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Papp, J.: A survey of the European species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgasterinae), V. The lacteus-, longipalpis-, ultor-, butalidis- and vipio-group

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONAL!S HUNGARICÏ Tomus 73. Budapest, 1981 p. 263-291. A survey of the European species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae), V. The lacteus-, longipalpis-, ultor-, butalidis- and vipio-group by J. PAPP, Budapest Abstract •— Key to the lacteus-, longipalpis-, ultor-, butalidis and v/p/o-group comprising all European (29) and some extra-European (9 East Palaearctic and 3 North African), a total of 41 Apanteles species, is given. Recent type-examination revealed the following new synonymy: A. naso MARSHALL, 1885c = A. contortus TOBIAS, 1964, syn. n., = A. evander NIXON, 1965, syn. n. All species are enumerated in an alphabetic order within their respective species-group. With 195 figures (on 13 tables). The LACTEUS-group The following features characterize the species of the lacteus-group : 1. Malar space conspicuously long, i.e. twice as long as basal width of mandible (Fig. 2, 89-90). 2. Wings somewhat milky-hyaline. 3. Vannai lobe of hind wing concave to straight, beyond its widest point without a fringe of hairs (Fig. 91) 4. Hypopygium weakly sclerotized and with longitudinal creases. The hosts of the species of the lacteus-group cover the following Iepidopterous families: Phycitidae. Tineidae. KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE LACTEUS-GROUP A (B) Females. 1 (4) Propodeum, at least medially, rugose to rugulose, laterally usually smooth and shiny. 2 (3) First tergite subquadrate (Fig. 92), i.e. broadest at its middle and nearly equally wide at its fore and hind end; third tergite twice longer than second tergite. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view one-and-a-half times as long as hind tibia. Stigma opaque yellow. Tegula yellow. Legs black, fore femur distally and tibiae 1-3 more or less with a yellowish pattern. Disc of mesonotum punctate, interspaces equal with diameter of punctures, notaulix indicated by crowded punctation (Fig. 1). Distance between fore and hind ocelli somewhat greater than diameter of an ocellus (6:5). Penultimate joint of antenna almost twice longer than broad (9-10:5). Qçf: 3.5-4 mm. —Western Palaearctic Region, rather sporadic. (= tadzhicus TELENGA, 1949,0*, non 9 • Partim) A. lacteus (NEES, 1834) (!)* 3 (2) First tergite one-and-a-half times as long as broad at hind, slightly broadening distally. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view distinctly shorter than hind tibia. Stigma light brown. * (!) = 1 studied authentic specimen(s), i.e. specimen(s) named by MARSHALL, NIXON, REINHARD, TELENGA, TOBIAS, WILKINSON (Palaearctic species) and MARSH, MASON, MUESEBECK, WATANABE (East Palaearctic or Nearctic species). (!!) = Either the holotype or the paratype(s) seen.