Zele chlorophthalmus ( Spinola, 1808 )

Fang, Yu, van Achterberg, Cornelis, Tang, Pu & Chen, Xue-xin, 2025, Revision of genus Zele Curtis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) from China, with description of nineteen new species, ZooKeys 1248, pp. 125-208 : 125-208

Zele chlorophthalmus ( Spinola, 1808)

Fig. 7

Bracon chlorophthalmus Spinola, 1808: 133–134.

Ichneumon nudator Thunberg, 1822: 263. Syn. by van Achterberg 1979.

Meteorus splendens Costa, 1884: 171. Syn. by van Achterberg 1979.

Meteorus (Zemiotes) nigricollis Thomson, 1895: 2150. Syn. by van Achterberg 1979.

Zele chlorphthalmus : van Achterberg 1979: 370; Chen et al. 1987: 94.

Type material examined.

Neotype of Bracon chlorophthalmus . Netherlands • ♀; Asperen ; 8 Sep. 1972; C. J. Zwakhals leg ( RMNH).

Other material examined.

China – Anhui Prov. • 1 ♀; Yuexi ; 22 Sept. 1981; Fu-an Yang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 820518 . – Guizhou Prov. • 1 ♀; Mayanghe Wanjia ; 27–30 Sept. 2007; Jing-xian Liu leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 200708481 . – Hebei Prov. • 1 ♀; Handan ; 19 Sept. 1977; Zhong-shi Ma leg., light trap; ( ZJUH) No. 801484 . – Heilongjiang Prov. • 1 ♀; Harbin ; 27 Jun. – 15 Jul. 1957; San-yang Fang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 948187–948191, 948193–948197 . • 2 ♀♀; Harbin ; 1 Aug. 1977; Jun-hua He leg.; light trap; ( ZJUH) Nos. 771651, 771521 . • 1 ♀; Harbin ; 28 Jul. 1982; Lv-hong Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 948208 . • 4 ♂♂; Harbin ; 25 Jul. 1983; Lv-hong Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 947130 (the four have the same number) . • 3 ♀♀, 7 ♂♂; Harbin ; 21–26 Jul. 1984; Lv-hong Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 947102–947111 . • 4 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂; Keshan ; 5 May 1983; Lv-hong Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 947093–947099, 947101 . – Jilin Prov. • 1 ♀; Mt. Changbai ; 9 Aug. 1977; Jun-hua He leg.; light trap; ( ZJUH) No. 770572 . – Liaoning Prov. • 1 ♀; Shenyang ; 21 Aug. 1977; Jun-hua He leg.; light trap; ( ZJUH) No. 771209 . • 1 ♀; Shenyang, Dongjun ; 29 Jun. 1984; Li-min Sun leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 948278 . • 4 ♀♀; Shenyang, Dongjun ; Jul. 1984; Li-min Sun leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 948302 to 948305 . – Nei Mongol Zizhiqu • 1 ♀; Wuqian ; 8 Jul. 1978; Ji-Kun Yang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 200012252 . • 1 ♂; Mt. Helan ; 6 Aug. 2007; Bo Qiu leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 202401078 . • 1 ♀; Zhengxiangbaiqi Grassland ; 30 Aug. 1998; Yuan-chao Guo leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 200010349 . – Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu • 1 ♀; Yinchuan ; 8 Sept. 1983; Wen-zhong Xu leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 840999 . – Sichuan Prov. • 1 ♂; Mt. Qingcheng ; 21 Jun. 1987; Gang Chen leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 200012347 . – Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu • 1 ♀; Aksu ; 14 Jun. 1983; Unknown leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 860035 . • 1 ♀; Bole ; Jun. – Sept. 1982; Ya-qiong Chen leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 826465 . • 1 ♀; Lilong ; 2 Aug. 1981; De-fu He leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 820005 . • 1 ♀; Yili, Xinyuan ; 19 Jul. 2005; Hong-ying Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 201912971 . • 1 ♀; Yumin Tast ; 16 Jul. 2005; Hong-ying Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 201705529 . – Zhejiang Prov. • 2 ♀♀; Qingyuan, Baishanzu ; 18–19 Jul. 1994; Hong Wu leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 948559, 945955. GenBank accession no. PV 356322 .

Diagnosis.

Pterostigma of both sexes yellowish, laterally more or less darkened (Fig. 7 D ); length of first metasomal tergite 2.1–2.4 × its apical width and moderately narrowed in front of dorsope (Fig. 7 J, K ); hind tarsus yellowish medially, similar to apex of hind tibia or nearly so (Fig. 7 A ); dorsope of first tergite large and space between dorsope approximately as wide as dorsope (Fig. 7 K ); ovipositor sheath 0.41–0.53 × as long as fore wing.

Distribution.

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cape Verde Islands, China (Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily), Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U. K.

Biology.

Parasitoids of Arctiidae , Geometridae , Lasiocampidae , Limacodidae , Lymantriidae , Noctuidae , Pyralidae , Tortricidae and Zygaenidae .

Figures

Figure 7. Zele chlorophthalmus (Spinola), China, Guizhou, ♀ A. Habitus, lateral aspect; B. Mesosoma, lateral aspect; C. Mesosoma, dorsal aspect; D. Fore wing; E. Hind wing; F. Ovipositor sheath; G. Head, anterior aspect; H. Head, dorsal aspect; I. Head, lateral aspect; J. First metasomal tergite, lateral aspect; K. First metasomal tergite, dorsal aspect; L. Fore femur, lateral aspect; M. Fore tibial spur and fore basitarsus; N. Hind femur, lateral aspect. Scale bars: 500 μm.