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Craspedolcus Enderlein 1920

Description

Genus Craspedolcus Enderlein, 1920

Figs 19–26

Craspedolcus Enderlein, 1920: 92; Shenefelt, 1978: 1673; Quicke, 1985a: 354 (group A), 1987: 108; Quicke et van Achterberg, 1990: 252; Li, van Achterberg et Chen, 2017: 41. Type species: Craspedolcus trisulcatus Enderlein, 1920 (Original designation).

Diagnosis. Scapus elongate, 2.6–2.9 × longer ventrally than its maximum width and protruding ventrally, rounded subbasally and inner side without distinct ledge apically; face evenly convex; propodeum flat medio-posteriorly in lateral view; vein 3-SR of fore wing 2.5–3.4 × vein 2-SR; vein 1r-m of hind wing shorter than vein SC+R1; vein cu-a of fore wing subinterstitial or shortly postfurcal and perpendicular; fore wing elongate; hind wing with 3–5 subbasal bristles; surroundings of vein cu-a of hind wing setose; median carina of first tergite low and medial area gradually lowered anteriorly in lateral view; second metasomal tergite below basal smooth areas striate; anterolateral areas of second tergite large and touching large medio-basal area; median carina of second tergite medium sized and weak; antero-lateral grooves of third tergite medium-sized and remaining far removed from each other; maximum width of third tergite 2.4–4.1 × its medial length; third and fourth tergites with transverse subposterior groove (often crenulate but smooth in Chinese spp.); fifth and sixth tergites largely exposed and flat; subapically upper valve of ovipositor with small nodus, its lower valve fully exposed and with small teeth ventrally; hypopygium long and acute apically, reaching level of apex of metasoma; ovipositor sheath with short setae and 0.7–1.0 × as long as body.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Oriental, *Palaearctic.

Notes

Published as part of Li, Yang, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2020, Review of six genera of Braconinae Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in China, with the description of eleven new species, pp. 1-74 in Zootaxa 4818 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4818.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3954745

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Braconidae
Genus
Craspedolcus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hymenoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Enderlein
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Craspedolcus Enderlein, 1920 sec. Li, He & Chen, 2020

References

  • Enderlein, G. (1920) Zur Kenntnis aussereuropaischer Braconiden. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 84 (A) 11 (1918), 51 - 224. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 13627
  • Shenefelt, R. D. (1978) Braconidae 10. Braconinae, Gnathobraconinae, Mesostoinae, Pseudodicrogeniinae, Telengainae, Ypsistocerinae plus Braconidae in general, major groups, unplaced genera and species. In: van Achterberg, C. & Shenefelt, R. D. (Eds.), Hymenopterorum catalogus. Nova Editio. Pars 15. Dr. W. Junk B. V., Hague, pp. 1425 - 1872.
  • Quicke, D. L. J. (1985 a) Redescription of Craspedolcus with notes on included species and related genera (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Oriental Insects, 18 (1984), 354 - 360. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1984.10432211
  • Quicke, D. L. J. & van Achterberg, C. (1990) The type specimens of Enderlein's Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) housed in Warsaw. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 133, 251 - 264.
  • Li, Y., van Achterberg, C. & Chen, X. X. (2017) Review of the genus Craspedolcus Enderlein sensu lato in China, with the description of a new genus and four new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae). ZooKeys, 647, 37 - 65. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 647.11247