Caliroa varipes ( Klug, 1816 )

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Caliroa varipes ( Klug, 1816)

Tenthredo (Allantus) varipes Klug, 1816: 69 .

Caliroa varipes: Chevin, 1974: 163 ; Togashi, 1984: 27; Abe & Togashi, 1989: 547; Taeger et al., 1998: 71; Lacourt, 1999: 55; Lacourt, 2002: 128; Lelej & Taeger, 2007: 954; Taeger et al., 2010: 367; Lelej, 2012: 78.

For more synonymy, see Lacourt (1999) and Taeger et al. (2010).

Distribution. Japan: Hokkaido ( Togashi, 1984). Russian Far East, Siberia, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Europe ( Lelej, 2012).

Togashi (1984) recorded this species from Japan, based on a single female collected on 6 July 1977 in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. We have not located that specimen, and have never seen Japanese specimens of C. varipes . The occurrence of this species in Japan requires confirmation .

Bionomics. Host plant: Fagaceae : Quercus spp. in Europe ( Chevin, 1974; Taeger et al., 1998; Lacourt, 1999). Remarks. This species will be distinguished from other Japanese congeners as stated in the key above.