Netelia (Bessobates) comitor Tolkanitz

• Main Author: Konishi, Kazuhiko
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; Netelia; Netelia comitor; Fukushima; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6140805; https://zenodo.org/record/6140805

Netelia ( Bessobates ) comitor Tolkanitz (Figs 1 –5, 13– 15) Paniscus ( Parabates ) latungula : Uchida, 1934: 112 (in part). Netelia ( Bessobates ) comitor Tolkanitz, 1974: 385; Tolkanitz, 1981 a: 39; Tolkanitz, 1981 b: 124; Kasparyan & Tolkanitz, 1999: 170. ♂. Head (Figs. 1, 2) 1.7–1.8 times as wide as long; vertex in dorsal view evenly rounded; occiput and interocellar area polished and impunctate; vertex and gena weakly and finely punctate; geno-orbital index 2.7–3.2; frons impunctate and finely coriaceous, with a very weak median longitudinal groove; inner margins of eyes almost parallel; face 1.4–1.5 times as wide as long, sparsely punctate; supraclypeal suture distinct; clypeus 2.1–2.4 times as wide as long, rather more sparsely punctate than face, with apical margin truncate; antenna with 42–47 flagellomeres, 1 st flagellomere about 1.4 times as long as 2 nd, 2 nd 2.6–2.8 times as long as wide. Mesosoma (Fig. 3): mesoscutum 1.1–1.3 times as long as wide; scutellum 1.2–1.3 times as long as distance between lateral carinae at its base, lateral carina fading out before middle of scutellum; propodeum without transverse striae, sparsely punctate, with sublateral crest absent and sometimes represented by rounded swelling. Fore tibial spur about 0.5 times as long as the 1 st tarsomere, which is 8.2–10.9 times as long as wide; fore tarsal claw with 17–22 pectines; hind tarsal claw with 10–15 pectines. Fore wing (Fig. 4) 2.6–2.9 times as long as wide; areolet petiolate above; cu-a varying from basad Rs&M by cu-a width to distad Rs+M by 1 / 7 of cu-a length, strongly curved and reclivous; hind wing (Fig. 5) with 6–9 distal hamuli, nervellar index 0.6–0.7. Metasoma with 1 st tergum 2.4–2.9 times as long as apical width and 1.5–1.6 times as long as 2 nd; subgenital plate (Fig. 13) short with apical margin weakly convex; paramere (Fig. 14) short, with dorsal margin relatively long and emarginate medially and ventral margin strongly convex near pad; digitus with dorso-apical corner rounded off and ventro-apical corner with teeth; median portion of membrane of median surface with long strip of minutely papillate cuticle; pad large and ovoid, situated near ventral margin; inner subapical sclerotized plate large, produced ventro-anteriorly to form an overhang; penis valve (Fig. 15) strongly curved ventrally; basal apodeme of aedeagus strongly curved dorsally. Ovipositor as long as apical depth of metasoma. Head yellow; occiput slightly brownish; antenna brownish to reddish yellow. Mesosoma brownish yellow; lateral portion of pronotum, lateral marginal area of mesoscutum, lateral portion of scutellum, markings on mesopleuron and ventral half of metapleuron yellow. Legs brownish yellow; fore coxa and anterior half of mid coxa yellow; hind tarsus whitish yellow. Wings hyaline; vein C and pterostigma of fore wing brownish yellow, other veins brown. Metasoma brownish yellow. ♀. Unknown. Length of fore wing: 8.7 –10.0 mm. Specimens examined. [Hokkaido] 1 ♂, Mt. Syari (700 m), 5. vii. 1990 (N. Kuhara), NIAES; 1 ♂, Akanko, Kushiro, 19. vii. 1979 (K. Ôhara, at light), NIAES; 1 ♂ (11. viii. 1970, T. Kumata, SEHU) & 1 ♂ (26. vii. 1985, Kusumoto, SEHU), Ginsendai, Taisetsu; 1 ♂ (K. Maeto) & 1 ♂ (H. Takemoto), Nukabira, Tokachi, 30. vi. 1980, NIAES; 1 ♂, Berabonai, Asyoro, 29. vii. 1967 (M. Honda), MNHA; 4 ♂, Nissho-tôge, Hidaka, 31. vii– 1. viii. 1986 (S. Nomura, at light), NIAES; 2 ♂ (12–21. vii. 1998) & 2 ♂ (21–26. vii. 1998), Mt. Tarumaesan, (K. Konishi, Malaise trap), NIAES; 1 ♂ (12. vii. 1963, A. Nakanishi, MNHA) & 1 ♂ (19. viii. 1964, S. Suzuki, KUIC), Soranuma, Sapporo; 1 ♂, Sapporo, 7. ix. 1931 (Matsumura), recorded as Paniscus ( Parabates ) latungula by Uchida (1934 a), SEHU. [Honshu] Aomori Pref.: 1 ♂, Sakaimatsu, Kuroishi, 8. x. 1992 (T. Ichita), NIAES. Iwate Pref.: 2 ♂, Kawaranobo, Mt. Hayachine, 15–16. vii. 1985 (K. Konishi et al ., at light), NIAES. Yamagata Pref.: 1 ♂, Mt. Funagata, 2. viii. 1961 (S. Katsuya), NIAES. Fukushima Pref.: 1 ♂, Yokomuki, Adatara Mts., 9. vii. 1985 (K. Konishi), NIAES; 1 ♂, Akayu-onsen, 3. viii. 1996 (S. Sakurai, at light), NIAES. Ishikawa Pref.: 1 ♂, Mt. Hakusan (1300 – 1500 m), 23. vi. 1994 (I. Togashi), NIAES. Tochigi Pref.: 1 ♂, Yumoto, Okukine, 8. vii. 1980 (K. Konishi, at light), NIAES. Saitama Pref.: 1 ♂, Lake Chichibu, 4–5. vii. 1984 (H. Hasegawa), NIAES. Tokyo: 1 ♂, Yazawa, Hinohara, 13. vii. 1988 (H. Nagaoka, at light), NIAES; 6 ♂, Mt. Syotosan, Hinohara, 14. vii. 1988 (S. Yamada et al ., at light), NIAES. Nagano Pref.: 1 ♂, Sugadaira, 20. viii. 1982 (E. Nishida), NIAES; 4 ♂, Mt. Norikuradake, 24– 25. vii. 1979 (K. Ôhara, at light), KUIC; 1 ♂, Norikura-kôgen, 8. vii. 1982 (S. Yoshimatsu et al ., at light), NIAES. Yamanashi Pref.: 1 ♂, Kanayama, 6. vii. 1975 (J. Emoto, at light), MNHA; 1 ♂, Kiyosato, 19. vii. 1984 (S. Nomura et al ., at light), NIAES; 1 ♂, Daibosatsutoge, 12. vii. 1969 (H. Takizawa), KUIC. Nara Pref.: 1 ♂, Odaigahara, 25. vi. 1984 (K. Konishi, at light), NIAES. Hyogo Pref.: 2 ♂ (17. vii. 1962, A. Nakanishi, MNHA) & 1 ♂ (12. viii. 1982, S. Yoshimatsu et al ., at light, NIAES), Mt. Oginosen; 1 ♂, Mt. Hyonosen, 21–22. viii. 1978 (K. Maeto), MNHA. Tottori Pref.: 1 ♂, Mt. Daisen, 1. vii. 1975 (Y. Yoneda), MNHA. Hiroshima Pref.: 3 ♂, Mt. Garyuzan, 27. vi. 1987 (S. Nomura), NIAES; 5 ♂, Mt. Azumayama, 23. ix. 1984 (K. Konishi et al ., at light), NIAES. [Shikoku] Tokushima Pref.: 1 ♂, Mt. Takashiroyama, 15. viii. 1986 (K. Konishi et al ., at light), TKPM. Kochi Pref.: 1 ♂, Tengu-kôgen, Higashitsuno, 4. viii. 2000, (I. Yamashita, at light), NIAES. [Kyushu] Oita Pref.: 1 ♂ (25. viii. 1984, K. Konishi) & 1 ♂ (17. viii. 1985, R. Noda et al .), Mt. Kurodake, Mts Kuju, (at light), NIAES. Kumamoto Pref.: 1 ♂ (8. vii. 1978, at light) & 2 ♂ (9–11. vii. 1978), Mt. Shiratoriyama, (K. Maeto), MNHA. Distribution. Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Russia (Primorye, Sakhalin). Remarks. This species is considered to be closely related to gansuana , nodai , pallescens , virgata , yakushimensis and yamatoensis in having the overhang, the strip of minutely papillate cuticle and the membranous pad on the mesal surface of the paramere and the teeth on the ventro-apical corner of digitus. Thus, these seven species belong to the virgata group. 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