Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 87. (Budapest 1995)

Papp, J.: Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Korea, XVII

To summarize our present taxonomic knowledge of the Triraphis species of the World, the following checklist was compiled: Triraphis RUTHE, 1860 gregarius (WATANABE, 1970) {Pelecystoma), comb. n. - Japan pullus sp. n. - Korea tricolor (WESMAEL, 1838) (Pelecystoma) - Europe, Korea, Japan = solitarius (WATANABE, 1970) (Pelecystoma), syn. n. It seems reasonable to suppose that there is or are further latent Triraphis species which was or were described in the Pelecystoma WESMAEL, 1838 (or in other genera) and still lie up in this genus waiting for taxonomic emendation (see SHENEFELT 1975: 1206-1209). Triraphis pullus sp. n. (Figs 1-8) Material examined- Holotype Ç: Korea, Pyongyang city, Mt. Ryongak, 31 May 1985, leg. VOJNITS et ZOMBORI, NO. 963. - Paratypes (1 Ç + 2 d): 1 ? + 1 d: same data as for holotype. 1 d: same locality as for holotype, taken at light at night, 30 May 1985, leg. VOJNITS et ZOMBORI, NO. 962. Holotype and three paratypes are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Department of Zoology), Budapest, Hym. Typ. Nos 7695 (holotype) and 7696-7698 (paratypes). Etymology- The species name "pullus" refers to the dark brown ground colour of the body. Description of the holotype female- Body 4.2 mm long. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 1 ) 1.87 times as broad as long, eye 3.5 times as long as temple, latter constricted, occiput weakly excavated. Temporal carina present, occipital carina absent, temporal and hypostomal carina not meeting each other (Fig. 2). Ocelli small and elliptic, distance between two ocelli as long as greatest diameter of an ocellus, OOL somewhat longer than POL. Eye in lateral view 1.7 times as high as wide, temple ventrally slightly broadening and eye almost three limes wider than temple ventrally (Fig. 3). Malar space short, half as long as basal width of mandible. Head polished; face, occiput and temple with disperse hairpuncturcs. - Antenna nearly one-third longer than body with 38 antennomeres. First flagellomere three times as long as broad apically, further flagellomeres gradually attenuating so that penultimate flagellomere 2.6 times as long as broad. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times as long as high. Nolaulix evenly deep, narrow and finely crenulated. Precoxal suture also finely crenulated. Mesonotum, scutellum and mesopleuron polished with disperse hairpuncturcs. Propodeum rugose. - Hind femur 4.7 times as long as broad somewhat distally. Basitarsus of hind leg as long as tarsomeres 2-3 combined. Fore wing as long as body. Pterostigma three times as long as wide, issuing radial vein proximally from its middle; /7 one-third shorter than width of pterostigma, r2 2.4 times as long as rl, r3 almost straight and reaching tip of wing. - Nervellus incurved to base of hind wing, i.e. subbasal cell somewhat less wide and nervellus itself not perpendicular to n. med. (Fig. 4, arrow). Metasoma as long as head + mesosoma combined. First tergite (Fig. 5) 1.3 times as long as broad behind, evenly broadening posteriorly, spiracle very small and anteriorly from its middle, pair of converging keels meeting before middle of tergite. Second tergite less transverse, 1.4 times as broad behind as long medially and 1.7 times as long as third tergite. Tergites longitudinally striated with anastomosis, second suture crenulated (Fig. 5). Ovipositor sheath short, in lateral view about as long as first tergite or hind tarsomeres 2-4 combined; posterior end of ovipositor as in Fig. 7. Ground colour of body blackish brown. Face and cheek light brown, mandible yellowish brown, palpi pale yellow. Scape and pedicel brownish, fiagellum dark brown. Prothorax brownish yellow, tegula yellow. Legs brownish yellow, trochanters whitish. Sterni whitish. Wings hyaline, pterostigma and veins opaque brown, paiastigma yellow. Description of the female p a r a l y p e ( I Ç) - Similar to the female holotype. Body 4.1 mm long. Antenna with 36 antennomeres. First tergite 1.31 times as long as broad behind. Description of the male paratypes (2 dd - Similar to the female. Body 4 mm long. Head in dorsal view 1.75-1.8 times as broad as long, eye 2.6-2.8 times as long as temple (Fig. 8). Antenna with 26-27 antennomeres. Hind femur 5.5-5.6 times as long as broad distally. First tergite (Fig. 6) 1.5-1.6 times as long as broad behind, second tergite 1.18-1.23 times as broad behind as long medially; tergites striated with less anastomosis (Fig. 6). Body dark brown, first tergite and first and second sternites whitish yellow. Host unknown.