Aphelopus malayanus Olmi 1984
Creators: name: Xu, Zaifu
name: Olmi, Massimo
name: He, Junhua
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Dryinidae
Aphelopus
Aphelopus malayanus

description: 13. Aphelopus malayanus Olmi, 1984
(Plate 7D)
Aphelopus malayanus Olmi 1984: 66; Yang et al. 1997: 11; He & Xu 2002: 54; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 52; Xu et al. 2011 g (Suppl.): 2.
Description of Female. Fully winged; length 1.4–1.9 mm. Head testaceous, except vertex and occiput more or less dark; antenna brown, except segment 1 testaceous (in specimen from Thailand, 17°03.521'N 103°58.450'E, antenna brown, except segments 1–5 testaceous); mesosoma testaceous, except dorsal regions brown or black (in a specimen from Thailand, 17°03.521'N 103°58.450'E, mesosoma testaceous, except metanotum brown and propodeum black); metasoma brown; legs testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 3.5:4:4:4:5:4:3.5:4:4:6. Head dull, granulated; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 5; OPL = 5; TL = 5. Scutum and scutellum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.4–0.5 length of scutum. Metanotum shiny, smooth, unsculptured. Propodeum reticulate rugose, with posterior surface sculptured by two longitudinal keels. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
Description of Male. Fully winged; length 1.4–1.9 mm. Head testaceous, occasionally with ocellar region, part of vertex and part of face darkened; antenna testaceous, except segments 5–10 or 8–10 darkened; thorax testaceous, usually with dorsal region darkened or brown; propodeum testaceous, except dorsal and posterior regions brown or black; occasionally mesosoma almost completely brown; metasoma brown-testaceous; legs testaceous. Antenna filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 4:4:5:5:5:5:5:5:5:5. Head dull, granulated; frontal line complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 3; OPL = 4; TL = 3; occipital carina complete. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching about 0.5–0.6 length of scutum. Propodeum with transverse keel between dorsal and posterior surface; dorsal surface reticulate rugose; posterior surface with two longitudinal keels, median area smooth and shiny and lateral areas reticulate rugose. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Basivolsella (Plate 7D) with 2 subdistal bristles, without outer process. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
Material examined. Types: holotype ♂, MALAYSIA: Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Klang Gates, 31.XII.1958, L.W. Quate leg. (BPBM). Paratypes: MALAYSIA: Malaya, Pahang, Kuala Tahan, 1♀ (BPBM); Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Gomak Forest Reserve, 1♀ (AMNH). PHILIPPINES: Palawan, Mantalingajan, Pinigisan, 1♂ (ZMK). Other material. BRUNEI: Ulu Temburong, 4°26'N 115°16'E, base camp hut, 300 m, 16.II–9.III.1982, M.C. Day leg., 1♀ (BMNH). CHINA: Guangdong, Mt. Nankunshan, 23.V.2010, YPT, Huayan Chen leg., 1♀ and 2♂ (SCAU); Guangxi, Wuzhou, 20.VIII.1982, reared from Thaia rubiginosa Kuoh, Shaolong Yang leg., 1♀ (ZJUC) (Yang et al. 1997); Guangxi, Cangwu, VIII.1984, reared from Thaia rubiginosa Kuoh, Shaolong Yang leg., 1♀ (ZJUC) (Yang et al. 1997); Hainan, Baisha County, Jiujialing, 17–20.VII.2010, Huayan Chen leg., 1♂ (SCAU); Taiwan, 2 Km S of Keelung City, Paomenszu (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Wushe, 1150 m (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Meifeng, 2150 m (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Sungkang, 2100 m (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Chitou, 1150 m (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Tungpu, 1200 m (TARI); Taiwan, Nantou, Lienhuachih, 650 m (TARI); Taiwan, Pingtung, Shantimen (TARI); Taiwan, Taichung, Kukuan, 730 m (TARI); Taiwan, Taichung, Wanfeng Hill (TARI); Taiwan, Taipei (TARI); Taiwan, Taitung, Hwalien-Tungho, Fuli (TARI). INDIA: Delhi (IARI). INDONESIA: Sulawesi, Danau Mooat, 1300 m, V.1985, J.S. Noyes leg., 1♀ (BMNH); Sulawesi, Utara, Dumoga-Bone National Park, below Edwards, 600 m, 26.IV–28.V.1985, Malaise trap, J.S. Noyes leg., 1♀ (BMNH). LAOS: Gi Sion Prov., Vientiane, De Tha Ngone (BPBM); Sedone Prov., Pakse (BPBM). MALAYSIA: Malaya, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Tana Rata, 1500 m, XI.1979, Mardi Expedition, I.D. Gauld leg., 1♂ (BMNH); Malaya, Negeri Sembilan, Pasoh Forest Reserve (AEIC); Malaya, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaya, Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden, 100 m, 12.VI.1990, J.M. Heraty leg., 1♂ (DEUCR); Sabah, Ranau (BPBM); Sabah, Sipitang, Mendolong (ZIL); Sabah, near Danum Valley Field Camp, 150 m (RNHL); Sarawak, Near Kapit, Merirai Valley (BPBM). NEPAL: Pokhara, 910 m (BPBM). PHILIPPINES: Mindanao, 26 Km E of Gingoog City, Dinawihan Gingoog (BPBM); Luzon, Rizal Prov., Wa-Wa Dam, Mt. Montalban (BPBM). THAILAND: Chiangdao (BPBM); Chiang Mai, Maerim (NHMLA); Sakhon Nakon, Phu Phan National Park, behind office, 17°03.521'N 103°58.450'E, Malaise trap, 8–14.VII.2006, Winlon Kongnara leg., 1♀ (QSBG).
Hosts. Cicadellidae Typhlocybinae (Guglielmino & Olmi, 2006): in China (Guangxi): Thaia oryzivora Ghauri (= Thaia rubiginosa Kuoh (Yang et al., 1997)).
Distribution. China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan), Malaysia (Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak), Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, Luzon), Brunei (Ulu Temburong), India (Delhi), Indonesia (Sulawesi), Laos (Gi Sion, Sedone), Nepal (Pokhara), Thailand (Chiangdao, Chiang Mai, Sakhon Nakon).
description: Published as part of Xu, Zaifu, Olmi, Massimo & He, Junhua, 2013, Dryinidae of the Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), pp. 1-460 in Zootaxa 3614 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3614.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5278372