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Yezoceryx maculatus Chao 1981

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Yezoceryx maculatus Chao, 1981

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Yezoceryx maculatus Chao, 1981: 203. Holotype: ♀, China: Jianyang xian (FACS).

Diagnosis. Brown with black marks on mesosoma and metasomal tergites; basal area of propodeum inverted trapezoid; first tergite about 2.0–2.4× as long as posterior width; first sternite with short, anteriorly projecting hook; ovipositor 2.6–3.1× length of hind tibia.

Material examined. Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP: 1♀ (OMNH), 6.v.1998, 900– 1200 m a.s. l., hand net, R. Matsumoto leg.; Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP: 1♂ (RMNH) near entrance, 14.iv–1.v.2000, Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai leg; 1♀ (RMNH) near entrance, 15–27.v.2000, Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai leg.; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NR: 1♀ (RMNH), nr base camp, 15 km W Phong My, 23.iii–6.iv.2001, 80– 210 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg.; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♂ (IEBR), 17.iv.2006, hand net, N.T. Pham leg.; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP: 2♀ (RMNH, IEBR), 9.iv–13.v. 2007, 100 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, Q.P. Mai, M.T. Nguyen & C. v. Achterberg leg.; Son La, Thuan Chau, Co Ma: 1♀ (IEBR), 5.vi.2008, 1200 m a.s.l., hand net, H.X. Le leg.; Hoa Binh, Mai Chau, Tan Son: 1♀ (IEBR), 10–15.vi.2010, 800– 900 m a.s.l., Malaise trap, L.D. Khuat leg.; Cao Bang, Phia Oac NR: 1♀ 1♂ (IEBR), 8–18.v.2013, Malaise trap, T.H. Pham leg.

Distribution. Previously known only from China (Chao, 1981). These are the first records of this species from Vietnam.

Remarks. Vietnamese specimens have a slightly more elongate first tergite (2.1–2.4×) than the holotype (2.0×), according to its original description (Chao, 1981).

Notes

Published as part of Achterberg, Cornelis Van, 2017, First record of the genus Yezoceryx Uchida (Ichneumonidae: Acaenitinae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of nine new species, pp. 345-372 in Zootaxa 4311 (3) on pages 355-356, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/847854

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  • Chao, H. - F. (1981) Four new species of Yezoceryx Uchida from Wuyishan Natural Reserve (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Wuyi Science Journal, 1, 200 - 204.