Enicospilus ixion Gauld & Mitchell, 1981

Fig. 41

Enicospilus ixion Gauld & Mitchell, 1981: 466; holotype ♀ from Malaysia (NHMUK).

Diagnosis

Interocellar area reddish brown; clypeus weakly to moderately convex, ventral margin subblunt; mandible twisted ca 40°, outer surface without a diagonal setose groove; fore wing with proximal, central and distal sclerites, strongly pigmented, distal side of central sclerite conspicuously angulate, ICI = 0.7–0.8.

Material examined

VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Dong Nai Province, Cat Tien NP; 29 May 2002; Le X.H. leg.; hand net; IEBR .

Remarks

The single known specimen from Vietnam has ICI = 0.8, slightly greater than in the holotype female (ICI = 0.7). Note that the holotype has the mandibles twisted by about 20° from the vertical, not twisted by 70°–80° as stated in the description.

Distribution

Previously known from Malaysia and Philippines (Gauld & Mitchell 1981; Yu et al. 2016). It is the first record of this species from Vietnam.