Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 70. (Budapest 1978)
Papp, J.: A survey of the European species of Apanteles Först. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgasterinae) II. The laevigatus-group, I
4 mm,r/; 3.5-3.8 mm. — England, Sweden, Finland, Hungary; USSR: Armenia, Russia A. praetor MARSHALL, 1885 (!) 143 (136) Ovipositor sheath at least as long as or longer than hind tibia, never markedly expanded towards apex (Figs. 166, 173, 176). 144 (159) Antennái joints 17-15 either transverse (Fig. 164) or cubic or at most subcubic. Antenna distinctly shorter than body, normally as long as head, thorax and anterior half of abdomen. 145 (146) Every leg, except black coxae, bright reddish yellow. Ovipositor sheath as long as hind tibia and basitarsus. Body conspicuously shiny. First tergite parallelsided. Further details see at couplet 116 (115) A. simulatus PAPP 146 (145) At least third femur either brown or fully black, usually legs rather dark to black. 147 (148) Third femur brown, legs rather brown to yellowish brown. Ovipositor sheath as long as third femur, weakly widening apically. First tergite parallel-sided, one-and-a-half times longer than wide distally, together with second tergite rugulose. Inner spur of hind tibia slightly shorter than half basitarsus. rl and cuqui rather weakly angled and equal in length. 9 : 2.5-2.8 mm. — USSR: Azerbaidzhan A. varifemur ABDINBEKOVA, 1969 148 (147) Third femur black, second femur at least basally black, tibiae 3 black or blackish fumous with yellow base. Fore leg predominantly yellow, except A. drusilla NIXON. Every coxa black. 149 (150) First tergite widening antero-posteriorly and with arched sides (Figs. 29, 53). Ovipositor sheath broad and short, not longer than third basitarsus. Further details see couplet 25 (24) A. sophiae PAPP 150 (149) First tergite parallel- to subparallel-sided. Ovipositor sheath, except A. helleni NIXON and A. praetor MARSH., at least as long as third tibia, not conspicuously broad (Figs. 166, 173, 176). 151 (152) Ovipositor sheath short, as long as third basitarsus, conspicuously widening apically (Figs. 161, 162). Mesonotum shiny, with fine punctation, interspaces and punctures predominantly equal in size. Further details see at couplet 140 (139) — 142 (141) A. helleni NIXON and A. praetor MARSH. 152 (151) Ovipositor sheath as long as third tibia or longer, not conspicuously widening apically (Figs. 166, 173, 176). Mesonotum, except A. drusilla NIXON, dull, with discrete and close punctation (Figs. 26, 9). 153 (154) Head distinctly narrower than width of thorax between tegulae (Fig. 16, in NIXON 1972: 740). Mesonotum shiny with discrete and rather deep punctation, interspaces sligthly increasing posteriorly (Fig. 9). Antennái joints 17-15 transverse (Fig, 164), i.e. broader than long (8-7 : 6, x 100), joint 14 cubic, joints 13-3 gradually becoming longer. Inner spur of hind tibia somewhat longer than outer and not reaching half basitarsus*. Spines of outer side of hind tibia fiery-red. rl longer than cuqui and meeting in an obtuse angle (Fig. 165). Ovipositor sheath 1.5-1.7 times longer than third tibia, feebly arched (Fig. 166). Legs unusually dark to black, only fore tibia and tarsus entirely brownish yellow, apex of fore and middle femora brownish yellow, basal fifth-sixth of middle * In NIXON'S (1972: 715) description inner spur of A. drusilla "... reaching middle of hind basitarsus.'
