Pachyprotasis daochengensis Wei & Zhong 2007

Pachyprotasis daochengensis Wei & Zhong, 2007

(Figs 3, 4, 41, 58, 75, 87, 107)

Pachyprotasis daochengensis Wei & Zhong, 2007: 209–210, fig. 209. [female], type locality: Beijiao, Daocheng (100°15ˏE, 28°24ˏN, alt. 3700 m), Sichuan, China.

Material examined. Holotype: Ƥ, Beijiao, Daocheng, Sichuan Province (100°15ʹE, 28°24ʹN, alt. 3700 m), 21.07.2005, Wei Xiao leg.; paratypes: Sichuan Province: 5 Ƥ, Beijiao, Daocheng (100°15ʹE, 28°24ʹN, alt. 3700 m), 21.07.2005, Wei Xiao leg.; 13 Ƥ, Zhuwoxiang, Luhuo (100°18ʹE, 31°38ʹN, alt. 3413 m), 30.06.2009, Meicai Wei, Gengyun Niu, Zejian Li leg.; 32 Ƥ, Mt. Queer, Shiqui (98°48ʹE, 32°13ʹN, alt. 3804 m). 29.06.2009, Meicai Wei, Gengyun Niu, Zejian Li leg.; 60 Ƥ, Maibachun, Kangding (101°34ʹE, 30°03ʹN, alt. 3525 m). 0 1.07.2009, Meicai Wei, Gengyun Niu, Zejian Li leg.; Qinghai Province: 92 Ƥ, Nangqian (96°30ʹE, 31°58ʹN, alt. 4288 m). 25.06.2009, Meicai Wei, Gengyun Niu, Zejian Li leg.; 1 Ƥ, Xiewuzhen, Nangqian (96°30ʹE, 31°58ʹN, alt. 4288 m). 25.06.2009, Meicai Wei leg.; Yunnan Province: 1 Ƥ, Shangri-La = Zhongdian 40 km SSE (27.45100ʹN, 99.82300 E, 3300 m), 17.06.2009, S.M. Blank, A.D. Liston & A. Taeger leg. (Coll. DEI); 1 Ƥ, Deqin 11 km SE (28.40900ʹN, 98.98800ʹE, 3800 m), 19.06.2009, S. M. Blank, A. D. Liston & A. Taeger leg. (Coll. DEI).

Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai) (Fig. 107).

Female (Figs 3, 4): Body length 8.5–9 mm, black are: posterior half of frons continuing with most of ocellar area, lateral furrow, a band on temple, a spot on upper part of the occiput, dorsal part of antenna, median part of pronotum, posterior margin of tegula, a large spot on median mesoscutal lobe, lateral mesoscutal lobe except a central butterfly-shaped spot, meseparapsis except upper margin, meteparapsis, a small band on lower part of mesepisternum, median part of mesopleural suture, abdominal terga except a broad triangular spot on posterior part of each tergum, apical margin of ovipositor sheath. Legs muddy yellow, black are: a stripe on each dorsal part of four front legs from trochanter to claw, a large spot on inner side of metacoxa, a spot on outer side of metatrochanter continuing with base of metafemur, apex of metatibia, apex of each metatarsomere; red brown are: apex of metafemur, metatibia entirely, most of each metatarsomere. Wings hyaline, fore wing vein C and stigma muddy yellow, other veins black. Punctures on dorsal part of head large, deep and dense, microsculpture dense, luster distinct; upper part of mesepisternum moderately and uniformly punctured, punctures on lower part minute and shallow, distinctly shiny; disc of mesoscutellum polished, punctures almost absent, strongly shiny, posterior part with dense punctures, punctures on posttergum dense, luster indistinct. Malar space 3 times diameter of median ocellus; median fovea shallow and narrow; postocellar area slightly elevated, 2 times as broad as long (Figs 41, 58); antenna shorter than combined length of thorax and abdomen, flagellomere 1 about 1.05 times length of flagellomere 2; mesoscutellum not elevated, disc flat, apex with distinct ridge. Ovipositor sheath as long as middle tarsomere 1 in lateral view, valvula 3 acute at apex and slightly longer than valvifer 2 in lateral view. Lancet with 19 serrulae (Fig. 75), base of each serrula oblique, middle serrula each with 3 basal denticles and 10–14 distal denticles (Fig. 87).

Male. Unknown.

Variation. Some specimens without black spot on temple; one female collected in Deqin 11km SE (China) has a rather pale meseparapsis, lower part with dark brown spot; abdominal terga of another female collected in Shangri-La = Zhongdian 40km SSE rather black, terga 1–5 only with narrow pale hind margin, terga 6–8 dorsally completely black.