Review of the genus Wroughtonia Cameron, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Helconinae), with the description of 12 new species from Vietnam Author Long, Khuat Dang Author Van Achterberg, Cornelis Author Carpenter, James M. Author Oanh, Nguyen Thi text American Museum Novitates 2020 2020-06-16 2020 3953 1 56 https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2020/issue-3953/3953.1/Review-of-the-Genus-Wroughtonia-Cameron-1899-Hymenoptera-Braconidae-Helconinae/10.1206/3953.1.full journal article 10.1206/3953.1 0003-0082 5370347 Wroughtonia sonla , sp. nov. Figures 104–115 TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype , ♀ , “Hel.057” ( IEBR ), NW Vietnam : Son La , coffee orchard, MT, 21°18′06″N 103°55′36″E , 663 m , but 10.v.2017 , K.D. Long. Paratypes : 4♀ , “Hel.023” ( IEBR ), NW Vietnam : Son La , MT, 21°18′03″N 103°55′38″E , 671 m , 25.iv-5.v.2016 , K.D. Long ; “Hel.054” ( IEBR ), “Hel.055” ( AMNH ), “Hel.056” ( RMNH ), NW Vietnam : Son La , coffee orchard, MT, 21°18′06″N 103°55′36″E , 663 m , 01.v.2017 , K.D. Long . DISTRIBUTION: NW Vietnam : Son La . BIOLOGY: Unknown. DIAGNOSIS: Antenna with 34–36 segments; antennal segments 10–18 cream white; maxillary palp 1.3 × as long as head (74:52); in frontal view height of eye 2× its transverse width; width of face 2.0 × length of face and clypeus combined; malar space 0.5 × height of eye; frontal protuberance lamelliform, not pointed apically; in dorsal view width of head 1.5 × longer than its median length; height of eye 1.7 × temple; in lateral view height of eye 1.4 × its transverse width; transverse width of eye 1.4 × temple; face largely rugose; frons, vertex, and temple smooth. Mesosoma 2.05 × longer than high; notauli narrow and deep, crenulated anteriorly, punctate-reticulate posteriorly; scutellar sulcus wide and shallow, 0.6 × scutellum; scutellum largely smooth; propodeum with large foveolate areola and transversely rugose laterally. Length of forewing 3.4 × its maximum width; vein 3-SR 1.1 × as long as vein r; vein 1-M 1.9 × vein m-cu; vein 2-M 2.2 × 3-SR; hind wing vein 1-M 0.75 × vein 1r-m; hind wing with 3 hamuli. Foretarsus 1.5 × as long as foretibia; hind femur only with ventral serrations; length of hind femur (without serrations) 3.7 × its maximum width; hind coxa sparsely punctate; hind femur largely rugose-punctate. First metasomal tergite about as long as its apical width; dorsal carinae in basal 0.4 of tergite; first tergite foveolate-reticulate; median length of second tergite 0.5 × its basal width, and as long as third tergite; second tergite punctatereticulate; third tergite smooth. FIGURE 92. Wroughtonia simulata , sp. nov. , habitus (holotype, female, lateral). NOTES: W. sonla , sp. nov. , runs to W. brevicarinata ( Yan and Chen, 2014 ) (couplet 14b) in the key by Yan et al. (2017) , but differs as follows: (1) hind femur slenderer, length of hind femur 3.7 × as long as its maximum width (without serrations) (3.3 × in W. brevicarinata ); (2) vein r of forewing distinctly shorter vein 3-SR (vein r 1.3 × 3-SR × in W. brevicarinata ); and (3) antenna dark brown with segments 11–18 cream white ( 9–21 in W. brevicarinata ). DESCRIPTION: Holotype , ♀ , body length 7.5 mm , forewing length 6.1 mm , ovipositor sheath 5.5 mm (fig. 104). Head: Antenna with 35 segments; third antennal segment as long as fourth segment (16:12); maxillary palp 1.3 × as long as head (74:52); in frontal view height of eye 2.0 × its transverse width (30:15); width of face 2.0 × length of face and clypeus combined (44:22) (fig. 106); malar space 1.3 × as long as mandible width (14:11) and 0.5 × height of eye (14:30); clypeus wide; frontal protuberance lamelliform, not pointed apically; in dorsal view width of head 1.5 × its median length (70:46); height of eye 1.7 × as long as temple (25:15); ocelli in rather low triangle, POL:OD:OOL = 10:5:15 (fig. 105); distance between front and hind ocelli 0.3 × as long as OOL (4:15) ( fig. 105); in lateral view height of eye 1.4 × its transverse width (31:22); transverse width of eye 1.4 × as long as temple (22:16) (fig. 107); face largely rugose; frons, vertex, and temple smooth. Mesosoma: Mesosoma 2.05 × longer than high (82:40) (fig. 109); pronotal side crenulated medially, rugose dorsally and ventrally; mesopleuron largely smooth medially; subalar space rugose-punctate; metapleuron areolate-rugulose; lobes of mesoscutum shiny, smooth; notauli narrow and deep, crenulated anteriorly, punctate-reticulate posteriorly (fig. 108); scutellar sulcus wide and shallow, with three carinae, 0.6 × as long as scutellum (10:16); scutellum largely smooth; propodeum with large areola, areola foveolate; propodeum transversely rugose laterally (fig. 110). FIGURES 93–103. Wroughtonia simulata holotype, female. 93. Head, dorsal. 94. Head, frontal. 95. Head, lateral. 96. Mesoscutum. 97. Mesopleuron. 98. Propodeum. 99. Hind coxa, lateral. 100. Metasoma 101. Hind femur, lateral. 102. Forewing. 103. Hind tibia, lateral. FIG. 104. Wroughtonia sonla , sp. nov. , habitus (holotype, female, lateral). Wings. Forewing: length of forewing 3.4 × its maximum width (115:34); pterostigma 3.3 × as long as wide (40:12); vein 3-SR 1.1 × as long as vein r; r:2-SR:3-SR:SR1:r-m = 9:14:10:61; 1-CU1:cu-a:2-CU1 = 3:12:20; vein 1-M almost straight, 1.9 × vein m-cu (23:12) (fig. 114); vein 2-M 2.2 × 3-SR (22:10); hind wing vein 1-M 0.75 × vein 1r-m (12:16) (fig. 115); hind wing with 3 hamuli. Legs: Foretarsus 1.5 × longer than foretibia (60:41); hind femur with ventral serrations, without tooth-shaped protuberance (fig. 111); hind coxa sparsely punctate; hind femur largely rugose-punctate (fig. 111); length of hind femur (without serrations), tibia, and basitarsus 3.7 (67:18), 9.7 (97:10) and 6.2 × (31:5) as long as their maximum width, respectively; hind basitarsus 0.3 × as long as hind tibia (31:97), and 0.7 × as long as second–fifth hind tarsal segments (31:45); fourth hind tarsal segment 0.5 × as long as telotarsus (6:13). Metasoma: Metasoma 0.7 × as long as head and mesosoma combined (31:44); first tergite about as long as its apical width (55:53) (fig. 112); dorsal carinae in basal 0.4 of tergite (20:55); first tergite foveolate-reticulate (fig.); median length of second tergite 0.5 × its basal width (27:54), and as long as third tergite (27:27); second tergite punctate-reticulate; third tergite smooth; ovipositor sheath 0.9 × as long as forewing (55:61). Color: Body black, scapus black; antenna yellowish brown basally, with antennal segments 11–18 cream white; palpi whitish yellow; fore- and middle legs yellow, but fore- and middle tarsi whitish yellow; hind leg yellow, hind coxa and femur reddish yellow, but apical one fourth of hind femur blackish brown; hind tibia brown, but basal third whitish yellow; hind tarsal segments 1–4 FIGS. 105–115. Wroughtonia sonla holotype, female. 105. Head, dorsal. 106. Head, frontal. 107. Head, lateral. 108. Mesoscutum. 109. Mesopleuron. 110. Propodeum. 111 . Hind femur, lateral. 112. Metasoma. 113. Hind coxa, lateral. 114. Forewing. 115. Hind wing. whitish yellow; hind telotarsus infuscate; pterostigma and wing veins brown; wing membrane yellow; first metasomal tergite pale yellow; tergites 2–6 black; ovipositor sheath brown. Male: Unknown. ETYMOLOGY: Named after the province of the type locality ( Son La province ) in northwest Vietnam . VARIATION: Female antenna with 34–36 segments, with segments 10–17 cream white; body length 6.0– 7.8 mm ; forewing 5.0– 6.5 mm ; ovipositor sheath 5.0–6.0 mm; hind wing with 3 hamuli.