Integrative taxonomy and analysis of species richness patterns of nocturnal Darwin wasps of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Japan
Author
Shimizu, So
Laboratory of Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Rokkodaicho 1 - 1, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657 - 8501, Japan & DC and Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan & Depertment of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-4552
parasitoidwasp.sou@gmail.com
Author
Broad, Gavin R.
Depertment of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7223-5333
Author
Maeto, Kaoru
Laboratory of Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Rokkodaicho 1 - 1, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657 - 8501, Japan
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ZooKeys
2020
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1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.990.55542
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.990.55542
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Enicospilus multidens Chiu, 1954
stat. rev.
Figure 29
Enicospilus multidens
Chiu, 1954: 75; HT ♀ from Japan, TARI, examined;
stat. rev.
Specimens examined.
Total of 30 specimens (14♀♀16♂♂): Japan (14♀♀16♂♂).
Type series: HT ♀ of
Enicospilus multidens
Chiu, 1954, Minoh,
Ōsaka
, Kinki, JAPAN, 20.VII.1918, N. Tosawa leg. (TARI).
Distribution.
Eastern Palaearctic region (
Chiu 1954
; present study); new to the Oriental region; this is a predominantly Eastern Palaearctic species.
JAPAN: [
Hokkaido
]*; [
Tohoku
] Aomori*; [Hokuriku] Niigata*; [
Kanto-Koshin
] Gunma*, Nagano*, Yamanashi*, and Saitama*; [
Tokai
] Shizuoka* and Mie*; [Kinki]
Ōsaka
(
Chiu 1954
; present study) and
Hyogo
*; [
Chugoku
] Tottori (
Chiu 1954
), Shimane* and Hiroshima*; [Shikoku] Ehime* and
Kochi
*; [
Kyushu
] Kumamoto*; [
Ryukyus
] Kagoshima*. *New records.
Bionomics.
Unknown.
Differential diagnosis.
In some ichneumonid collections, this species has been confused with
E. shikokuensis
. However,
E. multidens
stat. rev. can be distinguished from
E. shikokuensis
by shallow concavity of proximal outer mandibular surface (Fig.
29B, D
) (proximal outer mandibular surface with very wide subtriangular concavity in
E. shikokuensis
, as in Fig.
44B, D
); separated proximal and distal sclerites (Fig.
29F
) (proximal and distal sclerites usually confluent, as in Figs
7B
,
44F
, or rarely separated, as in Fig.
7A
, in
E. shikokuensis
); stouter, shorter, and evenly narrowed mandible (Fig.
29B, D
) (mandible much longer, slender, proximally strongly narrowed, and apical 0.7 parallel-sided in
E. shikokuensis
, as in Fig.
44B, D
); narrower lower face (Fig.
29B
) (lower face wider in
E. shikokuensis
, as in Fig.
44B
), etc.
This species is also similar to
E. combustus
, and
Uchida (1955)
synonymised
E. multidens
stat. rev. under
E. combustus
. However, they are morphologically easily distinguished by body colour pattern (i.e., body entirely testaceous in
E. multidens
stat. rev., as in Fig.
29A
, but body with black marks in
E. combustus
, as in Fig.
13A
), and DNA barcodes also separate them. Hence, we revise the status of
E. multidens
stat. rev. as a valid species.
Figure 29.
Enicospilus multidens
Chiu, 1954, stat. rev. ♂ from Japan
A
habitus
B
head, frontal view
C
head, dorsal view
D
head, lateral view
E
mesosoma, lateral view
F
central part of fore wing.