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 perlatus Shestakov, 1926 Fig. 34B Enicospilus perlatus Shestakov, 1926: 30 , ♀ . Diagnosis B 26; F 16; ML 0.8; CT 2.0; OOL 0.2, POL 1.0; FI 0.37; AI 0.4; ICI 0.7; CI 0.05; SDI 1.16; NI 1.0–1.2. Body dark reddish brown overall, with the head yellow (except a red longitudinal band on lower face including clypeus), mesoscutum reddish brown with yellow U-shape, with broad base as well as lateral margin, lateral red lobes of mesoscutum with a longitudinal black line extending along scutellum which is yellow with small red marking basally, propodeum and metasoma (except ventrally black) entirely dark reddish brown, all legs bright red, metasomal T1 and T2 brighter in color, mandible reddish except tip black, meso- and metapleura with traces of yellowish markings (two on mesopleuron and one distally on metapleuron); mandible with upper tooth 2.0 × as long as lower tooth; clypeus flat in profile, distinctly wider than long, with ventral margin truncate; antenna with 57 flagellomeres; mesopleuron and metapleuron puncto-striate; propodeum densely covered with fine setae, basal transverse carina of propodeum weak, hardly visible laterally, anterior area nearly smooth to finely superficially punctate, posterior area coarsely rugose longitudinally, especially medially; proximal sclerite bright red, domeshaped, central sclerite small, slightly elongate and totally transluscent, distal sclerite crescent shaped, enclosing central one; fore tibia sparsely spinose. Material examined SAUDI ARABIA : 1 ♀ , Hedjaz (Mastoura), 1 Feb. 1937 , leg.? ( PPDD ) (in bad condition). Previous records from Saudi Arabia Riyadh ( Horstmann 1981 ). Distribution Afghanistan , Canary Islands, Morocco ( Yu et al. 2012 ), Egypt ( Shaumar 1966 ), Iran ( Hedwig 1957 as E. tricolor ; Kolarov & Ghahari 2005 ; Barahoei et al. 2012 ), Israel ( Aubert et al. 1984 ; Yu et al. 2012 ), Spain ( Bordera et al. 1987 ), Turkmenistan ( Shestakov 1926 ; Kolarov & Ghahari 2005 ), Iran ( Hedwig 1957 as E. tricolor ), Saudi Arabia ( Horstmann 1981 as E. tricolor ).