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Papp, J.: A survey of the European species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgasterinae) II. The laevigatus-group, I

spot of stigma distinct, extending on its basal quarter to third. Further details see at couplet 108 (109) A. dilectus HAL, 105 (104) Mesonotum finely punctated. First tergite posteriorly with faintly widening sides (Fig. 49), its hind half rugulose, second tergite smooth to finely rugulose. Pale basal spot of stigma hardly distinct, restricted rather to parastigma. Further details see at copulet 20 (19) A. cinerosus PAPP, 106 (101) Third femur never with black, at most its base more or less darkening, usually entire third femur, together with second one, bright reddish yellow. Distal third of hind tibia and entire tarsus at most faintly infuscate. 107 (110) Ovipositor sheath at most as long as, usually shorter than, third tibia. Body rather gracile. 108 (109) Antenna at most as long as, usually somewhat shorter than, body; its penultimate two joints either cubic or subcubic. Hind half of first tergite rugose, second tergite uneven to subrugulose, every tergite dull. First tergite relatively broad, at most 1.5-1.4 times longer than wide at hind (Fig. 117). Mesonotum dull and quite heavily punctated, interspaces rather shorter than diameter of punctures (Fig. 8). Spines of outer side of third tibia spiky and rather dispersed. Ovipositor sheath almost as long as third tibia. Venation of fore wing see on Fig. 119, Dl as wide as high. Scape and pedicel usually testaceous. Hind femur (çfçf*) sometimes with more or less blackish patterns, see couplet 104 (105). 9 : 2.5-2.8 mm, çf: 2.3-2.6 mm. — Europe (frequent); USSR: Armenia, Siberia (sporadically). (= femoralis BOUCHÉ, 1834, !!) A. dilectus HALIDAY, 1834 (!!)* 109 (108) Antenna at least somewhat, usually distinctly, longer than body; its penultimate two joints one-and-a-half to nearly twice as long as broad. Hind half of first tergite smooth to rugulose, second tergite smooth, exceptionally uneven, every tergite shiny. First tergite relatively not broad, 1.6-1.8 times longer than wide at hind, its sides slightly converging (Fig. 120). Mesonotum shiny and with discrete punctation, interspaces not smaller than diameter of punctures and posteriorly slightly increasing in size (Fig. 4). Spines of outer sides of third tibia less spiky and rather dense. Venation of fore wing similar to that of A. dilectus, Dl a little wider than high (Fig. 121). Scape and pedicel black, tergite(s) 2(-3) frequently reddish yellow (9 9 )> nm

d femur of male often blackish. 9cf

: 2.5-3 mm. — England, Sweden, Finland, France, SWÍTZERLAND Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, European USSR, Egypt, Korea (= mesoxanthus RUSCHKA, 1917, !, syn. n.**, — nilae TELENGA, 1961) A. breviventris RATZEBURG, 1848 (! !) 110 (107) Ovipositor sheath distinctly, usually one-and-a-half times, longer than third tibia (Fig. 129). Body rather strong. 111 (112) Tergites 1-2 testaceous, sternites with hypopygium yellow. Hind femur shorter than normally (Fig. 122), only thrice longer than its greatest width (35 : 12, x63). Both anterior and posterior fields of postaxilla polished. Hind tangent to fore ocellus touching (and not transecting) hind two ocelli. Stigma nearly as long as metacarp (43 : 50, x 100), rl emerging from its middle, rl slightly longer * The neotype was designated by WILKINSON (1945) and I have seen it by DR. E. KÖNIGSMANN'S courtesy, the neotype is deposited in the Zoologisches Museums, Berlin. ** I have recognized the above synonymy after my redescription of A. breviventris RATZ. (PAPP 1975). This conclusion was achieved by a comparative examination of the neotype of A. breviventris RATZ, and the authentic specimens of A. mesoxanthus RUSCHKA.