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)

Bracon (Glabrobracon) pallicarpus THOMSON, Ço* and sp. rev. (Figs 74-77) Bracon pallicarpus THOMSON, 1894: Opusc. Ent. 17 (1892): 1809 ?ó\ type locality: Lapland (Sweden), male lectotype in Zoological Museum of University Lund; examined. -PAPP 1966: 378 (as B. obscurator ab. "pallidicarpus"). PAPP 1969: 203 (as junior synonym of B. obscurator, designation of female lectotype). SHENEFELT 1978: 1576 (as B. obscurator ab. pallicarpus after PAPP 1966, literature up to 1974). Condition of the syntype specimens and designations of the paralectotypes (1 $ + 2 $). - In THOMSON'S Collection (deposited in the Zoological Museum Lund) there are four syntype specimens: three (1 $ + 2 <$) on a single pin mounted on a small pointed cards each, the fourth specimen is a male and mounted on a small pointed card attached to a separate pin. From among the three specimens on the thin and flexible common pin the uppermost specimen is a female, below it are two males. The female is in a bad condition: both flagelli and four wings missing, legs somewhat glueish. The first male (below the female) is in good condition and earlier this syntype specimen was designated as the lectotype by me (PAPP 1969). The second male (below the first male) is somewhat damaged: right flagellum missing, left flagellum with ten flagellomeres, left tarsomeres 2-5 missing, legs more or less under the body owing to the mounting. The single male (on the separate pin) is mounted on its right side, therefore its right legs are hardly visible, its right flagellum with 15 flagellomeres, left flagellum missing. The upper female and lower male (common on the pin) as well as the third male (separate on the pin) specimens are here designated as the paralectotypes. - Every type specimen has been collected in "Lappland" Sweden. Specific features of the females (10 $) - Body 1.9-2.6 mm long. Antenna somewhat shorter than body and with 19-20 antennomeres. Penultimate flagellomere distinctly twice as long as broad. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 74) less transverse, 1.6 times as broad as long, eye about twice as long as temple, temple rounded. Horizontal diameter of oral opening slightly longer than shortest distance between opening and eye. Head polished, face laterally finely granulate. - Mesosoma in lateral view stout, 1.4-1.5 times as long as high (Fig. 75). Propodeum polished. Hind femur 3.7-4 times as long as broad. - Pterostigma (Fig. 76) 2.5-2.6 times as long as wide and issuing r more or less proximally from its middle. Second submarginal cell long, 3-SR 1.2 times as long as 2-SR, 4-SR just reaching tip of wing. - First tergite (Fig. 77) 1.4-1.5(-l .6) times as long as broad behind, beyond pair of spiracles subparallel sided. Second tergite three times as broad behind as long, tergites 2-3 equal in length, suture between them deep, just bisinuate and finely subcrenulate. Tergites smooth and shiny. Ovipositor sheath as long as metasoma and mesosoma combined or hind tibia + tarsus combined. Body black with dark brown tint. Palpi pale. Tegula light brownish. Legs pale yellow or light brownish. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma and veins opaque yellow or brownish yellow. Specific features of the males (8 <$) - Similar to the female. Body 1.8-2.3 mm long. Antenna with 21-22 antennomeres. First tergite 1.4-1.6 times as long as broad behind. Host unknown. Distribution - Sweden, Finland, *England, *Spain, Germany, *Hungary, Italy, *Serbia. Taxonomic position — Within the subgenus Glabrobracon the species Bracon pallicarpus is nearest to B. claripennis THOMSON, their distinction is presented at the latter species, p. 235.