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7). Wing hyaline, radial cell 3.5-4.5 times as long as broad; 2r angled, Rl long, nearly reach margin of wing, areolet closed and distinct (Fig. 73). Foretarsomeres 1 to 5 ratio - 1.0 : 0.34 : 0.24 : 0.18 : 0.59, fore tibia+tarsus and fore leg claw on Figs 74-75. Metasoma only slightly shorter than head+mesosoma; all tergites with dense lateral band of white setae; tergite two occupies 0.5-0.55 of metasoma in dorsal view; tergite 2 posteriorly and subsequent tergites densely micropunctate. Ventral spine of hypopygium slender, prominent part 3.0-4.0 times as long as broad, with sparse white setae. Gall (Fig. 76) - Medium sized (13 to 20 mm of diameter) globular galls similar to those of A. kollari, but provided with strong and irregular ridges mainly in the superior half, with occasional protuberances, slightly pedunculated. Colour from yellowish brown to brown. The gall is hard to cut like A. infectorius, but unlike this species, A. sternlichti presents an outer irradianting parenchimatous zone, similar to that in A. kollari gall, while the internal chamber is very hard, vitreous and dark brown to black, like that of A. infectorius. Larval chamber is big and oval (around 4-5 mm). Diagnosis - Andricus sternlichti belongs to the group of species, within the kollari-group, with lateral propodeal carinae strongly bent outwards and easily recognisable by large sizes and the robust aspect of the body, with very dense white pubescence on the head, mesosoma and metasoma. The gena is strongly broadened behind the compound eye (Figs 17, 69), the antenna is 14-segmented (a character present only in a few species of the kollari-group) (Fig. 70); the scutellum is uniformly very dull rugose (Fig. 15). In other aspects, adults are similar to A. kollari/ hispanicus, A. infectorius and A. caliciformis. Most closely resembles A. infectorius (see the diagnostic characters in the key to species). Taxonomic comments - Some material, especially from Asia Minor and Iran, earlier identified and published as "A. gallaetinctoriae" supposedly referred to A. sternlichti. Houard (1911) was the first author to note that some of the gall wasps from Turkey attributed to "A. tinctoriae"

, were somewhat different, and wrote "Les individus conserves au cabinet de Vienne sous le nom de Cynips tinctoria paraissent différents. Les plus grands ont les antennes de 14 articles et proviennent des Galles de Smyrne. D'autres, plus petits, n'ont que 13 articles aux antennes et appartiennent à la Galle d'

Alep", but he did not described this species. Later Chodjai (1980) also recorded A. tinctoria and A. tinctoria var. nostria from Iran, but the pictures seem to correspond to this new species, and 2 specimens in the Barbotin collection, sent to him by Dr Chodjai, belong in fact to A. sternlicht ii sp. n.