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Lee, J.-W. ; Suh, K.-I.: A systematic study of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from North Korea I. Subfamily Mesochorinae

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus 85. Budapest, 1993 p. 141-153 A systematic study of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from North Korea I. Subfamily Mesochorinae* by JONG-WOOK LEE & KYONG-IN SUH, Kyongsan LEE, J.-W. & SUH, K.-I.: A systematic study of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from North Korea I. Subfamily Mesochorinae.-Annls hist-nat Mus. nam. hung. 1993,85:141-153. Abstract - Fifteen species of the subfamily Mesochorinae belonging to 3 genera are recorded from North Korea. Of these, Astiphromma dorsalis, Mesochorus discUergus, M. minowai, M. sytvarum, M. vittator, M. poli tus, M. mandibularis also occur in South Korea, A. strenuum, M. jihyetanus are recorded from Korea for the first time. Mesochorus pektusanus sp. n., M. kumgancnsis sp. n., M. cuspidatus sp. n., M. rugatus sp. n., Süctopisthus delicatus sp. n. and S. sagamensis sp. n. are described. With 16 figures. INTRODUCTION Mesochorinae have a worldwide distribution. They are found most abundantly in the temperate and subarctic regions of the World but range into the tropics and subtropics at higher elevations (DASCH 1974). This paper is a report of North Korean Mesochorinae based on materials collected from North Korea by Dr. J. PAPP and other scientists in the period 1970 through 1980. Up to the present, eleven species have been recorded from South Korea (LEE 1991, 1992, LEE & SUH 1991). In this study, we report 15 species including 6 new species. All species of the subfamily Mesochorinae are recorded for the first time from North Korea. The morphological terminology used is mostly that of TOWNES (1969) and GUPTA & TIKAR (1976). All specimens, including types of the new species, are preserved in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. KEY TO THE NORTH KOREAN SPECIES OF THE GENUS ASTIPHROMMA - Head 1.36X as wide as high. Ocelli medium sized, distance between lateral ocellus and ocular as long as the maximum diameter of the lateral ocellus. Pronotum polished with fine sparse punctures. Scutellum with an apical tubercle. Areola of propodeum incomplete. Ovipositor sheath 8.50X as long as wide A. dorsalis (HOLMGREN) - Head 0.95X as wide as high. Ocelli rather small, distance between lateral ocellus and ocular 1.40X the maximum diameter of the lateral ocellus. Pronotum almost impunctate. Scutellum without apical tubercle. Areola of propodeum complete with diamond shape. Ovipositor sheath 6.75X as long as wide A. strenuum (Holmgren) * Zoological Collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Korea, No. 114.