Title	A new species of the genus Himertosoma from the Ryukyus, Japan, with a key to species from the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae)

Book/Journal	Zookeys

Author	Kyohei Watanabe    Kaoru Maeto

Edition		Volume	234	Number		Page	59-66

Publisher	Pensoft Publishers
	Pensoft Publishers

Year	2012	Month

ISBN		ISSN	1313-2970

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Remarks

A new species of the genus Himertosoma Schmiedeknecht, H. kuslitzkii sp.n., was descovered in Amami-oshima Island, the Ryukyus. This new species resembles two Oriental species, H. philippense Chandra & Gupta and H. townesi Chandra & Gupta inthe colour pattern of the head and metasoma, number of flagellomeres, and the relatively slender first metasomal tergite, but can easily be distinguished from them by the nearly evenly punctate propodeum, different length / width ratio of the first metasomal tergite, different length of the ovipositor sheath, tricoloured mesosoma, and the whitish band along the posterior margin of the second and following metasomal tergites. A key to the Palaearctic and Oriental species of Himertosoma is also provided.

Taxon	Himertosoma kuslitzkii Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0241

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) auster Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0235

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) coeloclypeus Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0236

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) ezoensis Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0237

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) japonicus Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0238

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) michinokuensis Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0239

Taxon	Stilbops (Stilbops) montanus Watanabe & Maeto, 2012

Voucher specimen(s)	HYM0240