Taxonomy of the genus Epsilon from China, with a new species and an updated key to the Oriental species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae)
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Zhang, Xue
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Chen, Bin
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Li, Ting-Jing
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.910.35846
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.910.35846
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Epsilon fujianense Lee, 1981
Figures 10-21
Epsilon fujianense
Lee 1981
: 198;
Yeh and Lu 2007
: 83-90;
Tan et al. 2018
: 109-149.
Material examined.
1♂, China, Guizhou Prov., Kaili Mountain, Fangxiang Town, Fangxiang Village,
26°26'22"N
,
108°16'45"E
, 890 m, 24.VI.2015, Zhenxia Ma & Pan Huang leg.; 1♂, China, Fujian Prov., Wuyishan City, Yangzhuang Town, East Village,
27°49'33"N
,
117°58'56"E
, 278 m, 26.VI.2014, Tingjing Li leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
29°7'38"N
,
117°54'31"E
, 223 m, 21.VI.2013, Michael Staab leg.; 1♂, China, Zhejiang Prov., Gutianshan,
29°12'53"N
,
118°8'5"E
, 366 m, 19.IV.2013, Michael Staab leg.; 1♀1♂, China, Guangxi Prov., Cenxi City, Malu Town, Lingyao Village,
22°52'58"N
,
110°48'10"E
, 69 m, 10.VI.2016, Zhenxia Ma leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
29°7'28"N
,
117°54'36"E
, 246 m, 6.VI.2013, Michael Staab leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 19.IX.2015, Michael Staab leg.; 1♂, China, Chongqing Prov., Youyang County, Banqiao Town, Shuangqiao Village,
28°52'38"N
,
108°49'25"E
, 804 m, 13.VII.2012, Cheng Yang leg.; 2♂♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 3.VII.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.; 1♂, China, Guizhou Prov., Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Heiwan Village,
27°50'39"N
,
108°46'29"E
, 536 m, 28.VI.2015, Zhenxia Ma leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 14.VII.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 13.VII.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.; 1♀, China, Guizhou Prov., Jiangkou County,
27°41'8"N
,
108°49'44"E
, 437 m, 1.XI.2018, Zhenkun Hu leg.; 1♀, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 11.VII.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.; 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Gutianshan,
29°12'53"N
,
118°8'5"E
, 366 m, 4.V.2013, Michael Staab leg.; 1♀, China, Anhui Prov., Liuanhuoshan County, Yuer Town,
31°13'53"N
,
116°15'45"E
, 98.4 m, 26.VII.2016, Yan Peng leg.; 2♀♀, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 3.VI.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.; 1♀, China, Guangdong Prov., Lianxian County, Dongshan Mountain, 7.IX.1992, Jing Wang leg.; 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Gutianshan,
29°14'33"N
,
118°8'59"E
, 309 m, 16.VII.2012, Michael Staab leg.; 1♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Xinganshan,
27°49'13"N
,
117°55'46"E
, 86 m, 29.VI.2015, Felix Fornoff leg.
Diagnosis.
Clypeus in female wholly black, in male almost yellow except for apical margin (Figs
13
,
15
); cephalic fovea well developed, with two pits; total width of two pits distinctly shorter than distance between posterior ocelli (Fig.
12
); anterior vertical face of pronotum medially with two separated elliptical depressions and indistinct fine transverse striae, but laterally almost smooth (Fig.
16
); tegula with broad posterior lobe equal to parategula (Fig.
17
); metanotum indistinctly faintly bi-dentate, lower vertical surface of metanotum coriaceous (Fig.
21
); second recurrent vein of second submarginal cell close to first recurrent one, and nearly straight (Fig.
14
); posterior surface of propodeum with few fine transverse striae and a median longitudinal carina (Fig.
21
); tergum II with small or medium punctures, distances between punctures greater than diameters, and with short apical lamella (Fig.
20
).
Distribution.
China (Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Guizhou).
Figures 10-21.
Epsilon fujianense
Lee, 1981
10, 12-14, 17, 21
female
11, 15, 16, 18-20
male
10
habitus (dorsal view)
11
habitus (dorsal view)
12
head (dorsal view)
13
clypeus
14
wings
15
clypeus
16
anterior face of pronotum
17
tegula
18
antennal flagellomeres II-XI
19
metasoma (ventral view)
20
metasoma (dorsal view)
21
metanotum and propodeum.