Antenna long, usually as long as body, flagellomeres longer than wide; hypoclypeal depression small, as wide as its distance from eye or slightly more; maxillary palpi moderately long, usually shorter than height of head; fore wing vein SR1 reaching tip of wing; second submarginal cell of fore wing usually medium-sized; metasomal tergites often entirely smooth or only basal tergites weakly sculptured, rarely apical tergites somewhat sculptured and propodeum sculptured along middle (sometimes with longitudinal ridge) and ovipositor clearly shorter than metasoma.

Most species are idiobiont ectoparasitoids of larvae of Lepidoptera (Tortricidae, Geometridae, Argyresthiidae, Gelechiidae), of Coleoptera (Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae) and of Diptera (Anthomyiidae, Tephritidae) and some species are parasitoids of larvae of Hymenoptera (Tenthredinidae, Cynipidae) (Fitch 1883; Möller 1886; Fahringer 1927; Barnes 1935; Telenga 1936; Fulmek 1968; Tobias 1986; Ghahari and Fischer 2012; Yu et al. 2016).

Cosmopolitan.

Of thirteen species including Bracon (G.) ahngeri Telenga, 1936, Bracon (G.) arcuatus Thomson, 1892, Bracon (G.) bipartitus Wesmael, 1838, Bracon (G.) brevis Telenga, 1936, Bracon (G.) epitriptus Marshall, 1885, Bracon (G.) exhilarator Nees, 1834, Bracon (G.) flavinus Fahringer, 1928, Bracon (G.) minutator (Fabricius, 1798), Bracon (G.) obscurator Nees, 1811, Bracon (G.) parvulus Wesmael, 1838, Bracon (G.) picticornis Wesmael, 1838, Bracon (G.) reseri Papp, 1989 and Bracon (G.) zonites Marshall, 1897, no specimens were available for this study; the distribution of these species is listed in the key.

Holotype . ♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Mt. Tianmu, Laodian-Xianrending, 1250–1547 m alt., 17–18.V.1988, Fan Jinjiang, No. 884381 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (G.) isomera (Cushman, 1931), but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: metasomal tergites largely dark brown (yellow to reddish-brown in B. isomera); second metasomal suture crenulate and sinuate (smooth and straight or weakly sinuate); propodeum with short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly (without short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly); fore wing vein cu-a slightly postfurcal (interstitial).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 4.1 mm, of fore wing 4.2 mm, of ovipositor sheath 2.1 mm.

Head . Antenna with 36 segments; apical antennal segment with a short spine apically, 2.9× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 2n); first flagellomere 2.1× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.5× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 5: 11: 6; clypeus densely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 2g); face smooth, with some short setae laterally (Fig. 2g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 13: 17: 32; frons largely smooth, except for a few weak striae laterally, slightly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 2h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 3: 3: 7; temples linearly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 2h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.4× its height (Fig. 2c); notauli rather weak and only impressed anteriorly (Fig. 2d); mesoscutum smooth and with sparse setae along imaginary notaulic courses (Fig. 2d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 2d); scutellum smooth, with some setae; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 2d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 2j).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 2a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 40: 25: 11; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.4× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 18: 25: 9; m-cu straight, 1.8× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a weakly postfurcal. Hind wing (Fig. 2b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 18: 3: 10.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 26: 29: 35; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 35: 45: 17; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 4.4, 9.0 and 6.8× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.2 and 0.3× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.2× its apical width, median area convex, surface largely smooth, but well-defined grooves sparsely and weakly crenulate (Fig. 2k); lateral grooves of first tergite with sparse crenulae (Fig. 2k); medially second tergite approximately as long as third tergite; second metasomal suture narrow, sparsely and weakly crenulate, strongly curved medially (Fig. 2e); medially third tergite 0.3× as long as its apical width; second to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 2e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.5× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Head largely blackish-brown, eye orbits and mandible (except its black apex) reddish-yellow (Fig. 2g, h); mesosoma largely reddish-yellow, propodeum anteriorly and posteriorly somewhat infuscate (Fig. 2c, d, j); legs largely blackish-brown, fore coxa and trochanter dark yellow; metasoma largely dark brown (Fig. 2e); first and second metasomal tergites relatively pale (Fig. 2e, k); ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 1); wing membrane infuscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown (Fig. 2a, b).

Unknown.

China (Zhejiang).

Named after the rather weakly developed notauli: “indistinctus” is Latin for “not distinct”.

Figure 1. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) indistinctus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 2. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) indistinctus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Propodeum, dorsal view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Scapus outer side, lateral view; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

1♀, China, Jiangsu Prov., Sheyang, ?.?.1957, Ren Xiaokuan, No. 5793.6, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 6♀♀1♂, China, Zhejiang Prov., Xiaoshan, 5.VIII.1963, Ruan Yili, No. 63057.4, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 2♀♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Xiaoshan, 5.VIII.1963, Ruan Yili, No. 6315.1, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 5♀♀4♂♂, China, Zhejiang Prov., Xiaoshan, 21–31.VII.1964, Jin Dengdi, No. 64055.8, 64056.3, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 4♀♀2♂♂, China, Zhejiang Prov., Xiaoshan, ?.?.1963, Jin Dengdi, No. 73016.15, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 1♀1♂, China, Zhejiang Prov., Xiaoshan, 20.VI.1979, Gao Wenbin, No. 790681, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 3♀♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Cixi, ?.X.1964, Chen Qihu, No. 64061.7, 64061.9, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 7♀♀, China, Shanghai, ?.?.1978, Zhang Xuefang, No. 780745, 780746, 780747, 780748, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 1♀1♂, China, Hubei Prov., Jingzhou, ?.?.1963, Wu Sixun, No. 63059.8, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH); 2♀♀, China, Hubei Prov., Mianyang, ?.?.1976–77, Mao Hongshu, No. 780069, host: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (ZJUH).

Parasitoid of Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (Cushman 1931; Watanabe 1935, 1937; You et al. 1994).

China (Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Sichuan, Zhejiang); Korea.

Li (1935) reported this species from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Chu et al. (1978) from Zhejiang. He and Wang (1987) also reported species from Zhejiang; You et al. (1994) reported this species from Hunan, He et al. (2004) from Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Sichuan and Zhejiang and Chen and Yang (2006) from Fujian and Hubei.

Figure 3. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) isomera (Cushman, 1931), ♀, habitus lateral.

Figure 4. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) isomera (Cushman, 1931). ♀. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Fujian Prov., Mt. Wuyi, Tongmu, 14.VII.1994, Chen Xuexin, No. 942349 (ZJUH). Paratype. 1♀, same data as holotype, No. 942303 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (G.) arcuatus Thomson, 1892, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: fore wing second submarginal cell medium-sized, vein 3-SR 1.7× as long as vein 2-SR (short, vein 3-SR slightly longer than (rarely as long as) vein 2-SR in B. (G.) arcuatus); setose part of ovipositor sheath distinctly longer than hind tibia + basitarsus combined, as long as or slightly longer than hind tibia + tarsus combined (as long as hind tibia + basitarsus combined and shorter than hind tibia + tarsus combined); first metasomal tergite 1.2× longer than its apical width, lateral grooves with sparse crenulae, remainder of tergite smooth (quadrate or nearly so, slightly longer than or as long as its apical width, lateral grooves with distinct crenulae and tergite with median and lateral areas rugose).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 2.5 mm, of fore wing 3.0 mm, of ovipositor sheath 1.1 mm.

Head . Antenna with 28 segments; apical antennal segment strongly acute, 3.3× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 6k); first flagellomere 2.5× longer than wide, 1.2 and 1.3× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being twice longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 8: 4; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 6g); face largely smooth except for a few weak punctures laterally and anteriorly and with sparse short setae (Fig. 6g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 14: 14: 29; frons largely smooth except for a few weak punctures anteriorly, slightly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 6h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 4: 3: 6; temples strongly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 6h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.6× its height (Fig. 6c); notauli only impressed anteriorly (Fig. 6d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse setae posteriorly and along imaginary notaulic courses (Fig. 6d); scutellar sulcus deep, narrow, with crenulae (Fig. 6d); scutellum smooth, with some setae; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 6d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 6d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 6a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 26: 15: 5; 1-SR+M straight, 1.3× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 9: 15: 5; m-cu straight, 2.0× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 6b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 19: 4: 11.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 17: 20: 29; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 21: 26: 10; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.8, 8.2 and 4.7× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.2 and 0.3× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.2× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and smooth (Fig. 6j); lateral grooves of first tergite very wide, with sparse crenulae (Fig. 6j); second tergite largely smooth except for some striae medially (Fig. 6e); median length of second tergite slightly longer than that of third tergite; second metasomal suture moderately wide, crenulate, weakly curved medially (Fig. 6e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 6e); ovipositor sheath 0.4× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely blackish-brown (Fig. 5); scapus, mandible (but apically black) and legs (but claws dark brown, hind tarsus somewhat infuscate) yellow (Figs 5, 6f, g); first metasomal tergite yellow, but median area brown (Fig. 6j); second tergite laterally yellow; ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 6e); wing membrane pale yellow, pterostigma and veins dark brown (Fig. 6a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 2.5–3.2 mm, of fore wing of female 3.0–3.1 mm and of ovipositor sheath 1.1–1.4 mm; antenna of female with 28–31 segments; third metasomal tergite weakly rugose medially; ovipositor sheath 0.4–0.5× as long as fore wing; second metasomal tergite uniformly black brown.

Unknown.

China (Zhejiang).

Named after the slender ovipositor: “leptotes” is Greek for “slenderness”.

Figure 5. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) leptotes sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 6. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) leptotes sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; k. Apex of antenna; l. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Heilongjiang Prov., Yichun, 1985, Jin Liyuan, No. 864358 (ZJUH). Paratypes. 12♀♀9♂♂, China, Heilongjiang Prov., Yichun, 1985, Jin Liyuan, No. 864365, 864737, 864740, 864739, 864358 (17 specimens) (ZJUH); 26♀♀28♂♂, China, Heilongjiang Prov., Yichun, 1985.VII, Jin Liyuan, No. 851834 (20 specimens) (host Pissodes nitidus Roelofs), No. 864359 (21 specimens), 864303 (4 specimens), 864296 (5 specimens); 4♀♀5♂♂, China, Heilongjiang Prov., Yichun, 19??, Jin Liyuan, No. 850134 (9 specimens) (host Pissodes sp.) (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (G.) instabilis Marshall, 1897, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: in dorsal view, temples gradually narrowed behind eyes and length of eye 1.4× temple (temples strongly narrowed behind eyes and length of eye more than twice as long as temple in B. (G.) instabilis); first metasomal tergite (except median area), second tergite (but infuscate medially) reddish-yellow, third tergite sometimes reddish-yellow basally (metasomal tergites often entirely blackish-brown); legs yellow and only claws dark brown (legs blackish-brown with yellow or yellowish-brown pattern); first metasomal tergite 1.0–1.1× longer than its apical width (1.2–1.4 times).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 3.0 mm, of fore wing 3.2 mm, of ovipositor sheath 1.1 mm.

Head . Antenna incomplete, only remaining are scapus and pedicel; malar suture indistinct, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 2: 11: 6; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 8g); face largely smooth, except for a few weak punctures and with sparse short setae (Fig. 8g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 12: 16: 31; frons smooth, slightly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 8h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 8: 5: 8; temples subparallel immediately behind eyes (Fig. 8h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.6× its height (Fig. 8c); notauli relatively deeply impressed anteriorly, shallow posteriorly (Fig. 8d); mesoscutum largely smooth except for a few weak punctures posteriorly, with sparse setae posteriorly (Fig. 8d); scutellar sulcus deep, wide, with crenulae (Fig. 8d); scutellum smooth, with dense setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 8d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 8d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 8a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 19: 9: 5; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.3× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 13: 18: 9; m-cu straight, 1.7× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a more or less interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 8b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 19: 3: 8.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 25: 27: 31; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 24: 35: 14; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.7, 7.0 and 4.7× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.1× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and with some striae (Fig. 8j); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately narrow, with sparse and weak crenulae (Fig. 8j); second tergite largely with striae, but laterally and posteriorly smooth (Fig. 8e); median length of second and third tergites about equal; second metasomal suture moderately narrow, crenulate, weakly curved medially (Fig. 8e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 8e); ovipositor sheath 0.3× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely blackish-brown (Fig. 7); pedicel apically, mandible (except for apically black brown) and legs (but claws dark brown) yellow (Figs 7, 8f, g); first metasomal tergite (but median area blackish-brown), second tergite (but medio-anteriorly blackish-brown) yellowish-brown (Fig. 8e, j); ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 7); wing membrane pale yellow, pterostigma yellow and veins dark brown (Fig. 8a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 3.0–4.5 mm, of fore wing of female 3.1–4.2 mm and of ovipositor sheath 1.0–2.0 mm; antenna of female with 28 segments; apical antennal segment acute, 2.6× longer than its maximum width; first flagellomere 2.0× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.6× longer than wide; length of mesosoma 1.4–1.6× its height; length of first tergite 1.0–1.1× its apical width; ovipositor sheath 0.3–0.5× as long as fore wing; third metasomal tergite sometimes basally yellowish-brown; pterostigma and veins yellowish-brown to dark brown.

Male. Length of body of male 2.3–3.3 mm, of fore wing of male 2.0–2.9 mm; metasomal tergites sometimes uniformly black brown.

The type series has been reared from Pissodes sp. and Pissodes nitidus Roelofs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

China (Heilongjiang).

Named after the largely striate median area of the first metasomal tergite and the second tergite: “longus” is Latin for “long” and “striata” is Latin for “with striae”.

Figure 7. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) longistriatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 8. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) longistriatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Henan Prov., Mt. Jigong, 11.VII.1997, Chen Xuexin, No. 973791 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (G.) leptotes sp. nov., but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: ovipositor sheath 0.1× as long as fore wing (0.4× in B. (G.) leptotes); hind femur relatively robust, 2.8× as long as maximum width (slightly more slender, 3.8× as long as maximum width); second metasomal suture medially distinctly wider than laterally, nearly straight (medially slightly wider than laterally and slightly sinuate); mesosoma in lateral view 1.9× as long as high (1.6 times).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 3.5 mm, of fore wing 3.6 mm, of ovipositor sheath 0.4 mm.

Head . Antenna with 35 segments; apical antennal segment with a short spine apically, 3.1× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 10l); first flagellomere 2.3× longer than wide, 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.9× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 8: 4; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginated (Fig. 10g); face smooth and with some long setae laterally (Fig. 10g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 4: 5: 10; frons smooth, slightly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 10h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 5: 5: 8; temples linearly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 10h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.9× its height (Fig. 10c); notauli only impressed anteriorly (Fig. 10d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse long setae posteriorly and along imaginary notaulic courses (Fig. 10d); scutellar sulcus deep, narrow, with crenulae (Fig. 10d); scutellum smooth, with dense short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 10d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 10d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 10a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 19: 12: 4; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.3× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 2: 3: 1; m-cu straight, 2.3× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 70°; cu-a more or less interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 10b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 15: 3: 8.

Legs. Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 17: 20: 26; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 11: 16: 6; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 2.8, 7.1 and 4.8× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.5× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and smooth (Fig. 10j); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately narrow, with distinct crenulae (Fig. 10j); second tergite rugose except for laterally and posteriorly smooth (Fig. 10e); median length of second to sixth tergites approximately similar; second metasomal suture moderately wide, crenulate, more or less straight medially (Fig. 10e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 10e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.1× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely blackish-brown (Fig. 9); scapus basally, mandible (but apically blackish-brown), face posteriorly, middle lobe of mesoscutum posteriorly, lateral lobes anteriorly, pronotum laterally, mesopleuron anteriorly, scutellum anteriorly and laterally, metanotum, metapleuron anteriorly, legs (but claws and telotarsus dark brown), first metasomal tergite, second tergite medio-anteriorly and laterally and third to seventh tergites laterally yellow (Figs 9, 10c–g, i, j); ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 9); wing membrane infuscate, pterostigma dark brown, veins yellow to dark brown (Fig. 10a, b).

Unknown.

China (Henan).

Named after the large metasoma: “mega” is Greek for “large” and “venter” is Latin for “belly”.

Figure 9. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) megaventris sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 10. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) megaventris sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; k. Scapus outer side, lateral view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

1♀, China, Ningxia Prov., Agriculture Bureau of Guxian, 2.VII.2019, Xia Gucheng (ZJUH).

The hosts include Ernobius nigrinus (Sturm, 1837) (Anobiidae, Coleoptera); Bruchidius lividimanus (Gyllenhal, 1833), Bruchidius poupillieri (Allard, 1868), Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761), Bruchus laticollis (Boheman), Bruchus lentis Froelich, 1799, Bruchus viciae (Olivier, 1795) (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera); Anthonomus pomorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Baris chlorizan (Germar, 1837), B. cuprirostris (Fabricius), B. laticollis (Marsham, 1802), Ceutorhynchus punctiger Gyllenhal, 1837, Gymnetron asellus (Gravenhorst, 1807), G. campanulae (Linnaeus, 1767), G. netum (Germar, 1821), G. tetrum (Fabricius, 1792), Larinus flavescens Germar, 1824, L. jaceae (Fabricius, 1775) L. turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1836, Magdalis rufa Germar, 1824, Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852), Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784), Pissodes validirostris Gyllenhal, 1836, Sibinia viscariae (Linnaeus, 1761), Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834 (Curculionidae, Coleoptera); Carposina niponensis Walsingham, 1900 (Carposinidae, Lepidoptera); Coleophora coronillae Zeller, 1849, C. medelichensis Krone, 1908 (Coleophoridae, Lepidoptera); Mesophleps corsicella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856), Pexicopia malvella (Hübner, 1805), Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828) (Gelechidae, Lepidoptera); Perizoma lugdunaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Geometridae, Lepidoptera); Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805) (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera); Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842, Hadena bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766) (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera); Dioryctria abietella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832), Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785) (Pyralidae, Lepidoptera); Barbara herrichiana Obraztsov, 1960, Cydia funebrana (Treitschke, 1835), C. strobilella (Linnaeus, 1758), Dichrorampha petiverella (Linnaeus, 1758), Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811), Gypsonoma aceriana (Duponchel, 1843), Pandemis cerasana (Hübner, 1786), Rhopobota naevana (Hübner, 1817), Rhyacionia resinella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tortricidae, Lepidoptera); Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801) (Sesiidae, Lepidoptera); Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera); Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) (Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera); Anthomyia albimana (Zetterstedt), Botanophila seneciella (Meade, 1892) (Anthomyiidae, Diptera); Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), Noeeta pupillata (Fallén, 1814), Sphenella marginata (Fallén, 1814), Tephritis leontodontis (DeGeer, 1776), Urophora cuspidata (Meigen, 1826) (Tephritidae, Diptera); Mikiola fagi (Hartig, 1839) (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera); Caliroa cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758), Hoplocampa brevis (Klug, 1814), H. flava (Linnaeus, 1761) (Tenthredinidae, Hymenoptera) (Reinhard 1856; Kieffer 1891; Rudow 1908; Kolubajiv 1934; Telenga 1936; Wiackowski 1959; Sytenko 1960; Tobias 1961, 1976, 1986; Fulmek 1968; Sinacori 1985; Balevski 1989, 1999; Vidal 1993; Diaconu and Lozan 2000).

China (Ningxia), Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbajian, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

Figure 11. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811, ♀, habitus lateral.

Figure 12. 

Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811, ♀. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; k. Scapus outer side, lateral view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Antenna usually distinctly shorter than body, often thickened, with quadrate flagellomeres; hypoclypeal depression large, usually much wider than its distance from eye; maxillary palpi usually shorter than height of head; first submarginal cell of fore wing vein SR1 often reduced, terminating preapically, rarely reaching tip of wing; second submarginal cell of fore wing small to medium-sized; middle of second to fourth metasomal tergites usually sculptured, rarely entirely smooth; ovipositor sheath often shorter than metasoma, at least clearly shorter than body.

Most species are idiobiont ectoparasitoids of larvae of Coleoptera (Anobiidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae) and of Lepidoptera (Coleophoridae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Nepticulidae, Noctuidae, Sesiidae, Tortricidae) and some species are parasitoids of larvae of Diptera (Tephritidae) and of Hymenoptera (Cynipidae, Eurytomidae, Tenthredinidae, Cephidae) (Yu et al. 2016).

Afrotropical; Oriental; Palaearctic.

Of three species including (viz. Bracon (L.) infernalis Telenga, 1936, Bracon (L.) jacobsoni Telenga, 1936, and Bracon (L.) mirus Szépligeti, 1901), no specimens were available for this study and the distribution of these species is listed in the key.

Holotype . ♀, China, Liaoniang Prov., Shenyang, 26.VIII.1994, Lou Juxian, No. 975731 (ZJUH). Paratypes. 1♀3♂♂, China, Liaoniang Prov., Shenyang, VI–VII.1995, Lou Juxian, No. 975749, 975601, 975756, 975773 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (L.) flavitestaceus sp. nov., but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: ovipositor sheath 0.7× as long as fore wing (0.1× in B. (L.) flavitestaceus); mesoscutum yellowish-brown, middle lobe anteriorly and lateral lobes with a blackish-brown spots, respectively (without spots); medio-longitudinal carina short, remaining far from middle of propodeum (long and beyond middle of propodeum); in dorsal view, length of eye 1.7–1.8× temple (1.4–1.5 times).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 3.9 mm, of fore wing 3.5 mm, of ovipositor sheath 2.6 mm.

Head . Antenna with 29 segments; apical antennal segment acute, twice longer than its maximum width (Fig. 14l); first flagellomere 1.9× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.4× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with dense short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 4: 10: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginated (Fig. 14g); face weakly granulate and with dense short setae laterally (Fig. 14g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 13: 18: 33; frons smooth slightly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 14h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 3: 2: 5; temples linearly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 14h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.7× its height (Fig. 14c); notauli impressed anteriorly, rather shallow posteriorly (Fig. 14d); mesoscutum smooth, with dense long setae along notaulic courses (Fig. 14d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 14d); scutellum smooth, with dense setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 14d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 14j).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 14a): SR1 not reaching tip of wing; SR1: 3-SR: r = 25: 15: 7; 1-SR+M straight, 1.6× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 12: 15: 8; m-cu straight, 1.2× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a more or less interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 14b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 13: 5: 6.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 20: 24: 29; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 25: 37: 14; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.1, 9.3 and 5.6× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . First tergite as long as its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and largely smooth but weakly rugose laterally (Fig. 14k); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse crenulae (Fig. 14k); second tergite largely smooth but medio-anteriorly rugose (Fig. 14e); median length of second tergite slightly longer than that of third tergite; second metasomal suture moderately narrow, crenulate, more or less straight medially (Fig. 14e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 14e); ovipositor sheath 0.7× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely yellowish-brown (Fig. 13); antenna, eyes, mandible apically, frons medially, stemmaticum, middle lobe of mesoscutum posteriorly, notaulic courses, mesopleuron posteriorly, scutellum posteriorly and laterally, metanotum, propodeum, claws and ovipositor sheath blackish-brown (Figs 13, 14c, d, f–h, j); median area of first metasomal tergite, second tergite medio-anteriorly and third to fourth tergites posteriorly infuscate (Fig. 14e, k); wing membrane pale yellow, pterostigma dark brown and veins yellowish-brown to dark brown (Fig. 14a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 3.6–3.9 mm, of fore wing of female 2.9–3.5 mm and of ovipositor sheath 2.0–2.6 mm; second metasomal tergite medio-anteriorly blackish-brown.

Male. Length of body of male 3.1–3.4 mm, of fore wing of male 2.3–2.9 mm; antenna relatively longer, with 27 segments; second metasomal tergite sometimes largely rugose; body colour variable; head sometimes largely blackish-brown dorsally; middle lobe of mesoscutum sometimes yellowish-brown, without blackish-brown spot; third to sixth metasomal tergites sometimes blackish-brown posteriorly (fourth tergite sometimes black brown medially).

Unknown.

China (Liaoning).

Named after the short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly on the propodeum: “brevis” is Latin for “short” and “carina” is Latin for “ridge”.

Figure 13. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) brevicarinatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 14. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) brevicarinatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Propodeum, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Jilin Prov., Mt. Changbai, 4–20.VIII.1993, Lou Juxian, No. 976388 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (L.) histeromeroides Sarhan & Quicke, 1990, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: mesosoma in lateral view 2.2× as long as high (1.4× in B. (L.) histeromeroides); second metasomal tergite with longitudinal striae medio-basally (slightly “pinched-up” medio-basally, otherwise without sculpture); setose part of ovipositor sheath about as long as metasoma (half as long as metasoma); metasomal tergites largely blackish-brown, second to seventh tergites yellow laterally (entirely darkish brown).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 3.4 mm, of fore wing 2.6 mm, of ovipositor sheath 1.7 mm.

Head . Antenna with 25 segments; apical antennal segment slightly acute, 1.8× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 16m); first flagellomere 1.6× longer than wide, 1.0 and 1.1× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.3× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with dense short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 13: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 16g); face largely weakly granulate, but medially smooth and with sparse short setae laterally (Fig. 16g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 12: 17: 30; frons weakly granulate, hardly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 16h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 4: 3: 8; temples weakly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 16h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 2.2× its height (Fig. 16c); notauli impressed anteriorly, rather shallow posteriorly (Fig. 16d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse short setae along notaulic courses (Fig. 16d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 16d); scutellum smooth, with some short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 16d); propodeum largely smooth, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 16j).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 16a): SR1 not reaching tip of wing; SR1: 3-SR: r = 26: 15: 6; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.8× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 10: 15: 6; m-cu straight, 1.8× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a more or less interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 16b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 11: 3: 4.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 14: 18: 21; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 23: 36: 15; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 2.9, 9.0 and 7.5× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.2× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and largely smooth, but rugose posteriorly (Fig. 16k); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse crenulae (Fig. 16k); second tergite largely smooth but medio-anteriorly rugose (Fig. 16e); median length of second tergite slightly shorter than that of third tergite; second metasomal suture narrow, only crenulate medially, straight medially (Fig. 16e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 16e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.7× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely blackish-brown (Fig. 15); head largely yellow, antenna, eyes, mandible apically, frons medially, surroundings of stemmaticum and temples (but laterally yellow) blackish-brown (Fig. 16g, h); legs largely yellow, claws, hind tibia apically and hind tarsus dark brown (Fig. 16f); second to seventh metasomal tergites laterally yellow (Fig. 16e); wing membrane pale yellow, pterostigma dark brown and veins yellowish-brown to dark brown (Fig. 16a, b).

Unknown.

China (Jilin).

Named after the compressed mesosoma: “coarctatus” is Latin for “compressed”.

Figure 15. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) coarctatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 16. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) coarctatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Propodeum, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Scapus outer side, lateral view; m. Apex of antenna; n. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Neimenggu Prov., West area, 17.V.1985, Wu Mingzhuo, No. 853213 (host Curculio spp.) (ZJUH). Paratypes. 2♀♀9♂♂, same data as holotype, No. 853213 (2 specimens), 853214 (9 specimens) (host Curculio spp.) (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (L.) histeromeroides Sarhan & Quicke, 1990, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: temples slightly convex behind eyes (approximately parallel-sided behind eyes in B. (L.) histeromeroides); metasomal tergites yellow, second to seventh tergites with blackish-brown spots (entirely dark brown); fore wing vein SR1 1.7× longer than vein 3-SR (2.0 times); propodeum without medio-longitudinal carina (with short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and with striae laterally); setose part of ovipositor sheath about 2/3 the length of metasoma (half as long as metasoma).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 5.0 mm, of fore wing 4.0 mm, of ovipositor sheath 1.8 mm.

Head . Antenna short, approximately as long as head and mesosoma combined, with 22 segments; apical antennal segment slightly acute, 1.8× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 18k); first flagellomere 1.4× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.1× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with dense short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 14: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 18g); face largely smooth except for a few weak punctures and with long setae especially laterally (Fig. 18g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 12: 19: 34; frons smooth, nearly not concave behind antennal sockets, median groove strongly reduced (Fig. 18h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 3: 3: 8; temples weakly expanded behind eyes (Fig. 18h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.5× its height (Fig. 18c); notauli impressed anteriorly, shallow posteriorly (Fig. 18d); mesoscutum smooth, with dense long setae along notaulic courses (Fig. 18d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 18d); scutellum smooth, with dense short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 18d); propodeum smooth, without medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 18d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 18a): damaged apically; SR1 not reaching tip of wing; SR1: 3-SR: r = 40: 24: 15; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.4× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 22: 24: 15; m-cu straight, 2.1× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a weakly postfurcal. Hind wing (Fig. 18b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 14: 3: 7.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 16: 20: 25; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 25: 42: 14; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 2.3, 7.0 and 4.0× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.4× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and smooth (Fig. 18e); lateral grooves of first tergite narrow, only with a few weak crenulae medially (Fig. 18e); median length of second and third tergites about equal; second metasomal suture narrow and shallow, without crenulate, straight medially (Fig. 18e); second to seventh tergites smooth, with some short setae posteriorly and laterally (Fig. 18e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.5× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Head and mesosoma largely reddish-brown (Fig. 17); antenna, eyes, mandible apically, stemmaticum, middle lobe of mesoscutum anteriorly, lateral lobes, median area of metanotum, propodeum medially blackish-brown (Fig. 18c, d, g, h); legs largely yellow, claws, middle and hind femur (but apically yellow), hind tibia apically dark brown (Figs 17, 18f); metasomal tergites largely yellow, first tergite medio-basally, second tergite (but medio-basally yellow), third to sixth tergites laterally and posteriorly, seventh tergite posteriorly blackish-brown (Fig. 18e); ovipositor sheath blackish-brown (Fig. 17); wing membrane pale yellow, pterostigma and veins yellowish-brown (Fig. 18a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 4.8–5.5 mm, of fore wing of female 3.9–4.5 mm, and of ovipositor sheath 1.8–2.0 mm; antenna with 22–26 segments; fore wing vein m-cu 1.7–2.1× longer than vein 2-SR+M; fore wing vein cu-a interstitial or weakly postfurcal; third-seventh segments of antenna sometimes paler than of holotype.

Male. Length of body of male 3.9–4.5 mm, of fore wing of male 3.1–3.5 mm; antenna relatively longer, with 38–40 segments, uniformly black brown; head dorsally largely blackish-brown; scutellum, metanotum and propodeum uniformly blackish-brown; second metasomal tergite sometimes without blackish-brown spot; blackish-brown spots of third to sixth tergites sometimes relatively small.

The type series has been reared from Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

China (Neimenggu).

Named after the generic name of the host (Curculio spp.) and “voro” (Latin for “devour”).

Figure 17. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) curculiovorus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 18. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) curculiovorus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Scapus outer side, lateral view; k. Apex of antenna; l. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Jilin Prov., Tonghua, 1.VIII.1994, Lou Juxian, No. 976765 (ZJUH). Paratypes. 1♀, China, Liaoning Prov., Shenyang Dongling, 6.V.1994, Lou Juxian, No. 947493 (ZJUH); 1♂, China, Jilin Prov., Antu, 5–6.VIII.1994, Lou Juxian, No. 977054 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (L.) fortipes (Wesmael, 1838), but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: third metasomal tergite smooth (coarsely sculptured in B. (L.) fortipes); hind femur 3.5× longer than its maximum width (2.5 times); fore wing vein SR1 2.2× longer than vein 3-SR (1.5 times); setose part of ovipositor sheath distinctly shorter than hind tibia (as long as hind tibia + first and second of tarsus combined); body largely yellowish-brown (largely reddish-brown).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 2.9 mm, of fore wing 2.8 mm, of ovipositor sheath 0.4 mm.

Head . Antenna with 25 segments; apical antennal segment acute, 2.3× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 20l); first flagellomere 2.2× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.6× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 4: 12: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 20g); face largely weakly granulate and with dense short setae laterally (Fig. 20g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 11: 15: 28; frons weakly granulate, weakly concave behind antennal sockets, with a rather weak median groove (Fig. 20h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 5: 3: 7; temples subparallel-sided behind eyes (Fig. 20h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.4× its height (Fig. 20c); notauli only impressed anteriorly (Fig. 20d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse short setae along imaginary notaulic courses (Fig. 20d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 20d); scutellum smooth, with some short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 20d); propodeum largely smooth, with medio-longitudinal carina beyond middle of propodeum (but absent anteriorly) and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 20e).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 20a): SR1 not reaching tip of wing; SR1: 3-SR: r = 36: 16: 9; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.5× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 15: 16: 10; m-cu straight, 1.5× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a weakly postfurcal. Hind wing (Fig. 20b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 14: 3: 5.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 21: 26: 27; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 24: 38: 13; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.5, 8.4 and 4.6× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.3 and 0.4× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 0.9× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and smooth anteriorly, rugose posteriorly (Fig. 20j); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse weak crenulae (Fig. 20j); second tergite with longitudinal striae, but laterally and posteriorly smooth (Fig. 20e); median length of second tergite slightly shorter than that of third tergite; second metasomal suture moderately narrow, crenulate, more or less straight medially (Fig. 20e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 20e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.1× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely yellowish-brown (Fig. 19); antenna, eye, mandible apically, frons medially and postero-laterally, area surrounding stemmaticum, propleuron laterally and mesopleuron posteriorly blackish-brown (Fig. 20c, d, g, h); propodeum posteriorly brown (Fig. 20e); telotarsus and claws dark brown (Fig. 20f); wing membrane pale infuscate, pterostigma dark brown and veins yellowish-brown to dark brown (Fig. 20a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 2.9–3.6 mm, of fore wing of female 2.8–3.4 mm and of ovipositor sheath 0.4–0.5 mm; medio-longitudinal carina of propodeum nearly complete; fore wing vein m-cu 1.4–1.5× longer than vein 2-SR+M; fore wing vein cu-a interstitial; length of first metasomal tergite 0.9–1.0× its apical width; spot of head dorsally relatively paler; metasomal tergites largely yellow, first tergite anteriorly, laterally and posteriorly infuscate.

Male. Length of body of male 3.1 mm, of fore wing of male 2.9 mm; antenna with 27 segments; pronotal side with an oblique transverse blackish-brown stripe.

Unknown.

China (Jilin, Liaoning).

Named after the body colour: “flavus” is Latin for “yellow” and “adustus” is Latin for “brown”.

Figure 19. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) flavitestaceus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 20. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) flavitestaceus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; k. Scapus outer side, lateral view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Liaoning Prov., Dalian, 4.IX.1991, Lou Juxian, No. 975849 (ZJUH). Paratypes. 2♀♀, same data as holotype, No. 975951, 975890 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (L.) grandiceps Thomson, 1892, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: fore wing vein 1-SR+M 1.5× longer than vein 1-M (1.8× in B. (L.) grandiceps); hind femur 3.4× longer than maximum width (2.5 times); propodeum smooth along medio-longitudinal carina (rugose along medio-longitudinal carina); tergites yellow with third to sixth tergites with a brown medial spot, respectively (uniformly dark brown).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 3.3 mm, of fore wing 2.6 mm, of ovipositor sheath 1.5 mm.

Head . Antenna short, approximately as long as head and mesosoma, with 26 segments; apical antennal segment slightly acute, 2.1× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 22k); first flagellomere 1.4× longer than wide, 1.2 and 1.3× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.1× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 2: 12: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye not emarginate (Fig. 22g); face smooth, with some long setae laterally (Fig. 22g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 11: 16: 28; frons smooth, nearly not concave behind antennal sockets, with a weak median groove (Fig. 22h); vertex smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 4: 3: 7; temples subparallel behind eyes (Fig. 22h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.8× its height (Fig. 22c); notauli only impressed anteriorly (Fig. 22d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse short setae along imaginary notaulic courses (Fig. 22d); scutellar sulcus deep, moderately wide, with crenulae (Fig. 22d); scutellum smooth, with dense short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially (Fig. 22d); propodeum largely smooth, except for a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and sparsely setose medially, with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 22d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 22a): SR1 not reaching tip of wing; SR1: 3-SR: r = 27: 16: 6; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.5× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 3: 4: 2; m-cu straight, 1.6× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a more or less interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 22b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 14: 4: 5.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 16: 20: 23; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 22: 32: 11; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.4, 8.0 and 5.5× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.4 and 0.5× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 1.2× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and largely rugose but posteriorly smooth (Fig. 22i); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse weak crenulae (Fig. 22i); second tergite largely smooth but medio-basally weakly rugose (Fig. 22e); median length of second and third tergites approximately equal; second metasomal suture narrow, largely smooth but with a few weak crenulae, more or less straight medially (Fig. 22e); third to seventh tergites smooth (Fig. 22e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.6× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Largely yellow (Fig. 21); antennal segments apical half brown, scapus and pedicel yellowish-brown (Figs 21, 22j, k); eye, mandible apically, scutellum posteriorly, metanotum medially, claws and ovipositor sheath blackish-brown (Figs 21, 22d, f); third to sixth metasomal tergites each with a brown spot medially (Fig. 22e); wing membrane pale infuscate, pterostigma dark brown and veins yellowish-brown to dark brown (Fig. 22a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 3.3–4.1 mm, of fore wing of female 2.3–3.1 mm and of ovipositor sheath 1.4–1.6 mm; length of mesosoma 1.7–1.8× its height; antenna uniformly blackish-brown; setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.5–0.6× as long as fore wing.

Unknown.

China (Liaoning).

Named after the square brown and medial spot of fourth and fifth metasomal tergites: “quadratus” is Latin for “square”.

Figure 21. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) quadratus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 22. 

Bracon (Lucobracon) quadratus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Head, front view; g. Head, dorsal view; h. Head, lateral view; i. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; j. Scapus outer side, lateral view; k. Apex of antenna; l. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Antenna usually as long as body, flagellomeres longer than wide; in lateral view, cheek below with a hook-like process directed anteriorly; temples often distinctly narrowed behind eyes; notauli often deeply impressed; propodeum with a medio-longitudinal carina or rugose medially and with a medio-longitudinal groove; second submarginal cell of fore wing medium-sized; hind wing vein 2-SC+R1 relatively long, longitudinal; second metasomal tergite with subfoveolate or reticulate or striated sculpture; third tergite with fine antero-lateral grooves; third to sixth tergites discrete and separate (not confluent) punctures and interspaces polished or with striae; ovipositor sheath often shorter than body.

Only known from one species, Bracon (Uncobracon) apoderi Watanabe, 1933 which is an ectoparasitoid of larvae of Apoderus balteatus (Roelofs, 1874) (Coleoptera: Attelabidae) (Watanabe 1933).

Oriental; Palaearctic.

Holotype . ♀, China, Guangxi Prov., Longzhou Nonggang, 20.V.1982, He Junhua, No. 821603 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (U.) tricoloratus Tobias, 2000, but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: in dorsal view length of eye 2.6× temple (1.8× temple in B. (U.) tricoloratus); scutellar suture rather wide, with sparse (four) crenulae (relatively narrow, with at least eight crenulae); first and second metasomal tergites whitish-yellow and with black spots (entirely blackish-brown); medio-basal area of second tergite connected to medio-longitudinal carina distally (without medio-longitudinal carina).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 5.6 mm, of fore wing 6.0 mm, of ovipositor sheath 3.6 mm.

Head . Antenna with 43 segments; apical antennal segment with a short spine apically, 2.3× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 24l); first flagellomere 1.4× longer than wide, 1.1 and 1.2× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.2× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 10: 5; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye nearly not emarginate (Fig. 24g); face transverse rugose, weakly convex medially and with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 24g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 15: 19: 40; frons weakly granulate, weakly concave behind antennal sockets, with a median groove and densely short setose laterally (Fig. 24h); vertex weakly granulate, with dense short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 3: 3: 7; temples strongly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 24h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.3× its height (Fig. 24c); notauli complete and deeply impressed (Fig. 24d); mesoscutum smooth, with sparse short setae along notaulic courses (Fig. 24d); scutellar sulcus deep, wide, with four strong crenulae (Fig. 24d); scutellum smooth, with dense short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially, with a short carina anteriorly (Fig. 24d); propodeum largely smooth, with a complete medio-longitudinal carina and a few oblique short carinae laterally and laterally with dense long setae (Fig. 24d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 24a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 53: 27: 9; 1-SR+M weakly curved posteriorly, 1.3× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 17: 27: 13; m-cu straight, 1.5× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 80°; cu-a interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 24b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 20: 5: 9.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 30: 34: 37; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 45: 54: 20; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 4.6, 8.3 and 5.7× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.4 and 0.5× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . Length of first tergite 0.9× its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and strongly sculptured posteriorly, with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly (Fig. 24k); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse weak crenulae (Fig. 24k); second tergite coarsely sculptured, with a small and rugose triangular medio-basal area connected to medio-longitudinal carina apically (Fig. 24e); second metasomal suture wide, deep, with sparse, but strong crenulae, curved medially (Fig. 24e); third tergite with fine antero-lateral grooves; third to sixth tergites coarsely sculptured (Fig. 24e); seventh tergite smooth (Fig. 24e); setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.6× length of fore wing.

Colour . Head and mesosoma largely reddish-yellow (Fig. 23); antenna, eye, mandible apically, metapleuron and propodeum black (Fig. 24c, d, g); fore leg reddish-yellow (but claws black), middle and hind legs black (Figs 23, 24f); metasoma largely black, first and second metasomal tergites laterally, third tergite antero-laterally and seventh tergite posteriorly yellow (Fig. 24e, k); ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 23); wing membrane pale infuscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown (Fig. 24a, b).

Unknown.

China (Guangxi).

Named after the wide scutellar sulcus: “eurys” is Greek for “wide” and “sulcus” is Latin for “groove”.

Figure 23. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) eurysulcatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 24. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) eurysulcatus sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. head, lateral view; j. Mandible, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

Holotype . ♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Anji, Mt. Longwang, 31.VIII.1993, Xu Zaifu, No. 9310129 (ZJUH). Paratype. 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Mt. Tianmu, 29.VII.1984, Qian Ying, No. 842895 (ZJUH).

This new species is very similar to B. (U.) eurysulcatus sp. nov., but can be separated from the latter by the following characters: metasomal tergites largely blackish-brown, third to fifth tergites laterally and sixth tergite (except medio-basally) white yellow, seventh tergite yellowish-brown (largely blackish-brown, first and second tergites whitish-yellow, with black spots in B. (U.) eurysulcatus); propodeum with medio-longitudinal groove and with medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly (only with complete medio-longitudinal carina); second tergite without medio-longitudinal carina (medio-longitudinal carina connected to medio-basal area of second tergite); in dorsal view, length of eye 2.2× temple (2.6 times); hind femur 3.2× longer than its maximum width (4.6 times).

Holotype , ♀, length of body 5.1 mm, of fore wing 4.9 mm, of ovipositor sheath 3.0 mm.

Head . Antenna with 35 segments; apical antennal segment strongly acute, 2.7× longer than its maximum width (Fig. 26l); first flagellomere 2.1× longer than wide, 1.2 and 1.3× longer than second and third, respectively, the latter being 1.8× longer than wide; malar suture rather weak, with some short setae; clypeus height: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 3: 8: 4; clypeus sparsely short setose; eye nearly not emarginate (Fig. 26g); face weakly granulate and with dense short setae laterally (Fig. 26g); eye height: shortest distance between eyes: head width = 17: 15: 31; frons weakly granulate, weakly concave behind antennal sockets, with a indistinct median groove and sparsely short setose laterally (Fig. 26h); vertex largely smooth, with sparse short setae; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: minimum diameter of elliptical posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 3: 3: 5; temples linearly narrowed behind eyes (Fig. 26h).

Mesosoma . Length of mesosoma 1.6× its height (Fig. 26c); notauli complete and deeply impressed (Fig. 26d); mesoscutum weakly punctate, with relatively dense short setae along notaulic courses (Fig. 26d); scutellar sulcus deep, wide, with four sparse strong crenulae (Fig. 26d); scutellum smooth, with dense short setae posteriorly; metanotum moderately convex medially, with a short carina anteriorly (Fig. 26d); propodeum largely smooth except for weakly rugose medially, with a strong medio-longitudinal groove and with a short medio-longitudinal carina posteriorly and with dense long setae laterally (Fig. 26d).

Wings . Fore wing (Fig. 26a): SR1: 3-SR: r = 35: 22: 7; 1-SR+M more or less straight, 1.2× longer than 1-M; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m = 6: 11: 4; m-cu straight, 1.2× longer than 2-SR+M; angle between 1-SR and C+SC+R about 75°; cu-a interstitial. Hind wing (Fig. 26b): SC+R1: 2-SC+R: 1r-m = 8: 2: 5.

Legs . Length of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 22: 24: 31; length of hind femur: tibia: basitarsus = 29: 42: 14; length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 3.2, 7.6 and 5.6× their maximum width, respectively; hind tibial spurs 0.5 and 0.6× as long as hind basitarsus.

Metasoma . First tergite as long as its apical width; first tergite concave medio-basally, median area convex and strongly sculptured posteriorly, without medio-longitudinal carina (Fig. 26k); lateral grooves of first tergite moderately wide, with sparse crenulae (Fig. 26k); second tergite coarsely sculptured, with a small and rugose triangular medio-basal area, without medio-longitudinal carina (Fig. 26e); second metasomal suture wide, deep, with strong crenulae, weakly curved medially (Fig. 26e); third tergite with fine antero-lateral grooves; third to sixth tergites with subposterior transverse grooves (but absent medially on third tergite); third to fifth tergites coarsely sculptured (Fig. 26e); sixth and seventh tergites weakly rugose, posteriorly smooth (Fig. 26e); ovipositor sheath 0.6× as long as fore wing.

Colour . Head and mesosoma largely pale reddish-yellow (Fig. 25); antenna (but inner side of scapus yellow), eyes, mandible apically, metanotum and propodeum (but laterally reddish-yellow) black (Fig. 26d, g); fore leg yellow (but claws black), middle (except for trochanter and femur yellow) and hind leg black (Figs 25, 26f); metasoma largely black, second to fifth metasomal tergites laterally and sixth tergite (but medio-basally black) whitish-yellow, seventh tergite yellowish-brown (Fig. 26e, k); ovipositor sheath black (Fig. 25); wing membrane pale fruscate, pterostigma and veins dark brown (Fig. 26a, b).

Variation . Length of body of female 5.0–5.1 mm, of fore wing of female 4.7–4.9 mm and of ovipositor sheath 2.7–3.0 mm; mesopleuron posteriorly and metapleuron black; middle femur black; whitish-yellow area of second to fifth metasomal tergites relatively larger in paratypes.

Unknown.

China (Zhejiang).

Named after the type locality, Longwangshan, Zhejiang Province.

Figure 25. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) longwangshanensis sp. nov., ♀, holotype, habitus lateral.

Figure 26. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) longwangshanensis sp. nov., ♀, holotype. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Mandible, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Apex of antenna.

4♀♀, China, Fujian Prov., Jiangle, Longxishan, 8.VII.1991, Liu Changming, No. 969692, 969690, 969728, 969711 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 1.VII.1991, No. 969669 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, id., 16.VII.1991, No. 20007033 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Fujian Prov., Longyan, Qiushan, 21.VII.1988, Lin Naiquan, No. 20005321 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Fujian Prov., Wuyishan, 7.IX.1989, Wang Jiashe, No. 963978 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 5.VIII.1983, Ma Yun, No. 832698 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Tianmushan, 27.VII.1988, Qian Yin, No. 940322 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., West Tianmushan, Qiliting, 28.VII.1999, Zhao Mingshui, No. 998836 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., West Tianmushan, Xianrending, 3.VIII.1998, Zhao Mingshui, No. 993916 (ZJUH); 2♀♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Yinxian, 23.VII.1985, Zhang Jianrong, No. 852052, 852073 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Anji, Longwangshan, 31.VIII.1993, Zhu Chunyan, No. 939980 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 28.VII.1996, Wu Hong, No. 970388 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 11.XII.1991, He Junhua, No. 915983 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Qingyuan, Baishanzu, 19.VII.1994, Wu Hong, No. 946851 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Moganshan, 11.VI.1992, Chen Xuexin, No. 922672 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Gutianshan, 1.VIII.1990, Ma Yun, No. 906144 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Wuyanlin, 28.VII.1983, Cai Zhenbin, No. 833341 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Suichang, Jiulongshan, 18.VIII.1994, He Junhua, No. 944061 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Guizhou Prov., Fanjingshan, Jinding, 12.VII.1993, Yao Songlin, No. 936336 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 13.VII.1993, Chen Xuexin, No. 938737 (ZJUH); 1♀, China, Henan Prov., Jigongshan, Jinding, 10.VII.1997, Chen Xuexin, No. 973618 (ZJUH); 1♀, id., 11.VII.1997, Chen Xuexin, No. 973809 (ZJUH).

Only known is the foodplant of its host: Hippophae rhamnoides Linnaeus ssp. sinensis Rousi (Tan et al. 2012).

China (Fujian, Guizhou, Henan, Niangxia, Zhejiang); Korea, Russia.

Tan et al. (2012) reported that this species is from Ningxia.

Figure 27. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) pappi Tobias, 2000, ♀, habitus lateral.

Figure 28. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) pappi Tobias, 2000. ♀. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Mandible, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.

1♀, China, Zhejiang Prov., Tianmushan, 16.V.1988, He Junhua, No. 880900 (ZJUH).

Unknown.

China (Zhejiang); Russia.

This species is new to China.

Figure 29. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) tricoloratus Tobias, 2000, ♀, habitus lateral.

Figure 30. 

Bracon (Uncobracon) tricoloratus Tobias, 2000. ♀. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. Mandible, lateral view; k. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; l. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.