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as r2 (1.04: 1 9, 1.05: 19 + 16% 1.09: 2 9 9, 1.11: 1 o% 1.15: 1 9, 1.16: 1 ó% 1.17: 1 9, 1.18: 1 9, 1.2: 1 9, 1.25: 1 <J). 6. First tergite 1.3-1.66 times as long as wide at hind (1.3: 1 c% 1.31: 2 9 9, 1.33: 1 9, 1.35: 2 do*, 1.37: 1 9, 1.38: 1 9 + lr3\ 1.39: 1 9, 1.4: 3 99, 1.41: 1 9, 1.42: 1 9, 1.43: 1 9, 1.44: 2 9 9, 1.45: 1 9, 1.47: 2 9 9 + 2 ââ, 1.5: 5 9 9 + 2 ââ, 1.53: 2 9 9, 1.55:2 9 9, 1.6: 1 9, 1.66:3 â â). 7. Colour of body usually as that of the neotype, in a few specimens the dark colour or, contrarily, the light colour extends more or less. Taxonomic remarks 1. Designation of the neotype 9 - Type locality and host: Morgins, canton Wallis, Switzerland, ex larva Ernobius (?)abietis (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae) May 1991 (food-plant of host: "cone of spruce" or Picea excel sä), leg. et educ. M. Kenis. - Neotype is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hym. Typ. No. 7478. 2. Justification of the designation - In his original description Ratzeburg (1848: 40) pointed out: "Hr. Nordlinger hat dasselbe Tier wieder zu Hohenheim aus mit Anobium und Tortrix strobilana besetzten Fichtenzapfen erzogen." In his letter of 25 February 1992 Mr. M. Kenis, the collector of the series of B. strobilorum (from which the neotype was selected), wrote to me that "I suppose that they come from Ernobius abietis, because it is by far the most abundant Anobiidae in the cones in our region, but in fact, this insect has a cycle of 2-3 years in the cones and I have not obtained any adult last year. So, it could also come from other Ernobius species." The question-mark in parentheses before the species name (?)abietis indicates the uncertainty of the host. The female neotype of the species B. (L.) strobilorum Ratzeburg is designated by the following considerations: a) The original syntype material (at least 2 9 9) was destroyed during the Second World War (March 1945; Königsmann 1964). b) Four taxa, Bracon (Glabrobracon) caudiger Nees, 1834, B. (Orthobracon) longulus Thomson, 1892, B. (Gl.) pineti Thomson, 1892 and B. (Gl.) xanthogaster Nees, 1834 are very near and similar to each other which recommend the fixation of the taxonomic position of B. (Lucobracon) strobilorum Ratzeburg (see also provisions Art. 75 (b) and (ii) of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). c) The original description of B. strobilorum by Ratzeburg (1848: 40) agrees and coincides in all respects with the neotype as well as with the authentic matetial, namely colour of body, form of alar cell Cu2 and proportional length of the veins r2 and cuqul. The subsequent key was prepared to distinguish the closely related species in question: 1 (2) Temple in dorsal view close behind eye not rounded, i.e. head in dorsal view cubic, usually 1.3-1.5 times as broad as long (Fig. 1) (subgeneric feature). Mesosoma elongated, in lateral view (Fig. 3) 1.8-1.9 times as long as high. Cu2 relatively short, r2 as long as cuqul or somewhat shorter. Scutum of first tergite and second tergite antero-medially with variable sculpture, i.e. longitudinally uneven to rugulose (Fig. 6). Body black, fore half of metasoma and hind tergites laterally yellow. Legs yellow with much brownish suffusion. Wings brownish fumous to subhyaline. Ovipositor sheath as long as body. Body usually 3.3-4.1 mm (c?9) B. (L.) strobilorum Ratzeburg, 1848