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

and hind tibia yellow. Stigma and metacarp blackish brown, basal spot of stigma yellow, rl + cuqui and costal vein opaque greyish brown, further veins colourless, wings with a milky tint. 9 : 3-3.5 mm,^: 3 mm. — England, Hungary, Bulgaria, Mongolia A. drusilla NIXON, 1972 (!!) nom. rev.* 154 (153) Head at most slightly narrower than thorax, normally head and thorax equal in width. Mesonotum dull with strong and close punctation, interspaces smaller than punctures and indistinctly increasing in size posteriorly (Fig. 26). Penultimate two-three joints of antenna rather cubic, at most 17th joint faintly transverse. Ovipositor sheath about length of hind tibia. Legs with more yellow to brownish yellow colour. 155 (156) Third femur (Fig. 168) somewhat flattened and relatively short, less than thrice as long as broad (40 : 15, x 63). Face (in frontal view) transverse, 1.4 times wider below than high (30 : 21, x 100), inner margin of eyes subparallel, i.e. feebly converging below. First tergite (Fig. 169) parallel-sided, subquadrate, somewhat longer than wide at hind (36 : 30, x 100). Prescutellar furrow rather deep and wide. Light colour of legs with much whitish yellow pattern. Stigma with a faint distal spot, its basal spot distinct. 9 : 2.8 mm. — Hungary A. reicharti PAPP, 1974a (!!) 156 (155) Third femur not flattened and not short, at least thrice as long as broad (Fig. 170). Face (in frontal view) less transverse, 1.2-1.3 times wider below than high (32-35 : 27, x 100), inner margin of eyes parallel. First tergite 1.4-1.6 times longer than wide at rear. Prescutellar furrow shallow and narrow. Light colour of legs with few whitish patterns. Stigma not light distally. 157 (158) Dl high, its width to height as 42 : 40 ( X 100), dl less longer than dl (20 : 16, xlOO); rl longer than cuqui and emitting indistinctly distally from stigma (Fig. 171). First tergite 1.4 times longer than wide at rear, ratio of its length to fore, median and hind width as 40 : 26 : 29 : 29 (Fig. 172). Last three joints of antenna tightly adpressed to each other. Inner spur of hind tibia equal with half basitarsus. Apex of ovipositor sheath notched (Fig. 173). Face punctulatesubrugulose. Fore half of postaxille rather smooth. Outer surface of hind tibia with numerous spines. Wings hyaline. 9 : 3.4 mm. — Hungary, USSR: Sotchi (= praetorius TOBIAS 1976, !!, syn. n.**) A. propinquus PAPP, 1975 (!!) 158 (157) Dl wide, its width to height as 43-42: 34 (xlOO), dl much longer than dl (24-23 : 12-13, x 100); rl as long as or slightly longer than cuqui and emitting distinctly distally from stigma (Fig. 174). First tergite 1.6 times as long as wide at rear, ratio of its length to fore, median and hind width as 40 : 23 : 25 : 25 (Fig. 175). Last three joints of antenna monili- to submoniliform. Inner spur of hind tibia shorter than half basitarsus. Apex of ovipositor sheath evenly pointed (Fig. 176). Face with very fine punctation. Fore half of postaxille rugulose. Outer surface of hind tibia with few spines. Wings subhyaline to faintly fumous. 9 : 2.8-3 mm.-f : 2.5-2.7 mm. — England, Germany, Hungary A. Iaevigatoides NIXON, 1972 (!!) 159 (144) At most 17th antennái joint subcubic to cubic, further joints longer than broad. Antenna as long as body or indistinctly shorter. * Previously the two names (A. albipennis NEES and A. drusilla NIXON) were considered to be synonyms by me (PAPP 1973). This was a mistake, I failed to notice some features expounded in the key which, in my recent comprehension, must be accepted as specific characters and differences. Still the two species are extremely difficult to separate from each other, a good practice is required to recognize them. **The above synonymy was recently established on the basis of a paratype examination kindly lent to me by V. I. TOBIAS (Leningrad).