Cyanotiphia fenchihuensis ( Tsuneki, 1986 ), 2025

Cyanotiphia fenchihuensis ( Tsuneki, 1986) , comb. nov.

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Tiphia (Punctotiphia) fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986: 2 , 8, 12–17, ♀ ♂.

[ Holotype, ♀, China, Taiwan, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Fenchihu , about 1400m, 26.VII.1966, K. Tsuneki; deposited in University of Fukui (Japan)].

Material examined. 1♂, China, Guangdong Province, Qingyuan City, Yangshan County, Nanling National Natural Reserve , 24°45’40”N, 112°51’50”E, 794 m, 18.VII.2008, Hao Zeng ( CNU) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. This species differs from the type species C. ruficauda Cameron, 1907 in the following characters: body black ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–16 ); lower frons with medial longitudinal narrow carina in male ( Figs 10, 11 View FIGURES 9–16 ); transverse carina of T1 with an angle backwards in the middle, but almost straight in female ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–16 ).

The male of this species differs from C. breviclypeola sp. nov. in the following characters: clypeus more sharply triangular ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9–16 ); lower frons with medial longitudinal narrow carina in male ( Figs 10, 11 View FIGURES 9–16 ); propodeal areola almost 2× longer than wide ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ); S1 with longitudinal wrinkles, without deep punctures along lateral carina ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 9–16 ); pygidium of T7 present, without lateral carina ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 9–16 ).

Distribution. China ( Taiwan, *Guangdong).

Remarks. Tsuneki (1986) described Tiphia (Punctotiphia) fenchihuensis from Taiwan, China (one female and 17 males). After examining our specimen and referring to the related literature, T. (P.) fenchihuensis matches the diagnostic features of Cyanotiphia ( Cameron 1907; Tsuneki 1986; Saini et al. 2022). So, T. (P.) fenchihuensis Tsuneki, 1986 should be transferred to the Cyanotiphia .

Tsuneki’s original description of the species, based on the Taiwanese specimens, was detailed and the Guangdong specimen examined in our study is almost identical. In our paper, just some complementary and variations in male are offered as follows: W: OW: L: IOD=6.5: 3: 3.8: 3.6; OOD: POD: Od= 9: 7.5: 6.5; AOD: WAS: IAD: CL= 9.5: 15: 3.5: 22; propodeal areola of propodeum noticeably long and subtrapezoidal, APWL= 1.4: 1: 1.9, and its posterior part medially lower than the surrounding area ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ); disc of propodeum with several longitudinal or bifurcate wrinkles ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ), lateral surface of propodeum dorsally with dense long curving wrinkles extending from anterodorsal to posteroventral area, ventrally impunctate ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 9–16 ); S1 with longitudinal wrinkles, without deep punctures along lateral carina ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 9–16 ); S3–S6 with sparse and shallow punctures, and denser on posterior margins ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 9–16 ); and T7 strongly and coarsely puncto-reticulate, interspaces between punctures distinctly with long carinae ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 9–16 ).