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Papp, J.: A survey of the European species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgasterinae) II. The laevigatus-group, I

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATION ALI S HUNGARICI Tomus 70. Budapest 1978. A Survey of the European Species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgasterinae) II. The laevigatus-group, 1. by J. PAPP, Budapest Abstract — A key to the laevigatus-group (first part) comprising all West-Palaearctic, and some East-Palaearctic and Nearctic, totalling 71, Apanteles species is given. Recent type examinations revealed six new synonyms: A. appellator TELENGA, 1949 = A. salverdensis HEDQVIST, 1965; A. breviventris (RATZEBURG, 1848) = A. rnesoxanthus RUSCHKA, 1917; A. evonymellae (BOUCHÉ, 1834) =

/i. iarbas NIXON, 1972; A. lacteipennis (CURTIS, 1830) =/Í. lissonotus TOBIAS, 1964; A. propinquus PAPP, 1975 = A. praetorius TOBIAS, 1976; A.sicariusMARSHALL, 1885 = A. crudelis PAPP, 1971. Two names, A. albipennis (NEES, 1834) and A. drusilla NIXON, 1972, are reestablished. With 217 figures. Introduction — In the first part of my survey (PAPP 1976a) I have separated every European species-group of the genus Apanteles FORST, by constructing a key for them. In the present and subsequent contributions I present my elaboration of the species-groups beginning with the laevigatus-group. I consequently endeavoured to include all the species into the key of the respective speciesgroups of which I could decide to what a species-group they belong. Every species being thus clarified and either described from or distributed also in Europe and North Africa* were comprised in the key of the respective species-group. Furthermore, several species known either from the East Palaearctic Region or from the Nearctic Region were also incorporated, of course, this elaboration is far from being complete owing to my restricted knowledge of the Apanteles species distributed in these regions. Notations — 1. (!) = known to me through authentically identified specimen(s) only, viz., many West Palaearctic species determined by G. E. J. NIXON, V. I. TOBIAS, and D. S. WILKINSON, few East Palaearctic species by C. WATANABE, and some Nearctic species by P. MARSH and W. R. M. MASON. 2. (! !) = I have studied either the holotype or paratype(s) of the species. 3. Abbreviations of the alar veins and cells see in the first part of my survey (PAPP 1976a). 4. [... ] = the species is not a representative of the species-group in respect. The LAEVIGATUS-group The following features characterize the species-group of laevigatus-group: 1. First tergite usually parallel- or subparallel-sided, rather exceptionally either with arched, or distally widening or narrowing sides; 2. Second tergite transverse, distinctly shorter than third one; 3. Tergites 1-2 usually rugulose-subrugulose, or smooth to polished, with more or less punctation; 4. Ovipositor sheath** long, usually about length of third tibia; 5. Vannai lobe of hind wing convex; 6. Propodeum never with areola, though an areola-like impression as a U with shortened pair of carinae or rugae present in several species; 7. Mesonotum punctate in variable density and strength, however, punctation only exceptionally confluent giving an impression of rugose surface. Hosts of the species of laevigatus-group cover the following lepidopterous families: Cochylidae, Coleophoridae, Gelechiidae, Pterophoridae, Tortricidae. * I use "Europe" and "North Africa" in a geographical sense. ** "Ovipositor sheath" means always the hairy part of the sheath (NIXON 1965,1972).