Jenopappius aethiopica (de Saeger, 1944) comb. n.

Figs 18, 19B

Microplitis aethiopica de Saeger, 1944. Original description (de Saeger 1944: 48).

Microplitis aethiopicus de Saeger, 1944. Gender of species name changed (Yu et al. 2016).

Holotype.

Female, Democratic Republic of the Congo, RMCA (Musee Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium). Not examined, but original description checked.

Diagnosis.

J. aethiopica can be separated from J. niger because of shape of T1, and by having raised median area of T2 narrower than width of T1 at posterior margin. It can be distinguished from J. magyarmuzeum because it has lightered coloured legs and darker T2 and T3 (darker legs and yellow-white T2 and T3 in J. magyarmuzeum).

Biology.

Host unknown.

Distribution.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda.

Molecular data.

No molecular data available.

Comments.

The species records from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda come from the original description of the species (de Saeger 1944). The record from Kenya (two female specimens) is based on specimens found in the CNC. No molecular data. The Kenyan specimens we examined have the first 2-3 sternites and laterotergites, and the first two pairs of legs mostly yellow (except for tibia and tarsi which are brown). That is slightly lighter coloured compared to the original description of J. aethiopica (where the color of those body parts is described as mostly reddish-yellow or reddish-brown), but we consider those as minor differences and thus keep all examined specimens as part of J. aethiopica .