The identity of Chivinia Shestakov (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae), with description of a similar species from the Oriental region Author Long, Khuat Dang 0000-0002-9237-7344 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Ha Noi, Vietnam & khuatdanglong @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9237 - 7344 khuatdanglong@gmail.com Author Achterberg, Cornelis Van 0000-0002-6495-4853 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands & kees @ vanachterberg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6495 - 4853 kees@vanachterberg.org Author Dzuong, Nguyen Van 0000-0003-2363-0088 Tay Bac University, Son La City, Son La province, Vietnam & duongdhtb @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2363 - 0088 duongdhtb@gmail.com Author Oanh, Nguyen Thi 0000-0002-3265-0580 Dong Thap University, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap province, Vietnam & ntoanh @ dthu. edu. vn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3265 - 0580 ntoanh@dthu.edu.vn Author Mai, Pham Quynh 0000-0002-9479-9604 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Ha Noi, Vietnam & Graduate University of Science & Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam & pqmai 70 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9479 - 9604 pqmai70@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-13 5343 6 531 538 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5343.6.3/51848 journal article 267797 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.6.3 4624e862-e4eb-4886-9912-0600fab03f57 1175-5326 10128942 726A3BAF-678C-48B6-9B06-83644032EA78 Bracon (Chivinia) zimini ( Shestakov, 1932 ) ( Fig. 1 ) Type material. Holotype ( ZISP ), female, “[ Tajikistan ], Khiva, 9.iv.[1]927, L. Zimin / b. doruct sad, kosh po lutserne [= swept from lucerne/alfalfa in orchard]”, “ Chivinia n.g. zimini sp. n. , det. Shestakov ”, “Syntypus”. FIGURE 1. Bracon (Chivinia) zimini (Shestakov) , holotype, female. A Fore wing, B Hind wing, C Outer hind tarsal claw, D Detail of vein 1-SR of fore wing, E Head anterior, F Meso- and metanotum dorsal, G Hind leg, H Head dorsal, I First-third metasomal tergites dorsal, J Scape and pedicel lateral, K Apex of antenna, L Habitus, lateral. A, G, L: scale-line (= 1.0 ×), C, D, J, K: 2.5 ×; E, F, H, I: 1.8 × Redescription. Holotype , female, length of body 1.8 mm , of fore wing 2.1 mm , of antenna 1.8 mm . Head . Antenna with 21 antennomeres, scape ventrally somewhat shorter than dorsally ( Fig. 1J ); apical flagellomere without apical spine and 2.0 × longer than its maximum width ( Fig. 1K ); first and second flagellomeres 3.3 and 2.7 × longer than wide and first 1.2 × longer than second; penultimate flagellomere 1.5 × longer than wide; length of maxillary palp 0.6 × as long as height of head; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 1: 3: 3; clypeus nearly flat and smooth, its ventral margin weakly concave; eye slightly emarginate ( Fig. 1E ); face rather flat and smooth; eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 30: 34: 63; frons mainly flat and smooth ( Fig. 1H ); vertex smooth and convex, with rather short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: maximum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 15: 7: 20; temples directly narrowed behind eyes and eye 2.6 × as long as temple in dorsal view ( Fig. 1H ); malar suture shallow and long ( Fig. 1E ); malar space 0.8 × basal width of mandible and head directly narrowed below eyes. Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.4 × its height ( Fig. 1L ); pronotum smooth and with submedial groove; mesopleuron smooth and largely glabrous; episternal scrobe deep; metapleuron smooth; notauli entirely absent, also anteriorly ( Figs 1F, L ); mesoscutum smooth, and with setae along imaginary notaulic courses; scutellar sulcus shallow, narrow and virtually smooth ( Fig. 1F ); scutellum smooth and flat; propodeum smooth and its spiracle small, situated behind middle of propodeum ( Fig. 1L ). Wings . Fore wing ( Fig. 1A ): r: 3-SR+SR1: 2-SR= 5: 19: 11; 1-SR+M straight, 1.1 × longer than 1-M; m-cu straight; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 75° ( Fig. 1D ); cu-a narrowly but distinctly postfurcal; end of sclerotized part of CU1a widened ( Fig. 1A ). Hind wing: SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m: 1-M: M+CU = 28: 3: 9: 46: 20 ( Fig. 1B ). Legs . Length of hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.2, 8.5 and 5.5 × longer than their maximum width, respectively; hind femur rather compressed; hind tibial spurs 0.2 × as long as hind basitarsus; hind tarsus long setose ventrally ( Fig. 1G ). Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.4 × its apical width, surface smooth and its median area convex; lateral grooves of first tergite smooth ( Fig. 1I ); second suture absent; medially second tergite 0.8 × as long as third tergite; second–seventh tergites smooth; setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.1 × as long as fore wing; hypopygium medium-sized and apically acute ( Fig. 1L ). Colour . Brownish yellow; antenna (except annellus), stemmaticum and hind telotarsus blackish; mesosternum, hind femur ventrally, apical half of hind tibia, hind tarsus (except telotarsus), middle of mesoscutal lobes first and second tergites (except laterally), third–fifth tergites (except apically) and ovipositor sheath more or less dark brown; wing membrane hyaline; pterostigma and veins dark brown but basal 0.7 of vein C+SC+R of fore wing and basal veins of hind wing yellowish. Biology. Unknown, but collected from alfalfa in an orchard. Male . Unknown. Distribution. Tajikistan .