Zele albiditarsus Curtis, 1832

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 albiditarsus Curtis, 1832

Fig. 3

Zele albiditarsus Curtis, 1832: 415.

Zele testaceator Curtis, 1832: 415; Xia 1957: 311. Syn. by van Achterberg 1979.

Meteorus albitarsis Haliday, 1835: 24. Syn. by van Achterberg 1979.

Zele albiditarsus f. albiditarsus: van Achterberg 1979: 380–383.

Zele albiditarsus : van Achterberg 1984: 110; Chen et al. 1987: 94.

Type material examined.

Lectotype of Zele testaceator . U. K. • ♀; England, Coomb Wood; 25 Jul.; (Melbourne Museum, Carlton).

Other material examined.

China – Henan Prov. • 1 ♀; Jiyuan ; 5 Jun. 2000; Ping Cai leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 200102002 . – Hunan Prov. • 1 ♀; Liuyang ; 7 Jul. 1977; Yan-cheng Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 790016 . • 2 ♀♀; Liuyang ; 21 Oct. 1985; Xin-wang Tong leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 864622, 8646223 . – Jilin Prov. • 1 ♀; Mt. Changbai ; 7 Jul. 1977; Yan-cheng Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 790016 . • 1 ♀; Mt. Changbai ; 4 Jul. 1981; Jin-kuan Yang leg.; ( ZJUH) No. 948240 . – Heilongjiang Prov. • 3 ♀♀; Harbin ; Jun. 1986; Lv-hong Zhang leg.; ( ZJUH) Nos. 948201–948203 . – Shaanxi Prov. • 1 ♀; Xunyangba, Ningshan ; 33.55°N, 108.55°E; alt. 1481 m; 20 May – 23 Jun. 2016; Jiang-li Tan, Qing-Qing Tan leg; Green Malaise trap; ( ZJUH) No. 202315009 . • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 1 Jul. – 17 Aug. 2016; Jiang-li Tan, Qing-Qing Tan leg; Yellow and Green Malaise trap; ( ZJUH) No. 202315010 .

Diagnosis.

Subbasal carina of propodeum close to anterior margin of propodeum (Fig. 3 C ); fore femur robust, 5.0–5.5 × as long as wide, rarely up to 6.2 × (Fig. 3 L ); fore tibial spur comparatively well developed, 0.4–0.5 × as long as fore basitarsus (Fig. 3 M ); vein r of hind wing present as vague (“ spectral ”) and more or less pigmented vein (Fig. 3 E ); first tergite 1.8–2.5 ×, rarely up to 2.8 × longer than its apical width; dorsope rather large, space between dorsope slightly wider than dorsope (Fig. 3 K ); hind tarsus mainly white; ovipositor sheath 0.21–0.30 × as long as fore wing; propodeum with long median carina, comparatively reticulate (Fig. 3 C ).

Distribution.

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (Fujian, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jilin, Sichuan), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, former Yugoslavia.

Biology.

Mainly reared from Noctuidae , but some also Geometridae . Specimens reared from other host groups need confirmation.

Figures

Figure 3. Zele albiditarsus Curtis, China, Shaanxi, ♀ 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.