Eremotylus boguschi ( Meyer, 1935 )

Johansson, Niklas, Ameri, Ali, Riedel, Matthias, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, 2021, Contribution to the Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Iran with the description of 16 new species and an illustrated key to the Eremotylus of the Western Palaearctic, Zootaxa 5023 (2), pp. 151-206 : 198

Eremotylus boguschi ( Meyer, 1935)

Figs 25B, D

Ophion boguschi Meyer, 1935: 52 type lost

Clistorapha ventosa Kokujev, 1961: 172 . Holotype ♂ from Turkmenistan in ZIN, not examined

Eremotylus gracilis Hedwig, 1961: 192–193 . Holotype ♀ from Afghanistan in SMNS, examined

Material examined: IRAN: 1♀, Esfahan Province, Kashan, Ghohrud , 33˚39’40.2"N, 51˚25’15.7"E, 2380 m. a. s., 3 Jun. 2007, Ebra/ Hai. leg. ( HMIM); 1♀, Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province, Kuhrang, Hiregan, 32˚20’31"N, 50˚26’56"E, 2305 m. a. s., 6 Jun. 2005, Ebra/ Hai. leg. ( HMIM); 1♀ (Dwarf specimen), Sistan-Baluchstan Province, khash, Kousheh, 28˚37’38.7"N, 61˚00’56.3"E, 1715 m. a. s., Agu. 16–30, 2015, 2583 m. 22 Apr. 2012, Afs. / Mogh. / Moj leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀ (Dwarf specimen), Hormozgan Province, Jazireh-e, Lavan , 16–18 Feb. 1999, Mof. / Bar leg. ( HMIM) ; 2♀♀, 1♂, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad area, Mahmudvand , 30 Apr. 2007, A. Klimenko leg. ( MR) .

Remarks: Horstmann (1981b) reviewed the Palaearctic species of Eremotylus , transferring Meyers Ophion boguschi to Eremotylus based on the interpretation in Viktorov (1961). Viktorov (1961) divided E. bogushi into two species depending on their size and propodeal sculpture, the smaller Boethoneura boguschi (Meyer) and the larger Clistorapha ventosa Viktorov. Here , we follow the synonymy proposed by Horstmann, but the difference in size is also noted. Apart from the type of E. gracilis (Hedwig, 1961) , also recorded from Iran by Masnadi et al. (2010) based on a specimen collected in the Teheran Province. The species is distributed in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Recently also recorded from Europe ( Cyprus, OÖLM).

Figures

FIGURE 25. A–B. Head of ♀, dorsal view. A) Eremotylus divisor Aubert, 1980; B) Eremotylus boguschi (Meyer, 1935). C–D. Scutellum and propodeum of ♀, dorsal view. C) Eremotylus divisor Aubert, 1980; D) Eremotylus boguschi (Meyer, 1935). Photos: Niklas Johansson.