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Vipio illusor (Klug) Bracon illusor Klug, 1817: in Germar: Reise nach Dalmatien 2: 259 9 (syntype series: three females), type locality: Cherso (and not "Cherson" as in Shenefelt 1978: 1850) now Cres (an island and town in Dalmatia, Croatia), lectotype 9 (and 2 9 paralectotypes, present designation) in Zoologisches Museum, Berlin; examined. - Shenefelt 1978: 1850 (literature up to 1936). Vipio maculator Brullé, 1832: Exped. sei. Moréé Zool. 2: 383 6 (syntype series: one male), type locality: Moréa (Greece: Peloponessos), lectotype (^(present designation) in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; examined, syn. n. - Shenefelt 1978: 1852 (as valid species, literature up to 1936). Bracon contractor Nees, 1834: Hym. lehn, affin. Mon. 1: 124 9 (syntype series: three females), type locality: "Viennae" (Austria), syntypes destroyed; syn. n. - Shenefelt 1978: 1844 (as valid species, literature up to 1971). Remarks - 1.) The male lectotype of Vipio maculator Brullé is in good condition. Antenne with 41 antennomeres, third tergite basally with longitudinal striation. - 2.) The female lectotype and one female paralectotype of Bracon illusor Klug represent the nominate species, the second female paralectotype, however, belongs to Vipio intermedius Szépligeti, 1896 and 1 labelled this specimen accordingly. - 3.) Distributed in the western Palaearctic Region. In Europe sporadic to frequent, reported from six countries in the southern half of Europe (Shenefelt 1978: 1844); eastwards its area extends as far as Turkmenia and the Baikal Region (Russia) (Tobias 1986: 109). Locality: 1 9 (in Budapest): Montenegro, Durmitor, Tepacko polje, 30 VI 1958, leg. F. Mihályi. Vipio intermedius Szépligeti, 1896 - A Palaearctic species, westwards in Europe distributed in Bohemia and Hungary. New to the fauna of Croatia. Locality: 1 9 (in München): Croatia, Dalmatien, Insel Krk, Rudina, 10-20 VI 1937, leg. F. Stöcklein. - VI. Vipio longicauda (Boheman, 1853) (=Ichneumon nominator Fabricius, 1793 nec 1787) - Localities: 1 6 (in Berlin): Bosnien, Miljevici, 600 m, 6 VII 1911, leg. SpaneySchumacher. 1 9 (in Budapest): Croatia, Dalmatia, Buccari, 12 VI, leg. L. Biró. 1 9 (in München): Croatia Dalmatien, Castelnuovo, 15 VI 1911, leg. Spaney-Schumacher. \6 (in Budapest): Croatia, Dalmatia, Crkvenica, 25 VI, leg. L. Biró. 1 9 (in Budapest): Croatia, Dalmatia, Gospic, 8 VIII, leg. L. Biró. 3 9 + 1 6 (in Budapest): Croatia, Krapina, 1 9: 28 VI 1912, 1 9: 19 VII 1913, 1 6: 15 VII 1915, 1 9: 16 VII 1929, leg. A. Hensch. 1 G (in Berlin): Croatia, Dalmatien, Ragusa (-Rovinj), leg. S. Rudolph. 2 d (in Zagreb): Croatia, Dalmatia, Rijeka, Kostrena, taken with light trap, 8 VI 1966, leg. V. Uremovic. 18 9 (in Budapest): Serbia, Kosovo, Ipek (=Pec), VI-VII 1917, leg. E. Csiki. 3 9 + 5 6 (in Budapest): Montenegro, Bar, 0-100 m, 26 V 1971, leg. J. Papp et S. Horvatovich (No. 18). 1 9 + 1 6 (in Budapest): Montenegro, Bioce, 13 VI 1978, leg. I. Rozner. - VI-VII. Vipio tentator (Rossi, 1790) - Localities: 11 9 + 3d(2 9 + 2 6 m Budapest, 9 9 + 1 6 in Zagreb): Croatia, Krapina, 2 9 taken from Pastinaca sp.,VI-VIII, leg. A. Hensch. 1 9 (in Budapest): Croatia, Porto Ré (=Porec), 30 VII 1892, leg. L. Bíró. 1 9 (in Budapest): Macedonia, Korab Mts, Stiravica, 8 VIII 1935, leg. V. Martino. - VI-IX, taken frequently in July. Vipio terrefactor (Villers, 1789) - A Palaearctic species, in Europe distributed in its southern half . In the last three decades much less frequently taken than before.
