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THE GENUS SPILOPTERON TOWNES (HYMENOPTERA:ICHNEUMONIDAE) IN CHINA

SHU-FANG WANG & WEN-ZHU LIInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China

Email: yangxk@panda.joz.ac.cn.

ABSTRACT. Five new species ofSpilopteron (Ichneumonidae: Acaenitinae), viz., S. crassifacialium,

longitubus, jlavescutatum, dualis, and bellulon, are described from China. The known species from China are

listed, along with a key to the Chinese species.

Key words: Ichneumonidae, Acaenitinae, Spilopteron, taxonomy, China.

Introduction

Spilopteron Townes, is a medium-sized acaenitine genus. So far 22 species have beendescribed (Yu & Horstman, 1997) of which 4 occur in the Nearctic Region, 2 in Japan and16 in China and Taiwan. We discovered five additional new species in China, viz., S.crassifacialium (Guangxi: Jinxiu), S. longitubus (Guangxi: Kangxian), S. flavescutatum(Guangxi: Jinxiu), S. dualis (Yunnan: Jinping) and S. bellulon (Shanxi: Ningshan, Gangsu:Kangxian). These are described below. The previously known species from China arelisted and a key to the Chinese species is given.

All specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing.

Genus Spilopteron Townes

Spilopteron Townes, 1960. Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus., 216 (2): 568. Type species: Spilopteronfranclemonti

Townes. Original designation. Gupta, 1984. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 41: 666. Catalog of Oriental

species.

Diagnosis: Upper tooth of mandible a little shorter than lower tooth; clypeus with astrong transverse subapical ridge, with or without a weak median tubercle; exposed portionof labrum about 0.4 to 0.8 as long as wide; frons with a longitudinal median carina; no­taulus deep and convergent; prepectal carina present; propodeal carinae distinct; areola notalways distinctly bounded on all sides but always separated from basal area; costula dis­tinct; intercubitus opposite second recurrent vein or near it; front and middle tarsal clawswith an accessory tooth; hind claws simple; ventral swelling of abdominal segment I withvertical hairs.

Key to the Chinese species of Spilopteron

1. Body black or largely black with yellow markings 2Body yellowish-brown or largely yellowish-brown with blackish-brown marks 8

2. Face and clypeus coarsely wrinkled; body black except face, clypeus, base and apex oftibiae, and femur; basal area of propodeum squarish; second lateral area of pro-

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podeum clearly defined; 5th hind tarsal segment 1.6x as long as the 2nd (GuangxiJinxiu) S. crassifacialium Wang, sp. nov.

Face and clypeus finely wrinkled or punctured; body black with yellow markings .... 33. Scutellum, post scutellum and apex of propodeum with yellow marks; intercubitus

opposite 2nd recurrent vein or basad of it; ovipositor sheath 2.3x as long as hindtibia. In male, apex of abdominal sternite 1 before spiracle 4

Body with many yellow marks; intercubitus a little before 2nd recurrent vein; ovi­positor sheath 3.2x as long as hind tibia. In male, apex of abdominal sternite 1opposite or a little distad of spiracle (Gansu: Kangxian) .................................................................................. S. longitubus Wang, sp. nov.

4. Face with a medial black mark; basal area ofpropodeum squarish; intercubitus distadof 2nd recurrent vein; nervellus intercepted below the middle; apical margins ofabdominal tergites 3-7 yellow, others black (Guangxi: Jinxiu) ............................................................................ S. jlavescutatum Wang, sp. nov.

Face wholly yellow or with a medial black mark; basal area ofpropodeum rectangularor inverted ladder-shaped; intercubitus opposite or a little before 2nd recurrentvein 5

5. Lateral carina of scutellum distinct on basal 2/3; nervellus intercepted below middle;abdominal tergites largely black 6

Lateral carina of scutellum distinct at most on basal 1/3; nervellus intercepted at ornear the middle; abdominal tergites largely reddish- brown or yellowish-brown ............................................................................................................................ 7

6. Face a little swollen in the middle and with even, fine punctures; with a small blackspot above its middle; second lateral area ofpropodeum not clearly defined and itsapex yellow; front wing with a brown spot on radial vein (Fujian: Longqishan)...................................................... ........................................S.jlaviapicus Wang

Face clearly swollen in the middle and with strong and radiating wrinkles, yellow;second lateral area of propodeum clearly defined, wholly black; front wingwithout brown mark at radial vein place (Fujian: Lougqishan)S. subflaviapicus Wang

7. Clypeus about 0.36x as long as wide, with a strong and sharp subapical transversecarina and a weak median projection; ventral swelling of abdominal segment 1with sparse soft hairs; antennae without white ring; all legs yellow (Yunnan:Jinping) S. dualis Wang, sp. nov.

Clypeus about 0.44x as long as wide, without a sharp subapical transverse carina andwith a distinct median projection; ventral swelling of abdominal segment I withnumerous vertical hairs; antennae with white ring; legs except front coxa ven­trally, hind coxa largely, and joint between second trochanter and femur of hindleg, brownish to dark brown (Taiwan: Alishan) S. alishanus Chiu

8. Body with brown to dark brown marks 9Body wholly yellowish brown 15

9. Prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge but broadly interrupted in the middle .......................................................................................................................... 10

Prepectal carina extending continuously to subtegular ridge 12

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10. Body reddish-brown with many blackish-brown marks; face with distinct puncturesand slender longitudinal wrinkles at the middle, clearly punctate along orbits;speculum with fine wrinkles and punctures; front wing long 14.0 mm (Yunnan:Lijiang) s. splendidum Wang

Body yellowish-brown with only a few brown marks; face swollen in the middle andwith transverse fine wrinkles, its orbits with fine or coarse punctures 11

11. Mesopleurum and metapleurum with coarse and dense punctures; intercubitus basadof2nd recurrent vein; nervellus intercepted below middle; Sth hind tarsal segmentabout as long as the 2nd; front wing 13.0 mm (Guizhou: Laishan) .............................................................................................. S. luculentum Wang

Mesopleurum and metapleurum with fine, weak punctures; intercubitus opposite 2ndrecurrent vein; nervellus intercepted at the middle; Sth hind tarsal segment longerthan the 2nd; front wing 9.0mm (Guanxi: Longsheng) S. baiyanensis Wang

12. Nervellus intercepted at the middle or a little above the middle 13Nervellus intercepted below middle 14

13. Face with coarse and distinct transverse rugosities; mesoscutum with coarse rugositiesand punctures; subgenital plate 2.4x as long as the length oftergite 2; ovipositorsheath about 2.0x as long as hind tibia; front wing long, IS.0mm (Shanxi: Ning-shan, Gangsu: Kangxian) S. bellulon, sp. nov.

Face with fine transverse rugosities in the middle, the rest with punctures; mesoscu­tum finely and densely punctate; subgenital plate 3.0 times as long as the length oftergite 2; ovipositor sheath about 1.7x as long as hind tibia; front wing long12.0mm (Sichuan: Waixian) s. sichuanesis Wang

14. Face with coarse transverse rugosities; basal area of propodeum square, combinedareola and petiolar area irregularly rugose; metapleurum coarsely and denselypunctate (Guizhou: Leishan) bigeminatum Wang

Face with longitudinal and oblique rugosities in the middle, otherwise punctate; basalarea of propodeum rectangular, its length 1.Sx as long as wide, combined areolaand petiolar area longitudinally rugose; metapleurum weakly punctate (Sichuan:Wushan). . s. strenus Wang

IS. Lower part of stigma tinged with dark brown; basal area of propodeum longer thanwide; prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge; nervellus intercepted belowmiddle (Guangxi: Miaoershan) fuscomaculatum Wang

Lower part of stigma without dark brown mark; basal area of propodeum wider thanlong or longer than wide 16

16. Face transversely rugose; lateral carina of scutellum extending to 3/4 its length 17Face punctate and sculptured; lateral carina of scutellum extending to 1/2 to 3/4 its

length 1817. Basal area of propodeum wider than long; combined areola and petiolar area with

regular and arc rugose; nervellus intercepted slightly above the middle; ab­dominal tergite 1 about 3.3x as long as its apical width (Guangxi: Jinxiu, Long-sheng) s. latiareolatum Wang

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Basal area of propodeum longer than wide; combined areola and petiolar area withweak and irregular rugosities; nervellus intercepted below the middle; abdominaltergite 1 about 2.5x as long as apical width (Hubei: Lichuan, Guangxi: Jinxiu) ................................................................................................ S. wulingensis Wang

18. Second lateral area ofpropodeum clearly defined; clypeus about 0.4-0.46x as long aswide; hind tibia and tarsus blackish-brown or yellowish-brown 19

Second lateral area of propodeum not clearly defined; clypeus about 0.6x as long aswide; hind leg yellowish-brown (except joint between femur and 2nd trochanterbrownish) (Taiwan: Taibei). . , s. luteum Uchida

19. Prepectal carina extending to below the middle of mesopleurum, basal area of pro­podeum nearly square; nervellus intercepted below middle; apical segment ofhind tarsus about as long as 2nd (Guangxi: Longsheng, Jinxiu, Napo) ......................................................................................... S. hongmaoensis Wang

Prepectal carina extending to the upper of middle; the basal area of propodeum clearsquare; nervellus intercepted at the middle; last segment ofhind tarsus longer thanthe 2nd one 20

20. Basal area of propodeum rectangular; prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge;mesopleurum coarsely and densely punctate; abdominal tergite 1 about 3.2x aslong as its apical width; hind tibia ventrally and hind tarsus blackish brown;front wing long, 16.0mm (Fujian: Chongan, Uangxi: Longsheng, Guangdong) ...........................................................................................S. longiareolatum Wang

Basal area of propodeum square; prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge, butinterrupted medially; mesopleurum finely and weakly punctate; abdominal tergite1 about 1.7x as long as its apical width; hind tibia and tarsus yellow (Hubei:Xingshan). . '" S. hubeiensis Wang

1. Spilopteron bellulon Wang, sp, nov. (Fig. 1)

This new species resembles Spilopteron splendidum Wang from Yunnan Province ingeneral body shape. It, however, differs as follows: Central part offace clearly swollen andradiately wrinkled; basal area ofpropodeum rectangular, 2.0x as long as wide; lateral ca­rina of scutellum extending to 2/3 its length; intercubitus basad of 2nd recurrent vein.

Female: Fore wing 15mm. Ocellocular distance 2.7x as long as the diameter of anocellus; frons strongly concave, smooth; antenna with 37 segments; face 0.5x as long aswide, swollen and radiately wrinkled in the middle, laterally coarsely punctured; clypeuscoarsely punctured, with a subapical transverse carina, its apical margin a little concavemedially and with a small projection; exposed part oflabrum 0.5x as long as wide; base ofmandible with longitudinal wrinkles, its upper tooth a litter shorter than the lower; temple0.6x as long as the width of eye; malar space with close punctures, 1.1x as long as basalwidth of mandible; occipital carina complete.

Median groove of pronotum with fine transverse striations, its hind corner with fineand dense punctures; mesoscutum with fine and dense punctures, notauli sharp and con­vergent, extending to 2/3 of mesoscutum; scutellum with fine and dense punctures, its

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lateral carina present on basal 2/3; mesopleurum with coarse punctures and wrinkles,speculum with sparse, weak punctures; prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge;basal area ofpropodeum inverse ladder-shaped, its length 2.0x as long as the apical widthsecond lateral area clearly defined, combined areola and petiolar area wrinkled, smoothapically; metapleurum with a little coarsely punctate; nervulus basad ofbasal vein by aboutOAx the length of nervulus, intercubitus basad of 2nd recurrent vein by about 0.3x thelength ofintercubitus; nervellus intercepted at the middle; hind femur 3.9x as long as wide;5th hind tarsal segment a litter longer than the 2nd.

Abdominal tergite 1 polished, without punctures, its length 2.5x the apical width,sternite 1 extending up to 0.33 its length; subgenital plate 2Ax as long as length oftergite 2;ovipositor sheath about 2.0x as long as hind tibia.

Body yellowish brown, apex of flagellum, apical tooth of mandible, frons centrally,middle groove ofpronotum, longitudinal marks of lateral lobes of mesoscutum, prepectus,mesepimeron, upper part of metapleurum, base of propodeum, and hind coxae, blackishbrown to black. Wings hyaline, apical half of stigma and wing vein brown.

1 2

Figs. 1-2. Propodeum and abdominal tergites 1-2 of 1, Spilopteron bel/ulon Wang, sp.nov.; 2, S. crassifacialum'Neng, sp. nov.

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Male: Fore wing 14mm. Similar to the female, except as follows: Flagellar joints moreprominent; hind femur 5.0x as long as wide, 5th hind tarsal segment 0.71x as long as the2nd; nervellus intercepted a little below the middle, apex ofabdominal sternite I extendingup to half the distance to the spiracle.

Holotype: Q, P. R. CHINA: Shanxi Province: Ningshan, Huoditang, 1600m, 23.viii.1998, CoIl. Yuan Decheng. Paratype: 1d', Gangsu Province: Kangxian, Baiyunshan,1250-1750m, 2.vii.1998, CoIl. Yao Jian.

2. Spilopteron crassifacialium Wang, sp. nov. (Fig. 2)

Closely related to Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati from Japan in body size andbody shape, but differing as follows: Upper tooth of mandible a litter shorter than thelower; hind femur 3.2x as long as wide; abdominal tergites black, apex of 1st sterniteextending up to 0.5x the distance up to the spiracle.

Male: Fore wing lOmm. Vertex with sparse punctures; ocellocular distance 1.4 x aslong as the diameter of an ocellus; frons concave, smooth; antennae with 33 segments;Face O.55x as long as wide, weakly convex and transversely wrinkled, with a weaktransverse carina; c1ypeus with coarse, longitudinal wrinkles, with a subapical transversecarina and a median tooth-like projection; exposed part of labrum O.4x as long as wide;mandibles with wrinkles, upper tooth a little shorter than the lower; temple 0.16x as wideas long; malar space sparsely and coarsely punctured, 1.lx as long as the basal width ofmandible; occipital carina complete.

Middle groove and posterior margin of pronotum with clear transverse rugosities, itshind corner with fine and weak punctures; notauli sharp and deep, convergent to the centerof mesoscutum; mesoscutum medially rugulose; mesopleurum coarsely and sparselypunctured, speculum polished, prepectal carina extending to subtegular ridge; scutellumfinely punctured, its lateral carina extending only at base; basal area of propodeumsquare-shaped, transversely wrinkled, its second lateral area clearly defined, areola andpetiolar areas transversely wrinkled, apical part ofpropodeum polished; metapleurum withcoarse and dense punctures. Intercubitus opposite 2nd recurrent vein, nervulus basad ofbasal vein, distance between both vein about O.4x the length of nervulus, nervellus inter­cepted at the middle. Hind coxa punctate, hind femur 3.2x as long as wide, 5th hind tarsalsegment 1.6x as long as the 2nd

.

Abdominal tergite 1 polished, 2.7x as long as its apical width, apex of 1st sterniteextending about half the distance up to the spiracle;tergite 2 wider than long.

Body black; face, c1ypeus, frons laterally, malar space to greater part of temple, scapedorsally, pedicel, flagellar segments 10-19, front and middle legs, hind 1st trochanter,femur except in apical 1/3-1/4, tibiae except both extreme ends, yellow.

Female: Unknown.Holotype: d', P. R. CHINA: Guangxi Province, Jinxiu: Huawang, Shanzhuang,

600m, 20.v.1999, CoIl. Yuan Deicheng.

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Fig.:J S. dua'! is Wang sp. nay.f'ropodeum and abdominal. tElrgites 1-2

Fig. 4S. t levescutntum Wang sp. nov,Propodeum and abdominal. t ergites 1-2

3. Spilopteron dualis Wang, sp. nov. (Fig. 3)

This new species resembles the Japanese Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati and theTaiwanese Spilopteron alishanus Chiu. It may be separated from the former by the fla­gellum not having a yellowish white ring, 5th hind tarsal segment 1.lx as long the 2nd, andtemple, scutellum, and middle and hind coxae yellow. It differs from alishanus in havingthe clypeus about 0.36x as long as wide, without a clear apical median tubercle, ventralswelling of abdominal segment I with few soft hairs, and the body coloration.

Male: Fore wing 9.5-10.5mm; vertex with fine, dense punctures; ocellocular distancelAx as long as the diameter of an ocellus; frons strongly concave, smooth, laterally withfine, oblique wrinkles. Antennae a little longer than fore wing; face 0.55x as long as wide;face and clypeus with fine, dense punctures and longitudinal wrinkles; exposed portion oflabrum 0.66x as long as wide; base of mandible with longitudinal wrinkles, its upper tooth

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a litter shorter than the lower; temple with sparse punctures, its width O.7x as long as thewidth of eye; malar space as long as basal width of mandible; occipital carina complete.

Hind corner of pronotum with fine and dense punctures, its middle groove trans­versely striate; meso scutum finely, densely punctate, notauli sharp, convergent; lateralcarina of scutellum present only at base; mesopleurum and metapleurum with densepunctures; speculum punctate, with rugosities posteriorly; prepectal carina interruptedclose to subtegular ridge; propodeum rugose; basal area of propodeum rectangular, small;nervulus basad ofbasal vein, distance between both vein about OAx the length ofnervulus;intercubitus opposite 2nd recurrent vein; nervellus intercepted at the middle; hind femur4.5x as long as wide; 5th hind tarsal segment about 1.1x as long as the 2nd

Abdominal tergite 1 polished, its length 3.6x as long as the apical width; apex ofsternite 1 a little in front of spiracle; abdominal tergite 2 about as long as its apical width.

Body black; scape in front, pedicel, flagellum, face, clypeus, labrum, mandible exceptteeth, malar space to greater part of temple, hind corner of pronotum, scutellum,postscutellum, subtegular ridge, propodeum except base, all legs, and abdomen except thebasal half of tergite I, yellow to reddish yellow.

Female: Unknown.Holotype: e]', P. R. CHINA: Yunnan Province: Jinping Hetousai, 1500-1700m, 1l.v.

1956, Coil. Huang Keren. Paratype: Ie]', Yunnan Province: Simao, 950m, 11.v.1957, Coil.

Panfilov.

4. Spilopteron Jlavescutatum Wang, sp, nov. (Fig. 4)

Readily distinguished from the Japanese Spilopteron tosensis (Uchida) by the fol­lowing characters: Face medially with a black longitudinal mark; extreme base of scutel­lum with lateral carina; ovipositor sheath about 2.6x as long as hind tibia.

Female: Fore wing 12mm. Vertex with fine and sparse punctures; ocellocular distancelAx as long as the diameter of an ocellus; laterally with fine, dense, punctures; frons

concave, smooth; antennae with 37 segments; face O.59x as long as wide, weakly convexmedially, with fine, dense punctures; clypeus with sparse and weak punctures, its apicalmargin with a subapical transverse carina and a weak protuberance; exposed portion oflabrum OAx as long as wide; mandible weakly, longitudinally, wrinkled, its upper tooth alittle shorter than the lower; temple rather narrow, its width O.5x as long as the width ofaneye; malar space a little shorter than basal width of mandible; occipital carina complete.

Hind corner of pro notum with fine and weak punctures, its middle groove finely andweakly transversely striate; notauli sharp and convergent; mesoscutum medially with finewrinkles; scutellum finely weakly punctate, its extreme base with a lateral carina; meso­pleurum with fine, evenly spaced, punctures, speculum smooth; prepectal carina extendingto subtegular ridge, but interrupted in the middle; punctures on metapleurum a little weakerthan those on mesopleurum; basal area of propodeum squarish, its second lateral area notclearly defined, areola-petiolar area with weak and irregular transverse wrinkles; hindfemur 3.1x as long as wide; s" hind tarsal segment lAx as long as the 2nd. Intercubitusdistad of 2nd recurrent vein, distance between both veins O.66x the length of intercubitus;

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nervulus basad ofbasal vein, its distance 0.3x the length ofnervulus; nervellus interceptedslightly below the middle.

Abdominal tergite I polished, without punctures, length 2.7x times its the apical width;apex of l st sternite 0.33 to spiracle; subgenital plate 2.7x as long as length of abdominaltergite 2; ovipositor sheath about 2.6x as long as hind tibia.

Body black; face with a median, longitudinal, black mark; frons and face laterally,scape dorsally, 12th-23rd flagellar segments, labrum, clypeus, mandible except teeth,malar space to greater portion of temple, hind apical margin of pronotum, tegula, sub­tegular ridge, upper portion of mesepimeron, scutellum, postscutellum, apex of propo­deum, front and middle legs, hind trochanter, basal half of femur, tibia except both ends,and tarsus, yellow; apical and lateral margins of abdominal tergites 3-S, and subgenitalplate, yellow; wings subhyaline, apical portion offore wing light brown, stigma and wingvein dark brown.

Male: Unknown.Holotype: Q, P. R. CHINA: Guangxi Province, Jinxiu Famuchang, lS.vi.l982, Col­

lector unknown.

5. Spilopteron longitubus Wang, sp, nov. (Fig. 5)

This species is related to the Japanese Spilopteron pyrrhonae Kusigemati but may bedistinguished as follows: Female: Face, clypeus, labrum, and temple, yellow; ovipositorsheath about 3.1x as long as hind tibia, Sth hind tarsal segment about 1.1x as long as the 2nd

.

Male: Flagellum without yellowish white ring; hind femur 4.6x as long as wide.Female: Fore wing 14mm; vertex finely punctate; ocellocular between 1.6x as long as

the diameter ofan ocellus; frons concave, smooth, laterally finely wrinkled; antennae with43 segments; face 0.S9x as long as wide, finely punctate; clypeus with sparse punctures, itssubapical transverse carina and medial protuberance weak; exposed part oflabrum O.Sx aslong as wide; base of mandible with longitudinal wrinkles, its upper tooth shorter than thelower; temple 0.66x as long as the width of eye; malar space sparsely punctured, O.9x aslong as the basal width of mandible; occipital carina complete.

Median groove of pronotum with short transverse striations; its hind corner with verydense punctures; mesoscutum with fine punctures; notauli sharp and convergent; scutellumwith lateral carina only on base; mesopleurum with fine, sparse punctures, prepectal carinaextending to subtegular ridge; metapleurum with very fine and dense punctures; basal areaof propodeum longer than wide, its second lateral area and combined areola-petiolar areawith irregular wrinkles; nervulus basad ofbasal vein, the distance between both vein about0.2Sx the length ofnervulus; intercubitus basad of 2nd recurrent vein, their distance about0.3x the length of the former; nervellus intercepted at the middle; hind femur 4.3x as longas wide; Sth hind tarsal segment about 1.lx as long as the 2nd.

Abdominal tergite 1 polished, without punctures, its length 3.6x as long as the apicalwidth, apex of 1st sternite about 0.33 from the spiracle; subgenital plate 2.0x as long as thelength ofabdominal tergite 2, ovipositor sheath about 3.1x as long as hind tibia.

Body black with yellow markings; the yellow marks are on: scape and pedicel of an­tenna, ventral aspects of 1st to ISth segments of flagellum, face, clypeus, labrum, mandi-

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ble except teeth, temple, upper margin of pronotum, stripes on mesoscutum, a central spoton mesoscutum, scutellum, postscutellum, mesopleurum medially, tegula, subtegularridge, upper part of mesepimeron, apical half of propodeum and metapleurum, front andmiddle legs, hind coxa except for a black spot, trochanters, femur, basal half of tibia, apexof 1st to Sth tarsal segments, apical margins ofabdominal tergites 1-6, and subgenital plate.Wings subhyaline, apex of fore wing light brown; stigma and wing vein brown.

Male: Fore wing l Smm.; similar to female except as follows: Antennae with 44 seg­ments, without any yellow ring; hind femur 4.6x as long as wide; Sth hind tarsal segment aslong as the 2nd; apex of abdominal sternite 1 a little behind spiracle of tergite.

Holotype: Q, P. R. CHINA, Gansu Province: Kangxian Qinghe forest farm,14S0-16S0m, IS.vii.1998, Coil. Zhang Xuezhong. Paratypes: 2 0', same data as for the

holotype.

Fig. 5 S. I otigi. tubas Wang sp. nov.Propodeum and abdominal tergites 1-2

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6. Spilopteron luteum Uchida

Acoenitus luteus Uchida, 1930. Insecta Matsumurana, 4: 126. Cjl. des. Type: Cjl, Taiwan: Wulai (Sap-poro).

Arotes luteum: Uchida, 1932.1. Faculty Agri. Hokkaido Imp. Univ., 33: 141.Siphimedia lutea: Cushman, 1933. Insecta Matsumurana, 8: 12.Siphimedia lutea: Uchida, 1934. Insecta Matsumurana, 9: 52. Cjl. key.Siphimedia lutea: Sonan, 1936. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa, 26: 249 6'Cjl. Taiwan Hsiaolin

(=Kobayashi); Shinchu; Hwalien, 1000-3000m; Suiyuan (=Suogun), 1500m.Spilopteron luteum: Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961. MemAmer. Ent. lnst., 1: 325.

Distribution: Taiwan.

7. Spilopteron alishanus Chiu

Spilopteron alishanus Chiu, 1971. Bull. Taiwan Agri. Res. lnst., 29: 1-26,6'. des. Type: 6', Taiwan

(Alishan).

Distribution: Taiwan.

8. Spilopteron hongmaoensis Wang

Spilopteron hongmaoensis Wang, 1982. Acta Entomol. Sinica, 25 (2): 206-208. Type: 6'. des.

China..

Specimens examined: P. R. CHINA: 1 Q, Guangxi Province: Napo, 18.v.2000; Fang­cheng, l o", 24.v.1999; Jinxiu, 10, 18.v.1999.

Distribution: P. R. China: Guangxi Province: Longsheng, Napo, Fangcheng.

9. Spilopteron baiyanensis Wang

Spilopteron baiyanensis Wang, 1982. Acta Entomol. Sinica, 25 (2): 206-208. Type: 6'. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Guangxi Province: Longsheng.

10. Spilopteron latiareolatum Wang

Spilopteron latiareolatum Wang, 1988. Acta Zootaxonom. Sinica, 13 (3): 299-304. Type: Cjl. des, key.

China.

Specimens examined: P. R. China: Guangxi Province: Longsheng, 1 Q, 12.vii.1987;Jinxiu, la", 19.v.1999.

Distribution: P. R. China: Hainan Province, Guangxi Province: Longsheng, Jinxiu.

11. Spilopteron fuscomaculatum Wang

Spilopteron fuscomaculatum Wang, 1988. Acta Zootaxonom. Sinica, 13 (3): 299-304. Type: Cjl. des.

key. China.

Specimens examined: P. R. China: Guangxi Province: Jinxiu, 1 Q, 12.vi.1982; 1 Q,

700-1700, 29.v. 2000; 1~, 600m, 20.v.1999.Distribution: P. R. China: Guangxi Province: Jinxiu.

12. Spilopteron longiareolatum Wang

Spilopteron longiareolatum Wang, 1988. Acta Zootaxonom. Sinica, 13 (3): 299-304. Type: Cjl. des, key.

China.

Specimens examined: P. R. China: Guangxi: Longsheng, 1 Q, 24.vi.1982; 1Q,

23.vi,1982; 1~, 12vii.1987; Jinxiu, 1~, 20.v.1999; Guangdong: Fengkai, 1Q, 12.x.1989.

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Distribution: P. R. China: Guangxi Province; Guangdong Province.

13. Spilopteron splendidum Wang

Spilopteron splendidum Wang, 1988. Acta. Zootaxonom. Sinica, 13 (3): 299-304. Type: <;>. des, key.

China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Yunnan Province: Lijiang Yulong Mt.

14. Spilopteron wulingensis Wang

Spilopteron wulingensis Wang, 1993. In Insects of Wuling Mountains ... Southwestern China. Science

Press, Beijing, pp. 643-655. Type: <;>. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Hubei Province: Lichuan.

15. Spilopteron bigeminatum Wang

Spilopteron bigeminatum Wang, 1993. In Insects ofWuling Mountains ... Southwestern China. Science

Press, Beijing, pp. 643-655. Type: O. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Guizhou Province: Leishan.

16. Spilopteron luculentum Wang

Spilopteron luculentum Wang, 1993. In Insects of Wuling Mountains ... Southeastern China. Science

Press, Beijing, pp. 643-655. Type: 0, des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Guizhou Province: Leishan.

17. Spilopteronjlaviapicus Wang

Spilopteron jlaviapicus Wang, 1993. In Animals of Longqi Mountains. China Forestry Publishing

House, pp. 727-739. Type: <;>. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Fujian Province: Longqi Mt.

18. Spilopteron subjlaviapicus Wang

Spilopteron subjlaviapicus Wang. 1993. In Animals of Longqi Mountain China Forestry publishing

House P. 727-739. Type: O. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Fujian Province: Longqi Mt.

19. Spilopteron sichuanensis Wang

Spilopteron sichuanensis Wang, 1997. In Insects of the Thee Gorge Reservoir Area of Yangtze River.

Chongzing Publishing House, pp. 1617-1646. Type: <;>. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Sichuan Province: Wanxian, Wangrbao.

20. Spilopteron strenus Wang

Spilopteron strenus Wang, 1997. In Insects of the Thee Gorge Reservoir Area of Yangtze River.

Chongzing publishing House, pp. 1617-1646. Type: <;>. des. China.

Distribution: P. R. China: Sichuan Province: Wushan: Liziping.

21. Spilopteron hubeiensis Wang

Spilopteron hubeiensis Wang, 1997. In Insect of the three gorge reservoir area of Yangtze River.

Chougqing Publishing House, p. 1617-1646. Type: <;>, China. des.

Distribution: P. R. China: Hubei Province: Xingshan.

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