Phanerotoma offensa Papp, 1989

Luo, Wen-Juan, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua, Tang, Pu & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2025, Revision of the genus Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-four new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 1003, pp. 1-110 : 59

Phanerotoma offensa Papp, 1989

Fig. 23

Phanerotoma offensa Papp, 1989: 316–318 .

Phanerotoma offensa – Tobias 2000: 429.

Diagnosis

Third tergite of metasoma concave medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 23G ); vein r of fore wing almost in line with vein 3-SR ( Fig. 23E ); head emarginate medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 23B ); hypopygium large and robust in lateral view ( Fig. 23H ); vein cu-a of fore wing vertical; first submarginal cell sparsely setose medially, less setose than second submarginal cell; third tergite rather flat in lateral view; vein 2-SR of fore wing distinctly bent; hind tibia comparatively robust in holotype; OOL 2.2–2.3 × as long as maximum diameter of posterior ocellus ( Fig. 23B ).

Type material

Holotype

NORTH KOREA – South Pyongyan Province • ♀; Lyong-ak Mt. , 25 km west of Pyongyang; 31 Aug. 1971; S. Horvatovich and J. Papp leg.; No. 224.

Other material examined (4 ♀♀)

CHINA – Fujian • 2 ♀♀; Jiangle, Longxi Mt. ; 8 Jul. 1991; Changming Liu leg.; ZJUH Nos 969800, 9610033 . – Hubei • 1 ♀; Zhuxi ; 27 May 1979; Liangbing Zong leg.; ZJUH No. 870126 . – Guangdong • 1 ♀; Fuchuan, Xiawan village ; 16 Aug. 2021; Pu Tang leg.; ZJUH No. 202300030 .

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

North Korea, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei). China is a new record.

Figures

Fig. 23. Phanerotoma offensa Papp, 1989, China, Fujian, ♀ (ZJUH No. 969800). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Head, dorsal view. C. Head, lateral view. D. Head, anterior view. E. Fore wing. F. Mesosoma, dorsal view. G. First third of metasomal tergites, dorsal view. H. Metasoma, lateral view. I. Hind leg. K. Mandible, ventral view. Scale bars: A–I =1 mm; K =0.2 mm.