Gilpinia variegata (Hartig, 1834)

Hara, Hideho, Smith, David R. & Shinohara, Akihiko, 2021, Gilpinia hakonensis and similar species in Japan and ovipositors of five European Gilpinia species (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae), Zootaxa 4995 (3), pp. 471-491 : 489

Gilpinia variegata (Hartig, 1834)

( Figs 8I, J , 9H )

Ovipositor. Lance dorsally without median furrow, with short apical cleft (difficult to see), in lateral view with dorsal margin slightly rounded ( Figs 8I, J ); posterior projection on processus articularis very large, with sharp dorsal ridge, apically extending beyond most basal annular suture of lance, apically widely separated from main body of lance, in dorsal view relatively wide, and in lateral view ventrally expanded far beyond main body of lance. Lancet ventrally concave, with sclerotized band of radix gently curved and narrower than or as wide as olistheter at twisted par (probably arrowed part in Fig. 9H ); lamnium with 10 annuli, length from anterior end of first ctenidium to apex 4.0 × maximum width; sclerite before first annulus large dorsally distinct, ventrally narrow and vague; first and second annuli each without ctenidium and serrula, mostly sclerotized; third and more posterior annuli with ctenidia straight.

Material examined. 1♀ ( Figs 8I, J , 9H ), Germany, “Fürstenberg i. M. Fr. W. Konow. p.”

Remarks. The ovipositor of this species is unique in having the lancet concave on the ventral margin and the first and second annuli without ctenidia. The very large posterior projection on the processus articularis of lance is also a distinctive feature of this species.

Figures

FIGURES 8A–L. Ovipositor or lance, dorsal and lateral views. A, B, Gilpinia abieticola, Austria; C, D, G. frutetorum, Ger- many; E, F, G. laricis, Austria; G, H, G. socia, “Czechoslovakia”; I, J, G. variegata, Germany; K, L, G. hercyniae, Wales. D, Reversed.

FIGURES 9A–J. Lancet. A, Gilpinia abieticola, Austria; B, G. frutetorum, Germany; C, same species, Poland; D, G. laricis, Germany; E, same species, Poland; F, G. socia, Austria; G, same species, “Czechoslovakia”; H, G. variegata, Germany; I, G. polytoma, Czech Republic; J, G. hercyniae, Honshu. Arrows indicate the twisted part of the sclerotized band of a radix.A, E, I, J, Reversed.