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Papp, J.: A revision of the tribe Braconini Ashm. from the Carpathian Basin (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
body, 6 mm. Abdomen yellow. Length 9 mm. Range : Czechoslovakia, Ukraine. In the Carpathian Basin, it occurs sporadically in the Carpathicum ; in the Pannonicum and Matricum it occurs in the neighbouring parts of the Carpathicum. Rare 1. sculpturatus Thorns. 1892 4 (3) Tergites 1— 7. smooth and shiny. A longitudinal furrow attached to lateral field o^ tergite 2. Ovipositor longer than body : 10—12 mm. Abdomen yellow. Frequently all tergites or sternites dark-spotted. Length 8—9 mm. — Range : Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Asia Minor. In the Carpathian Basin, it was collected mostly in the Pannonicum and the Matricum, but rare in the Carpathicum and the Illyricum. Presumably an euryök mesophilous species with an eremophilous inclination 2. denignator var. neesi Marshall, 1898 5 (2) Head yellow, with a smaller or larger black spot around ocelli. Furrow of mesonotum deep or eventually shallow. 6 (7) Furrow of mesonotum deep, therefore centre of mesonotum convex. Ovipositor scarcely shorter than body : 7— 9 mm. Black spot around ocelli large and of varying shape, frequently band-like, extending to occiput. Other surfaces of head and abdomen yellow. Palpi dark. Legs black. Length 8—10 mm. — Range : Sweden, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, the European part of the Soviet Union, Caucasus, Turkey, Turkmenia, Siberia, Sachalin. In the Carpathian Basin, it occurs in every district, yet sporadically. Rare 3. initiator Nees, 1834 7 (6) Furrow of mesonotum not deep, centre of mesonotum flat. Black spot around ocelli extends at most to centre of vertex, never band-like onto occiput. Palpi yellow. Legs black, but end of femur 1. light. 8 (9) Plate of tergite 1. with parallel sides, its proximal end tapering angularly. Central field of tergite 2. quadratic, elongated distally into an edge. Black spot extending around ocelli on occiput, its shape variable. Presternum brown or yellowish-brown. Length 10 mm, rarely 8 mm. — Range : Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Azerbeidshan. In the Carpathian Basin, it occurs in every district, except the high mountains. Rare 4. flaviceps Ivanov, 1896 9 (8) Side of plate of tergite 1., beginning from distal base, tapering in an arch. Central field of tergite 2. generally of a deltoid shape. Only triangle of ocelli black on occiput. Prosternum yellow. Length 8—11 mm (Male unknown). - Range : Bavaria, the Northern Balkans. In the Carpathian Basin, it is known from three mountainous localities (Matricum, Praenoricum, Illyricum). Rare 5. fulviceps Kriechbaumer, 1898 10 (1) Males. 11 (14) Head and thorax wholly black. Furrow of mesonotum always weak. Palpi brown. 12 (13) Some long wrinkles on plate of tergite 1. Sculpture of tergites 2—4. similar to that of female ; proximal margin of tergite 5. weakly rugulose. Other tergites smooth. Abdomen yellow. Length 4—6 mm 1. sculpturatus Thorns. 13 (12) Only one longitudinal furrow on plate of tergite 1. Other tergites smooth and shiny. A longitudinal furrow attaches to lateral field of tergite 2. Abdomen yellow, darkening bey r ond segment 4. Length 7 8 mm 2. deprimator var. neesi Marshall 14 (11) Head yellow, size of black spot around ocelli variable. Furrow of mesonotum not always deep. Palpi yellow 15 (16) Furrow of mesonotum deep ; centre of mesonotum never protruding as much as in female. Black spot extends to almost whole occiput. Other surfaces of head and abdomen yellow. Length 8 mm, rarelv 11 mm 3. initiator Nees 16 (15) Furrow of mesonotum not deep. Black spot of occiput restricted to around ocelli. Length 6—8mm. — There were no males collected yet in the Carpathian Basin 4, flaviceps I v. Critical remarks on some Atanycolus species A. sculpturatus Thorns. I have examined the type specimen of Atanycolus signatus, described by Szépligeti. I found that there are slight gradual differences between A, signatus Szépl. and A. sculpturatus Thorns., so there is no „differentia specifica".
