Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok 15. - Natura Somogyiensis 31. / Miscellanea 15. (Kaposvár, 2018)
Haris A.–Saini S. M.: Tenthredo (Linné, 1758) species from Chopta, India
84 Natura Somogyiensis : 32 : 26 : 21 : 20 : 19. OOL : POL : OCL: 9:2:5. Width : length of postocellar area: 1 : 2. Ratios of hind tarsal segments (without claw): 33 : 20 : 15 : 10 : 18. Length of ovipositor : length of hind tibia: 38 : 55. Depth of clypeal emargination : median length of clypeus: 3:10. Length of third antennal segment: maximal diameter of eye: 38 : 50. Gena linear, diameter of anterior ocellus : length of gena: 5 : 1.5. LID :1DM0: EL: 24 : 56 : 50. ICD : ITD = 17 : 48. I ATS : MB : OATS: 18 : 33 : 16. Subapical tooth of claws little but significantly shorter than apical. Length: 10.1 mm. The new species belongs to subgenus Eurogaster Zirngiebl, 1953. The specific name refers to the kidney-shaped black pattern on head. In Malisé (1945), the new species runs to Tenthredo subflava ssp. victorialis Malaise, 1945. In opposite to Tenthredo subflava ssp. victorialis, the new species has no H-like spot on head (but kidney-like spots), apex of mesopleuron is not thorn-like (but blunt) and abdominal pattern is completely different: abdominal tergites without broad basal margins, but with 2 longitudinal band through all abdominal segments. In Saini (2007), the new species runs to Tenthredo maw Vasú & M.S. Saini, 1998, couplet 112, like the previous species. However, the differences of the 2 species are significant. In Tenthredo maw, frontal ridges low or missing; head subrugose and opaque; black are: antenna, except underside of segments 4-9. In the new species, antenna, except scape, black, head strongly shiny and frontal ridges are clearly marked. Frontal spot of Tenthredo maw is in Fig. 330 (Saini 2007) compare with Fig. 7. In Tenthredo maw, abdomen green, black are anteromedial triangular spot on propodeum, narrow anterior margin of tergite 2 in middle and anterodorsal subrectangular spot on tergites 8. In the new species, abdomen straw coloured with 2 longitudinal black wide parallel band on lateral sides of all tergites (except last tergite). Tenthredo alboaspida spec. nov. (Figs. 8, 9 and 10) Holotype: female, India, Chopta, 2680 m. 01. 05. 2009. leg. M. S. Saini Head ferruginous with 1-1 obscure blackish brown spot next to hind ocelli and between ocelli also with small black spot between antennae little above antennal level. Mouthparts ferruginous except white outer side of mandible. First 3 and base of 4th antennal segment black, other apical segments dirty yellowish white. Thorax ferruginous, black: metanotum, anterior half of propleuron; brown: anterior mesonotal lobe except ferruginous hind margin, lateral mesonotal lobes except ferruginous inner triangular spots; sunken part of mesonotum; white: mesoscutellum, mesoscutellar appendage, metascutellum, hind margin of pronotum. Legs ferruginous, black: longitudinal line on all femora (on hind femur wider) and on middle and hind coxe. Abdomen ferruginous, tergites 1-5 dominantly black (hind margin and few diffuse spots ferruginous), tergite 6 with central large black spot on anterior margin. Wings yellowish hyaline. Costa and stigma yellow, veins brown. Ovipositor ferruginous. Head above antenna very densely, moderately roughly, moderately deeply punctured, slightly shiny. Pronotum and propleuron moderately densely punctured with small and moderately deep punctures, shiny. Mesonotal lobes minutely granulated, matt. Mesoscutellum transversally wrinkled, matt. Mesoscutellar appendage with moderately sparse, deep and moderately large punctures, moderately shiny. Depressed part of mesonotum, metanotum and metascutellum smooth and shiny. Mesopleuron shiny, transversally wrinkled with few large and deep punctures. Mesostemum densely punctured with minute, moderately deep punctures, shiny. Abdominal tergites shiny, with fine transverse sculpture missing from propodeum. Propodeum shiny, with sparse oblique wrinkles. Head gently dilated than
