Zealochus supergranulatus Khalaim 2004
Creators: name: Khalaim, Andrey I.
name: Ward, Darren F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Zealochus
Zealochus supergranulatus

description: Zealochus supergranulatus Khalaim, 2004
(Figs 16, 53–58, 67)
Morphological remarks. Foveate groove weaker than in two other species of Zealochus and usually unsculptured, situated in centre of mesopleuron and separated from anterior margin of mesopleuron by granulate area (Figs 53, 55). Fore wing with vein 2m-cu weakly to strongly antefurcal (Fig. 56). Ovipositor sheath 2.5–3.0× as long as hind tibia (Fig. 16). More or less uniformly reddish brown species (Fig. 16); head and mesosoma usually partly darkened with brown or dark reddish brown; if gena darkened then mesoscutum, mesopleuron and metapleuron are also darkened; female with mesoscutum often with three clearly delineated black marks. Male often has metasoma entirely dark brown
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Material examined. AK: Waitakere Ra, coll. J.S. Noyes: 2 ♀ and 2 ♂ (2 ♀ and 1 ♂ in NZAC, 1 ♂ in ZISP) XI.1980, 3 ♀ (1 ♀ in NZAC, 2 ♀ in ZISP) XII.1980, 4 ♀ and 7 ♂ (4 ♀ and 6 ♂ in NZAC, 1 ♂ in ZISP) I.1981. 1 ♀ (NZAC) Henderson, Opanuku Walkway, at Border Road, foliage, 28.I.2006, coll. S.E. Thorpe. 2 ♀ and 1 ♂ (1 ♀ in NZAC, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ in ZISP) Huapai Scenic Reserve, 36°59.8’S, 174°33.8’E, sweep, 6.XI.2009, coll. A.I. Khalaim. BR: 1 ♀ (NZAC) Lake Rotoiti, Malaise trap, 1–12.I.1976, coll. A.K. Walker. 1 ♀ (NZAC) same locality and collector, 610 m, to blended light, 4.II.1978. 1 ♀ (NZAC) Lake Rotoiti, 600 m, edge of Nothofagus forest, Malaise trap, XI.1980, coll. F. Dodge. BP: 1 ♀ (NZAC) Waenga Bush, Malaise trap, 20.X–24.XI.1992, coll. G. Hall. CH: 1 ♀ (NZAC) mile bush Night coll. 15.II.1962, coll. E.W. Valentine. 1 ♀ (AMNZ) Chatham Islands, South East Island, Summit track, 10–100 m, sweeping sedges, nettles & ferns beside track, 29.XI.1992, coll. J.W. Early. CL: 1 ♀ (NZAC) Little Barrier Island, 183 m, sweeping, 29.II.1976, coll. A.K. Walker. 1 ♂ (NZAC) Kaueranga Valley, 14.XI.1980, coll. J.S. Noyes. 1 ♂ (NZAC) 19 km E of Tapu, 31.I.1981, coll. J.S. Noyes. GB: 1 ♀ (AMNZ) Te Koau, track to Hovells Watching dog, 240–300 m, Puriri /nikau/tawaros forest, screen sweep, 31.I.1993, coll. J.W. Early. ND: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ (NZAC) South Pandora, Te Paki Bush, forest remnant, sweeping, 7.II.1975, coll. A.K. Walker. 1 ♂ (NZAC) Poor Knights Islands, Tawhiti Rahi Island, sweeping, 4.XII.1980, coll. C.F. Butcher. NN: 1 ♀ (NZAC) Upper Maitai, 26.XI.1923, coll. E.S. Gourlay. 1 ♀ (NZAC) Atawhai, 23.X.1950, coll. A.W. Parrot, “19/50”. 1 ♂ (NZAC) Eves Valley, Podocarpus forest, 8.XII.1980, coll. J.S. Noyes, E.W. Valentine & A.K. Walker. TO: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ (NZAC) Erua, Erua Road, beating, 8.XII.1991, coll. G. Hall & P.A. Maddison. WN: 1 ♀ (NZAC) Wellington, Karori Sanctuary, Malaise trap, 4–8.II.2004, coll. Schnitzer. Unknown: 2 ♀ (NZAC) “ Arthur Parrott Collection donated June 1983 ”, “28/51”.
Distribution. North Island (ND, AK, CL, BP, TO, GB, WN), South Island (NN, BR), Offshore islands (CH).
description: Published as part of Khalaim, Andrey I. & Ward, Darren F., 2019, Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from New Zealand. Part 2. Review of genera Kiwi gen. nov. and Zealochus Khalaim, pp. 521-545 in Zootaxa 4613 (3) on pages 542-543, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3239895