Spathius generosus Wilkinson, 1931

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 : 49

Spathius generosus Wilkinson, 1931

Spathius generosus Wilkinson, 1931a: 263 ; Nixon, 1943: 199; Shenefelt & Marsh, 1976: 1404; Belokobylskij, 1998: 104; Yang et al., 2005: 640; Belokobylskij & Maeto, 2009: 585; Yu et al., 2012.

Spathius jilinensis Chao, 1977: 208 ; Belokobylskij, 1998: 104 (as synonym of S. generosus ).

Spathius nungdaensis Chao, 1977: 211 ; Belokobylskij, 1998: 104 (as synonym of S. generosus ).

Spathius brevicaudis auct.: Urano & Hijii, 1991: 183; Belokobylskij, 1998: 104; Belokobylskij & Maeto, 2009: 585.

Material examined. Female (holotype of Spathius jilinensis Chao, IZCAS ), Jilin Prov., Manjiang, 8.VIII.1955, Li Zhiyin. Female (holotype of Spathius nungdaensis Chao, IZCAS ), Beijing Prov., Beijing Agricultural University Campus ( China Agricultural University), 19. V.1973, Yang Jikun. China ( ZJUH). Heilongjiang Prov. : 1 female, Jingpohu, 26.VIII.1995, Lou Juxian, No. 962063. Henan Prov. : 1 female, Jigongshan, 11.VII.1997, Chen Xuexin, No. 973873 ; 1 female, Jigongshan, 12.VII.1997, Chen Xuexin, No. 975014 ; 2 females, Neixiang Baotianman, 15.VII.1998, Chen Xuexin, Nos. 988902 and 988972 ; 1 female, Baotianman, 13–15.VII.1998, Chen Xuexin, No. 991816 ; 1 female, Funiushan, 11.VII.1996, Cai Ping, No. 973884 ; 1 female, Yichuan Longyuwan, 11–12.VII.1996, Cai Ping, No. 972607. Jiangsu Prov. : 2 females, Yangzhou, 1981, Yang Lianmin, Nos. 820098(2). Zhejiang Prov. : 2 females, Songyang Andaihou, 15–17.VII.1989, He Junhua, Nos. 894327 and 893924 ; 1 female, Songyang, 18– 31.VII.1989, He Junhua, No. 895218 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan Dahenglu, 9.X.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 999861 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan Xianrending, 14.IX.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 995051 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan Jinshanmen, 12.XII.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 20002809 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan Houshanmen, 3.VII.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 20000146 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan Sanmuping, 14.VII.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 999146 ; 1 female, Xitianmushan, 17–18. V.1988, Xu Weiliang, No. 885804 ; 1 female, Longquan Fengyangshan, 10.VIII.2003, Liu Jingxian, No. 20048265 ; 1 female, Gutianshan, 18.VII.1992, Chen Xuexin, No. 923486. Jiangxi Prov. : 1 female, Yichun, VI.1984, No. 841670. Fujian Prov. : 2 females, Wuyishan Tongmu, 14.VII.1994, Chen Xuexin, Nos. 942330 and 942460 ; 1 female, Tongmu, X.1979, Huang Juchang, No. 20003856 ; 2 females, Wuyishan, 1.X.1989, Wang Jiashe, Nos. 964341 and 964353 ; 1 female, Guadang, 22. VI.1980, Lin Naiquan, No. 20003915 ; 1 female, Youxi Qili, 15.VIII.1987, Fu Chaorong, No. 20005206 ; 1 female, Jiangle Longqishan, 8.VII.1991, Liu Changming, No. 969915. Guangdong Prov. : 2 females, Shixing Chebaling, 25. V.2002, Xu Zaifu, Nos. 20051673and 20051631 ; 2 females, Fuyuan Nanling, 4.VIII.2004, Xu Zaifu, Nos. 20049720and 20049195 .

Distribution. China (Beijing, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan); Japan, Korea, Russia, India.

Remarks. Spathius brevicaudis Ratzeburg was previously erroneously recorded from Taiwan ( Belokobylskij, 1996); the specimens recorded from Taiwan belong to S. generosus .