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Sinophorus Forster

  • 1. State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China & yyhan 6 @ zju. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6438 - 7393
  • 2. State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China & kees @ vanachterberg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6495 - 4853
  • 3. State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China & Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China & xxchen @ zju. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9109 - 8853

Description

Key to species of Sinophorus Förster from China (females)

1. Malar space as long as basal width of mandible; fore wing vein 2m-cu straight; second metasomal tergite strongly compressed.......................................................................... S. psycheae Sonan, 1939

-. Malar space distinctly shorter than basal width of mandible; fore wing vein 2m-cu curved; second metasomal tergite depressed............................................................................................. 2

2. All carinae of propodeum strongly developed (Fig. 8D); hind tibia not banded (Fig.7), yellowish brown to black.......... 3

-. Some carinae of propodeum usually less developed than others (Fig. 6D); hind tibia banded (Fig. 9)................... 4

3. Interocellar distance 1.4–1.5× ocello-ocular distance; Temple 1.0× as long as eyes in lateral view; hind wing with 1-cu vein inclivous; mandible and tegula black; hind femur entirely black and 5.0–5.2× longer than wide....... S. nigrus Sheng, 2015

-. Interocellar distance 2.0× ocello-ocular distance (Fig. 8G); temple 0.5× as long as eyes in lateral view; hind wing with 1-cu vein reclivous (Fig. 8B); mandible yellowish brown (Fig. 8F), tegula yellow (Fig. 8H); hind femur yellowish brown and 4.0× longer than wide.......................................................................... S. petilidentis sp. nov.

4. Lateral groove of first metasomal tergite indistinct or absent................................................... 5

-. Lateral groove of first metasomal tergite distinct............................................................. 9

5. All carinae of propodeum strongly developed (Fig. 2D); hind femur ca 4.8× longer than wide; face rugose-punctate (Fig. 2F).................................................................................. S. dioryctriae sp. nov.

-. Some carinae of propodeum less developed than others (Fig.6D); hind femur less than 4.8× longer than wide (except S. neimengensis sp. nov.); face punctate or rugose-punctate............................................................ 6

6. Upper tooth of mandible longer than lower tooth; antero-median area of clypeus flattened; hind tarsal claw with 5–8 teeth; petiole of metasoma 1.2–1.3× longer than postpetiole......................................................... 7

-. Upper tooth of mandible as long as lower tooth; antero-median area of clypeus convex; hind tarsal claw with 3–4 teeth; petiole of metasoma 1.5–1.7× longer than postpetiole............................................................... 8

7. Antenna with 31–35 flagellomeres; face punctate; ovipositor 2.1–2.3× longer than hind femur, its depth less than width of hind first tarsomere................................................................. S. pleuralis (Thomson, 1887)

-. Antenna with 42–44 flagellomeres; face rugose-punctate; ovipositor 1.9–2.0× longer than hind femur, its depth greater than width of hind first tarsomere................................................... S. fuscicarpus (Thomson, 1887)

8. Antenna with 43 flagellomeres; face and frons rugose-punctate (Fig. 10F); interocellar distance 1.5× ocello-ocular distance (Fig. 10G); fore wing areolet emitting 2m-cu vein from its basal part (Fig. 10A); vein 1cu-a slightly distad of M&RS (Fig. 10A); hind wing with CU&cu-a slightly reclivous (Fig. 10B); hind femur ca 4.1× longer than wide...... S. spissus sp. nov.

-. Antenna with 35 flagellomeres; face punctate (Fig. 6F); frons granulose-rugulose; interocellar distance 2.2× ocello-ocular distance (Fig. 6G); fore wing areolet emitting 2m-cu vein from its apical part (Fig. 6A); vein 1cu-a opposite of M&RS (Fig. 6A); hind wing with CU&cu-a vertical (Fig. 6B); hind femur ca 4.8× longer than wide............... S. neimengensis sp. nov.

9. Hind wing CU&cu-a reclivous, not intercepted (Fig. 4B); lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum weak (Fig. 4D); hind tarsal claw with 2 slanting teeth; first metasomal segment with petiole ca 1.6× longer than postpetiole....... S. latistrigis sp. nov.

-. Hind wing CU&cu-a vertical to inclivous, intercepted; lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum usually strong; hind tarsal claw usually with more than 2 slanting teeth; first metasomal segment with petiole less than 1.6× longer than postpetiole...... 10

10. Upper tooth of mandible as long as lower tooth; all carinae of propodeum strong; hind femur 3.9–4.2× longer than wide; hind tarsal claw usually without teeth, if teeth present, then less than 3 teeth......................................... 11

-. Upper tooth of mandible longer than lower tooth; usually some carinae of propodeum weaker than others; hind femur 4.2–5.3× longer than wide; hind tarsal claw with more than 3 teeth..................................................... 12

11. Narrowest width of face ca 0.9× total length of face and clypeus; fore wing areolet emitting 2m-cu vein from its middle; hind wing vein 1-cu ca 7.5× longer than cu-a; ovipositor sheath ca as long as first metasomal tergite, 0.8× as long as hind femur, 0.6× length of hind tibia; ovipositor straight; tegula yellow..................................... S. bazariae Sheng, 2015

-. Narrowest width of face ca 1.2× total length of face and clypeus; fore wing areolet emitting 2m-cu vein from its apical; hind wing vein 1-cu ca 3.0–4.0× longer than cu-a; ovipositor sheath 1.7–1.8× longer than first tergite, 1.4–1.5× longer than hind femur, approximately 1.2× length of hind tibia; ovipositor strongly upcurved; tegula blackish brown.................................................................................................. S. zeirapherae Sheng, 2015

12. Hind wing vein cu-a absent, with CU&cu-a not intercepted; hind tibia ferruginous medially; tegula yellowish brown to brown........................................................................... S. turionus (Ratzeburg, 1844)

-. Hind wing vein cu-a present, with CU&cu-a usually intercepted; hind tibia at least white to yellowish brown externo-medially; tegula white to brown................................................................................. 13

13. Hind femur 5.1–5.3× longer than wide; ovipositor depth at mid-length 0.7–0.8× width of hind first tarsomere; costula of propodeum strong and lateromedian longitudinal carina moderately strong.............. S. impunctatus Sheng & Sun, 2014

-. Hind femur 4.2–4.7× longer than wide (except 4.9–5.2× longer than wide in S. geniculatus); ovipositor depth at mid-length slightly longer than width of hind first tarsomere; costula of propodeum absent to strong and lateromedian longitudinal carina variable............................................................................................ 14

14. Hind femur 4.9–5.2× longer than wide; ovipositor depth at mid-length slightly longer than width of hind first tarsomere; antenna with 34–39 flagellomeres; propodeal costula strong......................... S. geniculatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)

-. Hind femur 4.2–4.7× longer than wide; ovipositor depth at mid-length at most equal to width of hind first tarsomere; antenna with 31–35 flagellomeres; propodeal costula variable........................................................ 15

15. Temple 0.6–0.9× as long as eyes in lateral view; punctures of lower half of mesopleuron separated by 1.0–1.5× their diameter; ovipositor strongly upcurved, with depth at mid-length less than width of hind first tarsomere.. S. exartemae (Uchida, 1928)

-. Temple 0.5–0.6× as long as eyes in lateral view; punctures of lower half of mesopleuron separated by less than their diameter; ovipositor moderately upcurved, with depth at mid-length equal to width of hind first tarsomere...................... 16

16. Propodeal costula present; lateromedian longitudinal carina moderately strong; hind femur ca 4.2× longer than wide; postpetiole of first, second and third metasomal tergites rufous.................................. S. katoensis Sanborne, 1986

-. Propodeal costula absent; lateromedian longitudinal carina weak; hind femur ca 4.7× longer than wide; metasoma entirely black........................................................................ S. wushensis Sanborne, 1990

Notes

Published as part of Han, Yuan-Yuan, Achterberg, Kees Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2021, Five new species of the genus Sinophorus Förster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae Campopleginae) from China, pp. 115-133 in Zootaxa 5061 (1) on pages 116-117, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/5642341

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Sinophorus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hymenoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Forster
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Sonan, J. (1939) Four new species of the Ichneumon-flies from Formosa (Hymenoptera). Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa, 29, 201 - 204.
  • Sheng, M. L., Li, T. & Cao, J. F. (2015) Three new species of genus Sinophorus Forster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) parasitizing twig and defoliating Lepidoptera. Zootaxa, 3949 (2), 268 - 280. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3949.2.7
  • Sheng, M. L. & Sun, S. P. (2014) Ichneumonid Fauna of Liaoning. Science Press, Beijing, 464 pp. [in Chinese with English abstract]
  • Sanborne, M. (1986) A revision of the world species of Sinophorus Forster (Ichneumonidae): Supplement 1. Contribution to the American Entomological Institute, 22 (11), 1 - 8.
  • Sanborne, M. (1990) Description of Sinophorus wushensis, a new species of Ichneumonidae from Taiwan (Hymenoptera). Canadian Entomologist, 122, 109 - 111. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 122109 - 1