Episyron vagabundus subsp. hopponis

Episyron vagabundus hopponis (Matsumura, 1912) Figs 13 A – F, 14 A – H Pompilus hopponis Matsumura, 1912: 184. Episyron vagabundus hopponis Tsuneki, 1989: 108. Material examined. CHINA • 1 ♀ 1 ♂; Yunnan, Dehong State, Lianghe County, Zhedao Town, Longhe Village; 24°45'N, 98°13'E; 5. V. 2013; coll. Li Jiang; sweep net (YNAU); 2 ♀♀ 5 ♂♂, same locality as above, except coll. Jian Zhu, sweep net (YNAU); CHINA • 1 ♀; Yunnan, Yuxi City, Yuanjiang County; 23°18'N, 101°39'E; IV – V. 2006; coll. Malaise trap (YNAU). CHINA • 8 ♀♀; Yunnan, Wenshan State, Maguan County; 22°48'N, 103°79'E; V – IX. 2017; coll. Malaise trap (YNAU); CHINA • 29 ♀♀ 20 ♂♂; Yunnan, Jinghong City, Menghai County, Guanggang Village; 21°49'N, 100°29'E; V – XI. 2021; coll. Malaise trap (YNAU); CHINA • 5 ♀♀ 3 ♂♂; Yunnan, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, rainforest; 21°54'N, 101°16'E; 24. IV – 31. V. 2019; coll. Malaise trap (YNAU); CHINA • 6 ♀♀; Guangdong, Huizhou City, Nankun Mountain; 23°64'N, 113°89'E; 4–6. VI. 2011; coll. Zaifu Xu, sweep net (SCAU); CHINA • 17 ♀♀ 24 ♂♂; Guangdong Nanling Mountain Nature Reserve; 24°45'N, 112°67'E; 16. VIII. 2007 – 10. IX. 2011 (10 ♀ 15 ♂♂); coll. Zaifu Xu; same locality as above, except collector and date; 8. VIII. 2010 (2 ♀♀); coll. Huiting Chen; 8. VIII. 2010 (4 ♀♀ 4 ♂♂); coll. Huayan Chen; 24. VIII. 2010 (5 ♂♂); coll. Xiaoli Li; 9. VII. 2004 (1 ♀); coll. Jie Zeng; sweep net (SCAU); CHINA • 4 ♂♂; Fujian, Minqing County, Meiyanglin Forest Park; 26°14'N, 118°56'E; 13. VII. 2005; coll. Jinxian Liu; sweep net (YNAU). Diagnosis. Female. Body length 10.7–16.5 mm, fore wing 7.2–11.8 mm. Body largely black, following markings creamy yellow: broad band on inner and outer orbits, apical margin of clypeus broadly, without median constriction or separation, antenna 1-4 (5), posterior margin of pronotum, a large medio-posterior transverse mark of mesoscutum, tegula (sometimes wholly, sometimes in two or three spots); paired basolateral round spots on T 2, paired basal band on T 3, paired basal transverse large spots on T 4 (sometimes connected), on T 5 in variously twice constricted band, on GT 6 in a large basal mark and on S 6 spread completely over whole (Fig. 13 A – D). Apical third of all femora, tibiae, spurs, tarsomere 1 and spines, and tarsomere 2 partly yellowish or brown, rest of tarsi pale or dark brown (Fig. 13 A). Squamiform pubescence on metanotum, postnotum and propodeum brown yellow, on Tl- 3 coppery (Fig. 13 A, D). Male. Body length 7.1–11.5 mm; fore wing 6.4–11.0 mm. In addition to spots seen in female, two lateral spots of clypeus; baso-lateral marks of T 3 (usually concealed) and a mark on T 7; hind tibia red, with obscure orange stripe on outer margin at base; apical margin beneath of coxae and a spot above of fore femur whitish yellow; apices of mid and hind femora and mid tibia on outer side slightly reddish; spur except apical part and spines pale (Fig. 14 A – D). Squamiform pubescence on Tl- 3 coppery, but on metanotum, postnotum and propodeum white, with somewhat a yellow shine (Fig. 14 A, D) (Tsuneki 1989). Distribution. China, Japan (Tsuneki, 1989; He et al. 2004).