Remarks on Oriental species of Allophrys Förster described by A. Reshchikov (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae)
Author
Khalaim, Andrey I.
Author
Belokobylskij, Sergey A.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4294
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126
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journal article
32644
10.11646/zootaxa.4294.1.7
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Allophrys falcatus
Reshchikov, 2017
Original description:
Yue
et al
. 2017
: 190.
Holotype
:
female,
Philippines
,
Davao
,
Mt. Malambo
,
Malaise trap
,
15.VI.2015
, coll.
Yuchen Ang
,
Alma Mohagan
,
Reizl Jose
&
Kay Ramos. Deposited
in the Museum of Natural History
Manila
, the
Philippines
.
Remarks.
The species is a distinct member of the family
Braconidae
, and by having the combination of the specificity of the wing venation and structure of the metasoma and head, it belongs to the subfamily
Euphorinae
. The true generic assignment of
A. falcatus
currently is unclear because the Oriental fauna of
Euphorinae
is poorly known and the original description of this species is insufficient. According to the good quality images (
Yue
et al
. 2017
: Figs 10–18), we preliminarily include this taxon in the euphorine genus
Microctonus
Wesmael, 1835
(
comb. nov.
) on the base of the following characters: the first medial abscissa (1-SR+M) and second radiomedial vein (r-m) in the fore wing absent; vertex and most parts of mesoscutum and mesopleuron smooth; face narrow; presence of deep notauli and precoxal sulcus. However, it is quite possible that this taxon is a member of an undescribed euphorine genus close to
Microctonus
because it has the first metasomal tergite very narrow, almost not widened in the apical half, petiolate-shaped (see
Yue
et al
. 2017
: Fig. 13); metasoma behind petiole distinctly compressed laterally (see
Yue
et al
. 2017
: Fig. 18); and the curve of third cubital abscissa (3-CU1) very gently (see
Yue
et al
. 2017
: Fig. 14). The taxonomic position of
A. falcatus
within the
Euphorinae
can be finally clarified after exanimation of the
holotype
.