Ephialtes manifestator LINNAEUS 1758

Çoruh, S. & Özbek, H., 2008, A faunistic and systematic study on Pimplinae (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) in Eastern and Northeastern parts of Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 419-462 : 425

Ephialtes manifestator LINNAEUS 1758

Body black; lower mandibular tooth longer than the upper one; clypeus 2.5 times broader than long; flat, yellowish-red, in males white; areolet rectangle, Intercubitus II. interrupted ( fig. 10a ); ovipositor sheath 1.8-5 times as long as fore wing; apex of ovipositor depressed, basal denticles at apices of lower valve strongly bent towards the base of ovipositor ( fig. 10b ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Denmark,

Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway,

Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands,

Yugoslavia, Near East, Nearctic Region, Oriental Region (ANONYMOUS 2007).

M a t e r i a l: Erzurum: University field, 1850 m, 20.VII.2003, Oltu, Uzunoluk, Köroğlu, 2200 m, 12.VII.2004,.

R e m a r k s: above mentioned specimen was reared from Bembecia scopigera (Scopoli) ( Lepidoptera : Sessidae). B. scopigera is an importance pest on sainfoin, Onobrychis viciifolia, which is a popular forage legume for cattle and sheep, as it does not induce bloat.

Figures

Fig. 10a-b: Ephialtes manifestator: (a) Areolet and II. intercubitus, (b) Apex of ovipositor.