Pseudopimpla algerica Habermehl 1917

Mazón, Marina & Bordera, Santiago, 2010, Taxonomy of Pseudopimpla Habermehl (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) with description of a new species, Zootaxa 2572, pp. 48-56 : 51

Pseudopimpla algerica Habermehl 1917

Pseudopimpla algerica Habermehl 1917 . Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie, 13: 161–168. Type: Female. Pseudopimpla pygidiator Seyrig 1927 . Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 96: 63–76. Type: Female. syn nov.

Brachycentropsis krapinensis Hensch 1930 . Konowia, 9: 71–78. Type: Female.

Morphological variation: Vertex usually without wrinkles behind the ocelli, but sometimes present. Antennae with 38-45 flagellomeres. Median longitudinal carinae of propodeum usually absent, sometimes slightly developed ( Figs 2–5 ). Propodeal spiracle usually clearly separated from pleural carina, rarely almost joining it. Red marks sometimes present in mesosoma . Tergites and coxae from reddish to black. Apical rim of tergites slightly to distinctly yellow coloured.

Distribution: Algeria, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Spain.

Material examined: ALGERIA: Holotype Ψ of P. algerica Habermehl ( NMS) labeled “Birkadem, Alger, Dr. J. Bequaert” “ 15–VI–10 ”, “ Pseudopimpla algerica Ψ Haberm., Prof. Habermehl det”. CROATIA: Holotype Ψ of P. pygidiator Seyrig ( MNHN), labeled “Digne 1924 Coulet”; 1 ɗ Trogir, IX/1978, G. Nonveiller (NHM). FRANCE: 1 Ψ Montpellier c. IV/1978, ex Hartigia nigra from Rubus fruticosus em. 4/ VII/1978, det. I. D. Gauld 1978 (NHM); 20 Ψ 14 ɗ Montpellier, ex cocoon of H. albomaculatus , coll. II/1980, em. VI/80, det. M. G. Fitton 1980 (NHM). ITALY: 1 Ψ Mezzocorona (1977–87) c. 28/7/1977, ex Hartigia in Rubus ulmifolius em. 29/V/1978, det. I. D. Gauld 1978 (NHM). PORTUGAL: 1 ɗ S. Ramao, VII– VIII/1977, Passos de Carvalho (NHM). SERBIA: Kolubara R., Drazevac, VI/81, L. Mihajlovic (NHM). SPAIN: 1 Ψ P. N. Cabañeros (C. Real), Melojar – Viñuelas, TM, 4.–VII /1–VIII/04, leg. CIBIO ( CEUA), det. Kolarov 2006; 1 Ψ Navaleno, c. 14/V/1978, ex Hartigia in Rosa sp. em. 14/VI/1978 (NHM).

Hosts: Cephidae (Hymenoptera) : Hartigia sp. [in Rosa sp.] (new data), Hartigia fumipennis (Eversmann 1847) [in Rubus fruticosus (F.) ( Bruzzese 1982), Rubus ulmifolius Schott (Rosaceae) (new data)], Hartigia nigra (Harris 1776) [in Rubus fruticosus (F.)] (new data), and Janus compressus F. ( Scaramozzino & Currado 1984).

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 5. Variation in longitudinal carinae at the base of propodeum in P. a l g e r i ca: 2. Type; 3. Specimen from Cabañeros; 4. Specimen from Portugal; 5. Specimen from Serbia.