Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 73. (Budapest 1981)

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

of hind wing incurved (Fig. 1221). Interspaces of mesonotum dull. Otherwise together with colour of body agreeing with the next species. 9o*

: 2.5-3 mm. — Japan A. kurosawai WATANABE, 1940 (!!) 25 (24) Stigma brown or dark brown, rl issuing usually less distally, and rather exceptionally clearly distally, from its middle, and usually slightly longer than cuqul (Figs. 25,125). Ovipositor sheath as long as two-thirds of hind tibia. Hind femur more thick, 3.1-3.3 times as long as its greatest breadth (Fig. 126). Nervellus of hind wing incurved below (Fig. 127 I ). Interspaces of mesonotum shiny (Fig. 22). Penultimate joint of antenna 1.1-1.3 times longer than broad. Hind imaginary tangent to anterior ocellus touching, or indistinctly transecting, posterior pair of ocelli. Postero-lateral field of propodeum polished. Fore femur, except its brown base, and tibia, apex of middle femur+base of middle and hind tibiae yellow, otherwise legs black to blackish brown. Head, antenna, thorax and abdomen black. Wings hyaline to subhyaline, venation with a pigmentation variable in colour, rl+cuqul usually more or less brownish. Co*: 2.5-3 mm. — Sporadic to frequent in the Palaearctic Region, introduced and naturalized in the Nearctic Region A. Iacteicolor VIERECK, 1911 (!) 26 (19) Second tergite smooth to uneven or alutaceous, i.e. its sculpture distinctly weaker than that of first tergite (Figs. 32-33, 35, 40-41, 43). 27 (28) First tergite almost entirely smooth, 1.3-1.5 times as long as wide at hind. Penultimate joint of antenna distinctly longer than broad. Ovipositor sheath clearly shorter than hind tibia. Upper half of propodeum punctate to rugulose, its lower half smooth and shiny. Stigma brown with a pale basal spot. 9cf

: 2.2-2.3 mm. — Armenia (Yerevan) A. erevanicus TOBIAS, 1976* 28 (27) First tergite rugose to rugulose, i.e. never smooth. 29 (32) Scutellum more or less punctate, i.e. its disc never smooth, dull (Figs. 30-31). 30 (31) Third tergite 1.1-1.2 times longer than second tergite (Fig. 128). Penultimate joint of antenna 1.4-1.5 times as long as broad. Distance between posterior two ocelli 2.2- 2.6 times as long as diameter of an ocellus. Disc of mesonotum dull, with dense and almost even punctation, interspaces shorter than punctures, notaulix faintly indicated by crowded punctation (Fig. 29). Propodeum carinated, rather exceptionally poorly carinated; its surface smooth to uneven, shiny; above areola middle and sometimes areola itself rugulose. Inner spur of hind tibia distinctly longer than outer spur, though shorter than half basitarsus. First tergite broadening posteriorly, 1.1-1.2 times as long as wide at hind (Fig. 128), its hind horizontal surface ruguloscabriculous, dull. Second tergite usually smooth, shiny, sometimes alutaceous. Ovipositor sheath short, about half as long as basitarsus. Stigma 2.6 times longer than wide, issuing radial vein close distally from its middle; rl about one-third longer than cuqul (Fig. 129). dl one-fourth longer than dl. Stigma brown with a faint to tindistinct pale basal spot. 9 : 2.7-2.8 mm. — North Italy, Hungary, Israel A. cerialis NIXON, 1976 (!!) 31 (30) Third tergite almost twice longer than second tergite. Penultimate joint of antenna 1.2 times as long as broad. Distance between posterior two ocelli thrice as long as diameter of an ocellus. In the other features quite similar to the previous species. 9 : 2.3- 2.5 mm. — Bulgaria A. areolaris BALEVSKI et TOBIAS, 1980** * I know only the original description (TOBIAS 1976) of this species. ** I know only the original description (BALËVSKI & TOBIAS 1980) of this species, which, except three features expounded in the key, may refer also to A. cerialis NIXON. A comparison of the types of A. areolaris BAL. et TOB. and A. cerialis NIXON will perhaps prove the identity of the two forms, i.e. the junior synonymy of A. areolaris.