Spathius sinicus Chao, 1957

Tang, Pu, Belokobylskij, Sergey & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2015, Spathius Nees, 1818 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China with a key to species, Zootaxa 3960 (1), pp. 1-132 : 106

Spathius sinicus Chao, 1957

Spathius sinicus Chao, 1957: 3 ; 1977: 209; Chen & Shi, 2004: 162; Yu et al., 2012.

Spathius bellus Chao, 1957: 5 ; Chen & Shi, 2004: 112. Syn. nov.

Spathius agrili Yang , in Yang et al., 2005: 638; Belokobylskij & Maeto, 2009: 510. Syn. nov.

Material examined. China ( ZJUH). Heilongjiang Prov.: 1 female, Daicen, 24.VII.1977, He Junhua, No. 770452 ; 8 females, 8 males, Yichun, 1985, Jin Liyuan, Nos. 850135(16); 1 female, 5 males, Yichun, VII.1985, Jin Liyuan, Nos. 851838(6). Tianjin Prov.: 2 females, 1 male, Guangang, V.2008, Wang Xiaoyi, Nos. 200908487, 200908488 and 200908489. Zhejiang Prov. : 1 female, Longquan Fengyangshan, 10.X.2003, Liu Jingxian, No. 20048285. Fujian Prov. : 2 females, 3 males, Lianjiang Guantou, 28. VI.1965, Nos. 20004004–20004008. Hunan Prov. : 1 female, Changsha, 29.IX.1979, Tong Xinwang, No. 20044824; 1 female, Changsha, 6.X.1979, Tong Xinwang, No. 20044825.

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai, Hunan); Japan.

Remarks. Unfortunately, the type material of S. sinicus Chao and S. bellus Chao was not found in the collection of IZCAS. According to present descriptions of these species as well as after study of additional material, S. sinicus , S. bellus and S. agrili have the same characters, i.e. palpi mostly dark, hind tibia with short pale subbasal area, mesoscutum roundly elevated above pronotum and vertex mostly smooth. These data were reasons for the synonymisation as discussed species names under S. sinicus .