Review of the genus Craspedolcus Enderlein sensu lato in China, with the description of a new genus and four new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae)
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Li, Yang
Author
van Achterberg, Cornelis
Author
Chen, Xue-xin
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.647.11247
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.647.11247
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Maculibracon
gen. n.
Figs 42, 43-54, 55, 56-66, 67, 68-79, 80, 81-91
Craspedolcus
Enderlein, 1920: 92 (p.p.);
Shenefelt 1978
: 1673 (p.p.);
Quicke 1985
: 354-357 (group B),
1987
: 108 (p.p.);
Quicke and van Achterberg 1990
: 252 (p.p.).
Type species.
Maculibracon abruptus
sp. n.
Diagnosis.
Scapus stout, 1.5-2.2 times longer than its maximum width and protruding ventrally (Figs 49, 66, 74, 91), rounded subbasally and inner side at most with narrow ledge apically; face flattened medially; propodeum medio-posteriorly more or less protruding in lateral view (Figs 53, 65, 78, 90); vein 3-SR of fore wing 2.4-2.8 times vein 2-SR (Figs 43, 56, 68, 81); vein 1r-m of hind wing 1.0-1.6 times as long as vein SC+R1 (Figs 44, 57, 69, 82); vein 3-SR of fore wing 0.9 times as long as vein SR1 or longer (Figs 43, 56, 68, 81); hind wing with 4-5 subbasal bristles; vein cu-a of fore wing strongly postfurcal and inclivous (Figs 43, 56, 68, 81); fore wing elongate (Figs 43, 56, 68, 81); median carina of first tergite high and medial area steep anteriorly in lateral view (Figs 53, 65, 78, 90); second metasomal tergite below basal areas smooth; antero-lateral areas of second tergite minute and remaining from small medio-basal area (Figs 47, 60, 72, 85); median carina of second tergite long and high (Figs 47, 60, 72, 85); strongly oblique antero-lateral grooves of third tergite long and almost meeting submedially (Figs 47, 60, 72, 85); maximum width of third tergite 2.7-3.2 times its medial length (Figs 47, 60, 72, 85); third and fourth tergites without transverse subposterior groove (Figs 47, 60, 72, 85); fifth and sixth tergites largely exposed and flat; subapically upper valve of ovipositor with small nodus, its lower valve fully exposed and with small teeth ventrally (Figs 54, 79); hypopygium medium-sized and subtruncate apically, not reaching level of apex of metasoma (Figs 42, 55, 67, 80); ovipositor sheath narrow, with short yellowish setae and 0.4-0.8 times as long as body.
Figure 42.
Maculibracon abruptus
sp. n., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.
Figures 43-54.
Maculibracon abruptus
sp. n., ♀, holotype. 43 fore wing 44 hind wing 45 mesosoma lateral 46 mesosoma dorsal 47 metasoma dorsal 48 hind leg lateral 49 scapus outer side lateral 50 head anterior 51 head dorsal 52 head lateral 53 propodeum lateral 54 apex of ovipositor lateral.
Figure 55.
Maculibracon hei
sp. n., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.
Figures 56-66.
Maculibracon hei
sp. n., ♀, holotype. 56 fore wing 57 hind wing 58 mesosoma lateral 59 mesosoma dorsal 60 metasoma dorsal 61 hind leg lateral 62 head anterior 63 head dorsal 64 head lateral 65 propodeum lateral 66 scapus outer side lateral.
Figure 67.
Maculibracon luteonervis
sp. n., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.
Figures 68-79.
Maculibracon luteonervis
sp. n., ♀, holotype. 68 fore wing 69 hind wing 70 mesosoma lateral 71 mesosoma dorsal 72 metasoma dorsal 73 hind leg lateral 74 scapus outer side lateral 75 head anterior 76 head dorsal 77 head lateral 78 propodeum lateral 79 apex of ovipositor lateral.
Figure 80.
Maculibracon simlaensis
(Cameron), ♀, Vietnam, habitus lateral.
Figures 81-91.
Maculibracon simlaensis
(Cameron), ♀, Vietnam. 81 fore wing 82 hind wing 83 mesosoma lateral 84 mesosoma dorsal 85 metasoma dorsal 86 hind leg lateral 87 head anterior 88 head dorsal 89 head lateral 90 propodeum lateral 91 scapus outer side lateral.
Distribution.
Oriental (India, Bhutan, Myanmar, *Thailand, *Vietnam, *China, Philippines, Sundanese region).
Etymology.
Name derived from
"macula"
(Latin for "spot, mark") and the generic name
Bracon
, because of the conspicuous dark spot of the fore wing. Gender: masculine.
Notes.
Quicke (1985)
already indicated that
Craspedolcus
was heterogeneous; he divided the genus in two groups. Group A includes the type species (=
Craspedolcus
s. str.) and group B is described in this paper as new genus. The new genus is similar to the Afrotropical genus
Serraulax
Quicke, 1987, but differs by having the inner apex of scapus simple or with a minor ledge (versus with moderately wide ledge formed by a false margin in
Serraulax
), vein 1r-m of hind wing about as long as vein SC+R1 (versus distinctly longer), vein 2-SC+R of hind wing hardly longer than wide (versus distinctly longer than wide), vein cu-a of fore wing distinctly inclivous (versus more or less perpendicular), median carina of first tergite present anteriorly (versus absent anteriorly), second tergite smooth (versus distinctly longitudinally striate) and third tergite without subposterior transverse groove (versus with subposterior groove present).
Some species of the genus
Hybogaster
Szepligeti
, 1906, are very similar to the new genus (e.g. first tergite with strong median carina and medial area protuberant anteriorly, wings elongate and mainly yellow, and fore wing with a dark stigmal spot). They differ by having the second tergite spaced longitudinally striate, the scapus short ovoid and not protruding ventrally, antero-lateral grooves of third tergite subvertical and indistinct because of the depression near it, vein 1-SR+M of fore wing straight or nearly so and upper valve of ovipositor without subapical nodus, depressed and covering the narrow and ventrally smooth lower valve. The genus
Hybogaster
remains unknown from China; the holotype of the only reported species,
Hybogaster zebripterae
Wang & Chen, 2008, from China (Fujian) has been examined and proved to belong to
Iphiaulax
Foerster, 1863, comb. n.
The following names form new combinations in
Maculibracon
gen. n.:
Bracon lepcha
Cameron, 1899;
Bracon phaedo
Cameron, 1899;
Bracon simlaensis
Cameron, 1899;
Iphiaulax bhotanensis
Cameron, 1907;
Iphiaulax laertius
Cameron, 1903;
Iphiaulax leptopterus
Cameron, 1903;
Iphiaulax lineaticarinatus
Cameron, 1907;
Ipobracon lissotomus
Roman, 1914;
Ipobracon maculicosta
Enderlein, 1920, and
Ipobracon pallidicornis
Roman, 1914.