The genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Saudi Arabia, with twelve new species records and the description of five new species Author Gadallah, Neveen S. 49A46DDD-80CD-45FF-BC27-B37DBACF5E58 Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 49 A 46 DDD- 80 CD- 45 FF-BC 27 - B 37 DBACF 5 E 58 & Corresponding author: n _ gadallah @ hotmail. com n_gadallah@hotmail.com Author Soliman, Ahmed M. 638A9208-CA78-4161-91B4-914B531F8933 Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. & Zoology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, P. O. Box 11884, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. & Email: amsoliman @ ksu. edu. sa, ammsoliman @ gmail. com & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 638 A 9208 - CA 78 - 4161 - 91 B 4 - 914 B 531 F 8933 amsoliman@ksu.edu.sa Author Rousse, Pascal B06C2640-700A-429B-AA2F-1BE09251C845 38 rue des Primevères, 35160 Le Verger, France. & Email: rousse. pascal @ wanadoo. fr & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: B 06 C 2640 - 700 A- 429 B-AA 2 F- 1 BE 09251 C 845 rousse.pascal@wanadoo.fr Author Al Dhafer, Hathal M. 6117A7D3-26AF-478F-BFE7-1C4E1D3F3C68 Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. & Email: hdhafer @ ksu. edu. sa & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 6117 A 7 D 3 - 26 AF- 478 F-BFE 7 - 1 C 4 E 1 D 3 F 3 C 68 hdhafer@ksu.edu.sa text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-11-09 365 1 69 journal article 21958 10.5852/ejt.2017.365 3f1f3f51-000b-4993-8f40-b4201479de91 2118-9773 3838291 11B4AFCD-23A0-4170-BB02-9AD628C16925 Enicospilus dubius ( Tosquinet, 1896 ) Figs 3F , 6F , 10F , 14F , 18F , 23C , 29F Ophion ( Enicospilus ) dubius Tosquinet, 1896: 390 , ♀ . Ophion ( Enicospilus ) anceps Tosquinet, 1896: 392 , ♂ . Henicospilus angustatus Szépligeti, 1906: 136 , ♀ . Amesospilus gulosus Seyrig, 1935: 60 , ♀ . Diagnosis (after Gauld & Mitchell 1978 ) B17–19; F 11–16; ML 0.2–0.3; CT 1.4–1.6; OOL 0.2; POL 0.53; FI 0.6–0.65; Fl1–2 1.6–1.8; Fl20 2.5–3.0; AI 1.1–2.0; CI 0.5–0.7; ICI 0.25–0.45; SDI 1.29–1.5; NI 1.88. Body including antennae and legs reddish brown, metasoma darker in colour, orbits paler; mandible with upper tooth 1.4–1.5 × as long as lower tooth; clypeus convex in profile, with ventral margin in-turned; face 1.3 × as high as wide; antenna with 52–61 flagellomeres; mesopleuron impunctate, longitudinally striate, metapleuron finely transversely striate; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct, anterior area nearly smooth or finely rugose, posterior area concentrically rugose; proximal sclerite triangular, fully sclerotized; central sclerite totally absent, distal sclerite small, crescent - shaped; hind wing with 6–8 distal hamuli on R1; fore tibia not spinose. Fig. 6. Anterior view of head. A . Enicospilus arabicus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. B . E. bicoloratus Cameron, 1912 . C . E. brevicornis ( Masi, 1939 ) . D . E. capensis ( Thunberg, 1822 ) . E . E. divisus ( Seyrig, 1935 ) . F . E. dubius ( Tosquinet, 1896 ) . Fig. 7. Anterior view of head. A . Enicospilus grandiflavus Townes & Townes, 1973 . B . E. mirabilis Soliman & Gadallah sp. nov. C . E. nervellator Aubert, 1966 . D . E. oculator Seyrig, 1935 . E . E. odax Gauld & Mitchell, 1978 . F . E. oweni Gauld & Mitchell, 1978 . Fig. 8. Anterior view of head. A . Enicospilus pacificus ( Holmgren, 1868 ) . B . E. pallidus ( Taschenberg, 1875 ) . C . E. pseudoculator Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. D . E. rundiensis Bischoff, 1915 . E . E. senescens ( Tosquinet, 1896 ) . F . E. shadaensis Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. Fig. 9. Anterior view of head. A . Enicospilus splendidus Rousse, Soliman & Gadallah sp. nov. B . Enicospilus sp. 2 cf. bicoloratus Cameron, 1915 . C . Enicospilus . sp. 1 Material examined SAUDI ARABIA : 1 ♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap (House), 27 Apr. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( EFC ); 2 ♀♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 7, 20 Feb. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 1 ♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 1, 27 Apr. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 2 ♀♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 4, 26−27 Apr. 2014 leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 2 ♀♀ , 1 ♂ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 3, 6 Jun. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 3 ♀♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 4, 6 Jun. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 1 ♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 5, 20 Oct. 2014 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 1 ♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 5, 18 Nov. 2015 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 1 ♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 8, 18 Nov. 2015 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ); 2 ♀♀ , Raydah ( Asir ), light trap 9, 18 Nov. 2015 , leg. Al Dhafer et al. ( KSMA ). BOLD Identification Number ABD4296. Distribution Angola , Burundi , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Ethiopia , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Tanzania ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978 ; Yu et al. 2012 ), Madagascar ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978 ; Madl 1996 ; Yu et al. 2012 ), Réunion ( Gauld & Mitchell 1978 ; Rousse & Villemant 2012 ; Yu et al. 2012 ); Saudi Arabia (new record).