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Papp, J.: A revision of the tribe Braconini Ashm. from the Carpathian Basin (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
c (d) Both scutellum and last segments of abdomen yellowish-red. Central spot of mesonotum small. — Range : Up to now, it was collected only in the Carpathian Basin, where it occurs sporadically in almost every district nominator var. szépligetii Fahringer 1928 d (c) Scutellum black, last segments of abdomen yellowish-red. Black spot of mesonotum not black. — Range : the Soviet Union. It occurs in the Pannonicum and the Matricum in our country. nominator var. nigroscutellatus Fahringer 1928 Cf ? 1 (6) Metanotum smooth and shiny or its distal central base lineately rugulose. Coxa 2—3. always reddish-yellow. 2 (3) Only proximal half of tergites 3—4. rugulose. Body always longer than 8 mm. Rostrum 0,8—1 mm. Scutellum, metanotum, and mesosternum black. Three black spots of mesonotum large. Length 9—11 mm, seldom 8 mm 1. terrefactor Vill. 3 (2) Tergites 3—4. almost entirely rugulose. Body at most 7 mm long. Rostrum 0,3—0,5 mm. Scutellum reddish-yellow. 4 (5) Proximal half or three-quarters of metanotum black. Basic colour of body reddishyellow. Length 5 mm 2. intermedins Szépl. 5 (4) Metanotum wholly yellowish-red. Basic colour of body yellowish-red. Length 5 mm. Varieties of male unknown 3. appellator Nees 6 (1) Metanotum rugulose on both sides of longitudinal midline. Coxae 2—3., except in V. insectator, black. Abdomen spotted with black. 7 (8) Tergite 4. smooth and shiny. Base of tergite 3. weakly rugulose. Palpi dark. Scutellum, metanotum, and mesosternum black. Length 7 mm 4. contractor Nees 8 (7) Tergites 1—4. rugulose. Palpi reddish-yellow. 9 (10) Metanotum weakly rugulose, wholly reddish-yellow. Scutellum reddish-yellow. Every coxa light. Abdomen irregularly spotted with black. Length 5,5—6 mm 5. insectator Ivok. 10 (9) Metanotum roughly rugose, black. Scutellum black. Coxae 2—3. black at least in spots. 11 (10) Tergites 1—4., as compared with V. nominator, somewhat roughly rugose. Occiput reddish-yellow. Femur 3. with black spots. Plate of tergite 1. and lateral fields of tergites 3—4. black, otherwise abdomen reddish-yellow. Length 5—6 mm 6. tentator Rossi 12 (11) Tergites 1—4., as compared with V. tentator, not roughly rugose. Occiput black. Femur 3. always reddish-yellow. Plate of tergite L, central field and its vicinity of tergite 2,, and segments 5- -8. black, otherwise abdomen reddish-yellow. Length 5—7 mm. Varieties see below $ $ 7. nominator F. Critical remarks on some Vipio species V. terrefactor Vill. The following markings varv on specimens collected in the Carpathian Basin : 1, Cheek weakly punctate. 2. Proximal centre of metanotum rugulose. 3. Base of tergite 3. with outwards-curving rugosity. 4. Black spots of ocelli and mesonotum indistinct. 5. Black colour of rostrum of varying extense. 6. Proximal srjot of mesonotum of varying size. 7. 9 scutellum not black, yet it may also be wholly black. 8. Tergites 1—4. singly (or all together) with irregular black spots. V. intermedins Szépl. The following markings varv on specimens collected in the Carpatian Basin : 1. Tergite 3. wholly smooth. 2. Central spot of mesonotum indistinct. 3. Tergites 3—4. rugose, excepting distal margin, metanotum red. 4. Plate of tergite 1. sometimes weakly rugulose. 5. Metanotum reddish-vellow r (var. 2. Szépl.).
