anteriorly. Epicnemial carina above sternaulus running to anterior margin and then parallel to anterior margin up to subtegular ridge (dorsal part sometimes faint or obsolete). Central area of propodeum wide, with strong lateral carinae, length 1.3-1.5x width, apical carina obsolete, costula short or obsolete, apical of middle. Hind femur length 2.5-2.6x height. Hind metatarsus about 0.45-0.5x as long as hind tibia. Outer apical spur of hind tibia long, 0.5x as long as hind metatarsus. Front and middle claws with small basal teeth. Areolet 2x wider than long, recurrent vein in or lateral to the middle and with one bulla.

First tergite with dorsal carinae in the basal 0.5-0.7, sculpture on apical part somewhat smoothened. Spiracles with strong spine-shaped extension ventrally. Second tergite with dentiform posterolateral edge, third and fourth tergites with rounded edges.

Color: Black. Reddish are mandible, labrum, facial shield and frontal orbit up to anterior ocellus, scape, pedicel and flagellum, sometimes prescutellar ridge, spots on front and middle coxae, hind coxa apically, all legs except coxae and trochanters (tarsi ± darkened). Cream-yellow are palps, subtegular ridge, spot on upper half of mesopleuron, sometimes prescutellar ridges, apical half of scutellum, postscutellum, sometimes spot on middle coxae, posterolateral spot on first tergite, apical bands (0.1-0.2 of length) of second to fifth or sixth tergites (sixth tergite sometimes completely black). Pterostigma pale brown, front wing infuscate apically.

6 unknown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: DR Congo, new for Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.