Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 83. (Budapest 1991)

Papp, J.: New braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, 2

cond and third tergites, interstriations rather transversely subrugulose-rugulose and subshiny to dull (Fig. 46). Ovipositor sheath as long as two-thirds of metasoma or tergites 2-3 together. Body tricoloured, head and mesosoma reddish yellow, propodeum brownish black, carapace blackish. Antenna brownish yellow, its flagellomeres 14-18 whitish. Palpi, tegulae, legs and sternites pale yellow. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma pale yellow. Description of two female paratypes - similar to holotype. Body 2.3 (1 9) and 2.5 (Id) mm long. Head in dorsal view slightly less transverse (or rather subcubic), 1.68 and 1.7 times as broad as long. Temple behind eye almost half (1 9) to half (1 9) as long as width of eye. Antenna with 21 (1 9) flagellomeres (1 9 with damaged antenna, i.e. with 18 flagellomeres). Hind femur 4.66 times as long as rl and cuqul 1.64 times as long as rl. Lateral margin of third tergite either serrate (1 9, Fig. 42) or almost not serrate (1 9). $ and host unknown. Type material - Holotype 9: India, Orissa, Jajpur-Keonjahr district, Daitari, 25 November 1967, leg. TOPÁL. - 2 9 paratypes: same locality as holotype, 5 January 1967 (19) and 23 November 1967 (19), leg. TOPÁL. Holotype (9) and two female paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. Nos 7353 (holotype) and 7354-7355 (paratypes). Etymology - The species name "propensus" is equivalent with the English "approximating" and refers to its relationship with some of the allied species. The new species, Acanthormius propensus sp. n., runs to A. iriomotensis WATANABE, 1968 with the key constructed by WATANABE (1968), their specific distinction is given below in a tabular form: A. iriomotensis WATANABE 1. Temple in dorsal view long and not converging immediately behind eyes. 2. Cheek more or less bulging, malar space short and about half as long as height of eye. 3. Pterostigma issuing radial vein just beyond its middle; cuqul short, 1.25 times as long as r2 (Fig. 6 in Watanabe 1968: Plate V). 4. Antenna with 18 flagellomeres, flagellomere, 13-16 (i.e. four flagellomeres) yellowish white. A. propensus sp. n. 1. Temple in dorsal view short and converging immediately behind eye (Fig. 38). 2. Cheek not bulging, malar space very short, somewhat more than one-fourth as long as height of eye (Fig. 39, see arrows). 3. Pterostigma issuing radial vein distinctly beyond its middle; cuqul long, 1.5 times as long as r2 (Fig. 40). 4. Antenna with 21 flagellomere, 14-18 (i.e. five flagellomeres) yellowish white. In considering the Acanthormius species described by me (PAPP 1986) and by BELOKOBYLSKU (1988), the new species is related to A. alius PAPP, 1986 (India) and A nitidinotum BELOKOBYLSKU, 1988 (Taiwan)

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. They are distinguished by the following features: A. propensus sp. n. 1. Antenna with 21 flagellomeres, flagellum bicoloured: flagellomeres 14-18 yellowish white, otherwise flagellum brownish. 2. Pterostigma issuing radial vein distinctly beyond its middle; r2 short, cuqul 1.5 times as long as r2 (Fig. 40). 3. In dorsal view latero-posterior pair of tubercles of third tergite parallel with and half as long as median length of tergite itself (Fig. 41); in lateral view lower margin of tergite serrate (Fig. 42). 4. Ovipositor sheath relatively short, as long as two-thirds of metasoma (or tergites 2-3 together). A. alius PAPP 1. Antenna with 19 flagellomeres, colour of flagellum throughout dark brown. 2. Pterostigma issuing radial vein from its middle; r2 almost as long as cuqul (Fig. 1 in Papp 1986: 346). 3. In dorsal view latero-posterior pair of tubercles of third tergite moderately diverging and one-third as long as median length of tergite (Fig. 2 in 1. a); in lateral view lower margin of tergite not serrate (Fig. 4 in 1. c. and Fig. 45). 4. Ovipositor sheath relatively long, as long as metasoma. The male holotype of A. nitiSnotum was kindly placed at my disposal by the late Dr. H. TOWN ES (Gainesville) to whom I express my îincere gratitude for his generosity.