Anteon ephippiger (Dalman, 1818)

Kim, Chang-Jun & Lee, Jong-Wook, 2013, A review of the genus Anteon Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) from South Korea, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3626 (4), pp. 517-530 : 518-519

2. Anteon ephippiger (Dalman, 1818)

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Gonatopus ephippiger Dalman 1818: 81 . TL: Västergötland ( Sweden). TD: NRS. Anteon pyonganensis Móczár 1983a: 184 (synonymized by Olmi, 1984). TL: Pyongyang ( North Korea). Anteon ephippiger (Dalman) : Móczár 1983b: 198.

Material examined. SOUTH KOREA: 1Ƥ, [GB] Gyeongsan-si, Dae-dong, Yeungnam University, 11–24.V.2007 (MT), J.W. Lee (YNU); 1Ƥ, ditto, 1–24.III.2012 (MT), J.W. Lee (YNU); 1♂, ditto, 12–23.X.2010 (MT), J.W. Lee (YNU); 1♂, [CN] Daejeon-si, Dong-gu, Yongun-dong, Daejeon University, 1–15.VI.2006 (MT), J.W. Lee (YNU); 1♂, [GW] Chuncheon-si, Nam-myeon, Hudong-li, 25.V–14.VI.2003, MT in semi-shade, forest edge, P. Tripotin coll. (CNC); CHINA: 1Ƥ, Jirin-seong, Helong-si, Xicheng-jin, Mingyan-chon (MT), 42°32′48″N, 129°00′38″E, 31.VIII–7.IX.2009, J.W. Lee (YNU).

Hosts. Cicadellidae : Deltocephalus pulicaris (Fallén) ( Italy) , Macropsis sp. ( Poland), Macrosteles laevis (Ribaut) ( Poland) , Macrosteles sexnotatus (Fallén) ( Italy and United Kingdom), Mocydia croce a (Herrich- Schäffer) ( Italy and United Kingdom), Opsius lethierryi Wagner ( Italy and Morocco), Opsius stactogalus Fieber ( Italy) , Opsius sp. ( Spain), Psammotettix striatus (Linnaeus) ( Japan and Russia) (Fiori 1984; Guglielmino & Olmi 1997; Haupt 1941; Olmi 1994; Olmi 1999; Waloff & Jervis 1987; Waloff & Thompson 1980).

Distribution. South Korea (new record), Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Xinjiang), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Olmi, 1999; He & Xu, 2002).

Remarks. This species, previously reported from North Korea ( Anteon pyonganensis Móczár, 1983 ), is now recorded for the first time from South Korea.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 11. Male of genitalia in dorsal view (left). 9. Anteon ephippiger (CN, Daejeon Univ.); 10. A. munitum (GG, Mt. Bukhan National Park); 11. A. pilosum (GN, Wangdeungjae). Scale bars: 0.05 mm for 9; 0.1 mm for 10, 11.