Two new species of the genus Rhorus Foerster, 1869 from Thailand (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)
Author
Reshchikov, Alexey
The Museum of Biology, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingangxi St., Guangzhou, China
Author
Choi, Jin-Kyung
The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD., London, United Kingdom
Author
Xu, Zai-fu
College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Author
Pang, Hong
The Museum of Biology, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingangxi St., Guangzhou, China
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Journal of Hymenoptera Research
2017
2017-02-27
54
79
92
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.54.11662
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.54.11662
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Rhorus orientalis (Cameron, 1909)
Figs 20-28
Monoblastus orientalis
Cameron, 1909: 727. By original designation.
Rhorus cameroni
Townes, 1970: 1-307 (replacement name for
Rhorus nigra
(Cameron). Synonymized by
Gupta (1987)
.
Material examined.
Holotype
, female,
INDIA
:
Himachal Pradesh
,
Simla
,
ix.1898
, leg.
C.G. Nurse
(BMNH).
Diagnosis.
This species differs from other Oriental species by combination of the following characteristics: upper area of face with two yellow spots (Fig.
21
); lobe of oral carina behind mandibles weakly defined and slightly elevated behind mandibles (Fig.
20
); areolet petiolate; costula absent; T1 1.9
x
as long as apical width; metasoma reddish-brown except for T1 and most of T2 black (Fig.
20
).
Redescription.
Female (holotype) (Fig.
21
). Body length 6.5 mm. Fore wing length 5.6 mm. Flagellum with 36 flagellomeres, longer than fore wing; two basal flagellomeres 0.9
x
as long as maximum diameter of eye; first flagellomere 4.2
x
as long as apical width. Head not narrowed posteriorly; temple length in middle 0.75
xtransverse
diameter of eye; cheek convex below eye; temples granulate, with setae. Face widened ventrally, without central bulge; face coarsely and densely punctate; average distance between punctures 0.5
x
their diameter (Fig.
22
). Frons with finer and sparser punctures than those on face. Clypeus distinctly separated from face by depression, coarsely and densely punctate; its lower margin truncate, with a comb of setae. Malar space 0.5
x
as long as basal width of mandible. Upper tooth of mandible as long as lower one; mandible smooth, not swollen before base, with a defined transverse depression at its base. Oral carina weakly defined and slightly elevated behind mandibles.
Pronotum corasely and densely punctate, with distinct epomia. Mesoscutum moderately punctate, with shallow notauli. Mesopleuron (except for speculum) finely and densely punctate; speculum large, covering about 0.75
x
length of mesopleuron, polished part below mesopleural pit extending to hind corner of mesopleuron. Mes
oscutellum
convex in lateral view and finely punctate. Metapleuron finely and densely punctate. Propodeum smooth, shining, with long, dense white setae; costula absent; areola absent; basal area and areola combined. Pterostigma 4.1
x
as long as broad. Fore wing with cu-a postfurcal. Hind wing with vestigial Cu1 intercepted below middle. Fore claw with 7 teeth. Hind femur 3.9
x
as long as broad. Hind claws missing.
T1 1.9
x
as long as apical width; its longitudinal carinae extending to 0.6
x
its length; space between carinae smooth with shallow punctures; dorso-lateral carinae defined, up to apical 0.6. T2 evenly, finely punctate (Fig.
25
); average distance between punctures 0.5-2.0
x
their diameter. Ovipositor slightly upcurved (Figs
27
,
28
).
Color. Head black. Upper part of face with two yellow spots (Fig.
22
). Antenna with scape and flagellum brown. Mandible brown, with teeth reddish-brown. Mesosoma black. Tegula and subtegular ridge of mesopleuron dark reddish-brown. Legs brown to dark brown, with fore and mid coxae and femora dark reddish-brown. Metasoma yellowish-brown, with T1 and T2 predominantly black but slightly reddish-brown posteriorly (Fig.
25
). Ovipositor sheath yellowish-brown (Fig.
28
).
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution.
India.
Figures 20-28.
Rhorus orientalis
(Cameron, 1909), female holotype.
20
Labels
21
Habitus in lateral view
22
Head in anterior view
23
Head in dorsal view
24
Head in lateral view
25
T1 and T2 in dorsal view
26
Metanotum and propodeum in dorsal view
27
Metasoma in lateral view
28
. Apex of metasoma in lateral view. Scale bars:
21
: 2 mm;
22-25, 27, 28
: 0.5 mm;
26
: 1 mm.