Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 70. (Budapest 1978)

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

69 (68) Head (in frontal view) not elongated, inner margin of eyes converging towards oral part (Fig. 107). Mesonotum and head equal in width. Penultimate joint of antenna more or less longer than broad to subcubic, not tightly articulated. Polished field of postaxilla pushing forwards about half way of scutellum (Fig. 108). 70 (71) Body small and rather gracile, its length less than 2.5 mm. First tergite 1.5 times longer than wide at rear, almost parallel-sided; second tergite hardly narrowing laterally, third tergite one-and-a-half times longer than second one (Fig. 98), every tergite smooth, shiny, except uneven hind quarter of first tergite. Metacarp almost as long as stigma, rl issuing very near to middle of stigma, rl and cuqui equal in length, angulated (Fig. 99). Mesonotum shiny and with sparsely placed fine punctation. Hind spurs of same length, as long as one-third of basitarsus. Outer surface of hind tibia with sparse spines. Fore ocellus slightly smaller than hind two ocelli, posterior imaginary tangent to fore ocellus just before (i.e. not touching) hind two ocelli. Ovipositor sheath as long as half third tibia. Proximal two-third of hind tibia testaceous. Carpal vein yellowish brown; stigma, metacarp, rl-j-cuqul brown, other veins faintly pigmented (Fig. 99). 9 : 2.2 mm. — Mongolia, USSR: Kazakhstan* A. obstans PAPP, 1971 (!!) 71 (70) Body at least 2.5 mm, usually about 3 mm, long, rather stout or strong. First tergite subparallel-sided, second tergite either more or less narrowing laterally (Fig. 109) or less transverse (Figs. 100, 101). 72 (73) Body relatively strong and stout. Second tergite less transverse, first tergite subquadrate (9, Fig. 100) or longer than wide at rear (rf Fig. 101), its hind half with shallow punctures, together with further tergites shiny. Stigma large, at most twice as long as wide, rl emitting almost from its middle, rl longer than cuqui (Fig. 103). Antennái joints 16-17 subcubic, slightly longer than broad (7 : 5-6, x 100). Ocelli forming a rather low triangle; hind imaginary tangent to anterior ocellus just transecting posterior two ocelli (Fig. 102). Disc of mesonotum with very fine punctation, interspaces greater than punctures, shiny. Two spurs of hind tibia subequal, inner one nearly reaching half length of basitarsus. Ovipositor sheath as long as two-thirds of hind tibia. Carpal vein yellow, stigma brown to opaque brown, metacarp light brown, further veins whitish, wing somewhat milky. Çrj*: 3-4 mm. — England, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. (= lissonotus TOBIAS, 1964, ! !, syn. n.**; non lacteipennis SzÉPUGETi, 1913 = assabensis SHENEFELT, 1972) A. lacteipennis (CURTIS, 1830), nom. rev. (!!) 73 (72) Body relatively less strong and less stout, normal in size. Second tergite transverse, first tergite less subquadrate (Fig. 109), its hind half to third with extremely small punctation, together with further tergites shiny to polished. Stigma not large, at least two-and-a-half times, usually thrice, longer than wide, emitting rl clearly distally from its middle, rl slightly shorter than (or as long as) cuqui (Fig. 110). Antennái joints 16-17 subcubic to one-third times longer * Recently I discovered a female specimen in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest) which was named by TOBIAS as A. gracilariae WILK. in 1968, its data: "KaparaHAHHCK. IO }KaHa-ApKa KOKceHr., 5. VI. 1959". ** Through an exchange a female paratype of A. lissonotus TOB. is deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. This paratype was compared to the male holotype of A. lacteipennis (CURT.) which 1 borrowed from the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, by the courtesy of Mr. A. NEBOISS. Though the two type-specimens represent female and male sex, respectively, the conspecificity was at once obvious to me. Since for a century A. lacteipennis was misinterpreted, consequently, supposedly a long series of its representatives are concealed under other names published in the literature. I am convinced that this species is widely distributed in Europe, and also in the Palaearctic Region. See further comments at the footnote of A. albipennis NEES, p. 299.