Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 92. (Budapest 2000)

Papp, J.: First synopsis of the species of obscurator species-group, genus Bracon, subgenus Glabrobracon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae)

Obergurgl, 2600 m, 16 August 1983, ex larva Pontania reticulatae MALAISE 28 May 1984 (host's foodplant: Salix sp.), leg. et educ. J.-P. KOPELKE (rearing no. 41 D/1983). Depositories - The female holotype and six female paratypes are deposited in the Senckenbcrg Museum, Frankfurt a. M., two female paratypes in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Department of Zoology), Budapest, Hym. Typ. Nos 7896-7897. Etymology - The new species is dedicated to Dr. JENS-PETER KOPELKE (Frankfurt a. M.), the persistent and keen explorer of the gall-making sawflies on Salix species and the collector of the series of the new species. Description of the female holotype - Body 2.8 mm long. Antenna about one-fifth longer than body and with 27 antennomeres. First flagellomere 2.6 times as long as broad, further flagellomeres gradually attenuating and shortening so that penultimate flagellomere twice as long as broad. - Head in dorsal view (Fig. 38) transverse, 1.8 times as broad as long, eye 1.5 times as long as temple, temple less receded or strongly rounded, occiput weakly excavated. OOL twice as long as POL. Horizontal diameter of oral opening one-fourth longer than shortest distance between opening and eye. Head polished, face laterally and frons finely granulate. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 times as long as high. Notaulix faintly distinct, its run indicated by a row of pili. Prescutellar furrow narrow, very shallow and finely crenulate. Mesosoma polished. Lunule of propodeum issuing a short carina. - Hind femur 4.1 times as long as broad distally (Fig. 39). Basal lobe of claw large (Fig. 40). Fore wing somewhat longer than body. Pterostigma (Fig. 41) 3.3 times as long as wide and issuing r proximally from its middle, r as long as width of pterostigma, 3-SR 1.35 times as long as 2-SR, 4-SR 2.2 times as long as 3-SR, just curved and reaching tip of wing. First discal cell less high, 1-M 1.6 times as long as m-cu and 1-SR-M arched and 1.4 times as long as 1-M (Fig. 42, see arrows). - Hind wing: cu-a straight (Fig. 43, see arrow). First tergite (Fig. 44) 1.25 times as long as broad behind, pair of spiracles somewhat before its middle, beyond spiracles sides of tergite subparalllel, i.e. just broadening posteriorly; scutum polished, otherwise tergite rugose. Second tergite 2.6 times as broad behind as long laterally and one-third longer than third tergite, suture between tergites 2-3 bisinuate and smooth. Second tergite antero-medially longitudinally rugulose, otherwise together with further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath as long as hind tibia + tarsomeres 1-3 combined. Body black. Antenna blackish. Palpi blackish brown, mandible brownish yellow. Tegula blackish with yellowish suffusion. Legs yellow, coxae-trochanters 1-2 blackish brown, third coxa-trochanter black, femora basally, tibiae 2-3 distally and tarsi 1-3 entirely darkening. Wings hyaline, pterostigma and veins brown to dark brown. Description of the female paratypes (8 $) - Similar to the female holotype. Body 2.8-4 mm long (2.8: 1 ?, 3:4 $, 3.2: 2 $,4: 1 $). Antenna with 27-34 antennomeres (27: 1 $,28: 1 $,29: 1 ?, 30: 2 $, 32: 2 ç, 34: 1 $). Hind femur 4.1-4.5 times as long as broad distally. Pterostigma 2.6-3.6 times as long as wide (2.6: 1 $,.2.8: 2 $,3.3: 3E, 3.6: 2 $); 3-SR 1.3-1.4(-l .5) times as long as 2-SR. First tergite just longer to 1.2 times longer than broad behind. Second tergite antero-medially sometimes weakly rugulose. Male unknown. Hosts - Pontania glaucae KOPELKE, P. herbaceae CAMERON, P. reticulatae MALAISE (Hym. Tenthredinidae).