Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 85. (Budapest 1993)

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

Mesochorus minowai UCHIDA Mesochorus minowai UCHIDA, 1992, Ins. Mats. 3:183. Mesochorus igarashii UCHIDA, 1933, Ins. Mats. 8: 61. Mesochorus minowai: LEE & SUH, 1991, Entomol. Res. Bull. (Korea) 17:18. Specimens examined: Korea, Prov. Ryang-gang, Plateau Chann-Pay, Sam-zi-yan, 1600 m, 26.VIII.1971, S. HORVATOVICH & J. PAPP, 1 female, 27.VIII.1971, S. HORVATOVICH & J. PAPP, 2 females, 28.VIII.1971, S. HORVATOVICH & J. PAPP, 1 male; Mt. Pektusan, environs Sam-zi-yan Hotel, wood, 1820.VII.1977, DELY & DRASKOVTTS, 1 female; Mt. Pektusan, before Sam-zi-yan Hotel, lakeshore, 19. VII.1977, DELY & DRASKOVTTS, 1 male; Prov. Gang-von, district On-dzong, Kum-gang san, near Hotel Go-song, 250 m, 5.VIII.1975, J. PAPP & A. VOJNITS, 1 female. Distribution: Japan, North and South Korea. Mesochorus kumganensis sp. n. (Figs 5-6) F e m a 1 e: Head 1.23X as wide as high. Antenna longer than fore wing, 1.22X as long as fore wing, and with 35 flagellar segments. First flagellar segment about 1.45X as long as the second, 0.13X as wide as long. Fifth segment about 0.73X as long as the second. Eye 1.85X as long as wide. Ocelli medium sized. Interocellar distance about 0.29X as long as the distance between lateral ocellus and eye, more than 0.40X as long as the maximum diameter of the lateral ocellus. Distance between lateral ocellus and occipital carina less than 0.50X as long as maximum diameter of lateral ocellus. Temple narrow and flat with dense setiferous punctures. 0.54X as wide as maximum eye width. Occipital carina distinct and complete, round mediodorsally. Frons polished, weakly and rather densely punctate laterally. Face 1.35X as wide as high, with large, dense, setiferous punctures, subantennal carina distinct and strongly dipped downward at the center. Inner margins of eyes convergent ventrally. Malar space with a few stria, 0.50X the basal width of mandible. Clypeus with sparse fine setiferous punctures entirely. Apical margin of clypeus almost flat. Mandible rather short, weakly tapering toward apex, 1.66X as long as its basal width, with sparse fine setiferous punctures and transversely striate in basal part. The upper tooth wider than the lower. Pronotum with fine dense setiferous punctures. Epomia long and rather weak. Mesopleurum densely haired for the most part, bare centrally. Mesoscutum with moderately strong and dense setiferous punctures, and 0.91X as wide as long. Notauli obsolete. Scutellum with sparse setiferous punctures. Propodeum polished, sparsely haired, and distinctly areolated. Basal area small, a short stalk on posterior margin. Areola 1.83X as long as wide at costula, with costula originating from basal 6/11: petiolar area 0.91X as long as wide and 0.90X as long as areola, 1.83X as wide as areola. Fore trochanter 1.67X as long as trochantellus. Fore femur 4.14X as long as wide. Middle femur 4.25X as long as wide. Hind femur 4.20X as long as wide. Hind tibia 2.08X as long as hind basitarsus. Hind tarsal claws very weakly pectinate at base. Fore wing with pterostigma narrow, about 4.50X as long as wide. Nervulus opposite to basal vein. Length of Cul between Cua and lmCu in the fore wing 0.85X as long as 1A between Cua and Culb. 2+3rm 0.89X as long as M between 2\3rm and 2mcu. Length of Cul between Imcu and Cula 0.54X as long as Culb between Imcu and Cula. Length of AÏ between Rl and irm in hind wing 1.67X as long as irm between Rs and M

. Hind wing with 1 basal hamulus and 4 distal hamuli. Abdomen polished, the lateral sides of tergites with very sparse, short hairs. First tergite of abdomen slender, 5.33X as long as its basal width, and 1.52X as long as second tergite. Glymma distinct. Second tergite 0.80X as wide as long, 1.31X as long as third tergite. Spiracle of petiole on 0.53 from apex. Subgenital plate moderate sized, chitinized medially. Ovipositor sheaths rather wide, 6.00X as long as wide. Colour Black, tawny-rufous on lower corners of frons, lateral sides of face, mandible, lower part of temple, tip of pronotal lobe, fore and middle femora, tibiae, tarsi, and apical margins of abdominal segments. Body length: 4.9 mm. Fore wing length: 4.1 mm. Male: Unknown.