Contribution to the knowledge of the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Maritime Southeast Asia
Author
Riedel, Matthias
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-11-06
5363
1
1
94
https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5363.1.1/52218
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5363.1.1
1175-5334
10146851
B8979382-355B-410A-B1C9-20AD910233E6
Menkokia major
(
Heinrich, 1934
)
, new ♁
(
Figs 31A–C
)
Material
.
Indonesia
: SE
Sulawesi
, nr
Sanggona
,
Mosquito
Camp
, Gn. Watuwila,
Malaise trap
, c
1200 m
, 1 ♂
13–17.x.1989
, leg.
J. Huisman
&
R
.
de Jong
(Leiden)
.
Description
. ♂. Body length
12.5 mm
.
Head
. Flagellum with 34 flagellomeres, bristle-shaped; 1
st
flagellomeres 3.1 × longer than wide. Tyloids on flagellomeres 8–15, small (0.5× as long as their flagellomeres), long-oval, centrally located. Temple short, strongly and roundly narrowed behind eye. OED 1.0 × and OOD 1.1 × ocellar diameter.
Mesosoma
. Scutellum moderately elevated, with strong and complete lateral carina. Propodeum (fig. 31A) completely carinated; are basalis with strong median tubercle. Area superomedia horseshoe-shaped, slightly longer than wide. Hind femur densely punctate, 3.5 × longer than wide.
Metasoma
. Postpetiole with fine aciculation medially, with coarse punctures laterally. 2
nd
tergite about as long as wide. Gastrocoelus narrow, with 2 oblique ridges. Thyridium oblique, 0.7 × as long as the interval between thyridia (fig. 31B).
Colour
. Scape reddish-brown dorsally, yellow ventrally. Seven basal flagellomeres reddish, following flagellomeres blackish. Fore and mid coxae and all trochanters and trochantelli cream-yellow. Hind coxa red, brownish baso-ventrally, cream yellow dorsally. Petiole black; postpetiole reddish-brown basally, yellowish apically. Tergites reddish; 2
nd
to 4
th
tergites with diffuse yellowish posterolateral spots; median spot of 7
th
tergite and paramere yellowish. Coloration otherwise as described for the
♀
(
Heinrich 1934: 211
).
Distribution
. Only known from
Sulawesi
.