Aphelopus nepalensis Olmi, 1984

16. Aphelopus nepalensis Olmi, 1984

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Aphelopus nepalensis Olmi 1984: 57 ; He & Xu 2002: 61; Xu et al. 2011 g (Suppl.): 2; Xu et al. 2012a: 2.

Description of Female. Fully winged; length 1.8–1.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna completely brown; occasionally antennal segments 1–2 testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 5:5:6.5:7:6:6:5:6:5:9. Head dull, granulated; frontal line incomplete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3.5; OOL = 5; OPL = 3; TL = 4. Scutum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5–0.6 length of scutum. Scutellum and metanotum dull, granulated. Propodeum reticulate rugose; posterior surface with two complete longitudinal keels and median area smooth and shiny. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse band. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Description of Male. Fully winged; length 1.8–1.9 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; occasionally antennal segment 1 testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs testaceous, except base of metacoxa black; occasionally metafemur and metatibia brown. Antenna filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 4:4:6:6:7:6.5:6.5:6.5:7:9. Head dull, granulated; frontal line incomplete; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3.5; OOL = 3.5; OPL = 2.5; TL = 3.5. Scutum, scutellum and metanotum dull, granulated. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.5–0.6 length of scutum. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose; posterior surface with two complete longitudinal keels, median area shiny and smooth and lateral areas reticulate rugose. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Distal apex of aedeagus not tridentate ( Plate 8A View PLATE 8 ). Basivolsella with 2 subdistal bristles ( Plate 8A View PLATE 8 ), without outer basal process. In male specimen from China, Nanling National Nature Reserve, right basivolsella with 3 subdistal bristles and left basivolsella with 2 subdistal bristles. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: holotype ♂: NEPAL: Bokaihunde , 20 Km N of Trisuli ( BPBM) . Paratypes: same locality label as holotype, 1♀ ( BPBM) ; Nepal, Syabrubens, 35 Km N of Trisuli, 1♂ ( BPBM) ; Nepal , 27°58'N 85°00'E, 1♀ ( CNC) GoogleMaps . Other material. CHINA: Fujian, Mt. Huanggangshan , 6.VII.1985, Lian Zheng leg., 1♀ ( ZJUC) ; Gansu, Dangchang, Daheba , 2530 m, 31.VII.2004, Xuexin Chen leg., 3♂ ( ZJUC) ; Guangdong, Nanling National Nature Reserve , 8.V.2004, Zaifu Xu leg., 1♂ ( ZJUC) ; Guangdong, Mt. Nankunshan , 4–6.VI.2011, Zaifu Xu leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) ; Guizhou, Mt. Leigongshan , 1600 m, 2.VI.2005, Caiying Jiang leg., 1♂ ( SCAU) ; Hainan, Mt. Yinggeling , 17–20.VII.2010, Huayan Chen leg., 1♂ ( SCAU) ; same locality label, 28.V–3.VI.2007, Liqiong Weng leg., 1♂ ( SCAU) ; Hainan, Baisha County, Jiujialing , 17–20.VII.2010, Huayan Chen leg., 1♂ ( SCAU) ; Shaanxi, Liping National Forest Park, 1742 m, 22.VII.2004, Qiong Wu leg., 1♀ ( ZJUC) ; Shaanxi, Liuba, Mt. Ziboshan , 1632 m, 4.VIII.2004, Xuexin Chen leg., 1♂ ( ZJUC) ; Yunnan, Tengchong, Jietou , 12.V.2009, Jie Zeng leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) ; Yunnan, Baoshan, Tengchong, Jietou , 13.V.2009, Jie Zeng leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) ; Zhejiang, Mt. West Tianmushan, Xianrending , 3.VII.2000, Caiying Jiang leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) . Palaearctic: CHINA: Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region, Mt. Liupanshan , 21.VI–14.VII.2008, Jiemin Yao leg., 1♂ ( SCAU) ; Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region, Jingyuan, Mt. Liupanshan , Longtan Forest Farm, 5.VII.2008, Jiemin Yao leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) ; Shandong, Shanghe County, 25.VIII.2007, Jiahe Yan leg., 1♀ ( SCAU) . JAPAN: Hokkaido, Sapporo ( AEIC) ; Honshu , Ibaraki Pref., Tsuchiura ( AEIC) ; Honshu, Iwate Pref., Mt. Hiyachine , 1000 m ( AEIC) ; Kyushu, Fukuoka Pref., Mt. Hiko , 700 m ( AEIC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. China ( Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Shandong), Nepal (Bokaihunde, Syabrubens), Japan ( Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu).