Scopesis ulbrichti ( TEUNISSEN , 1953)

Riedel, Matthias, H, Andres & Schmidt, Stefan, 2024, Revision of the Palaearctic species of Scopesis FÖRSTER (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 56 (1), pp. 201-252 : 226

Scopesis ulbrichti ( TEUNISSEN, 1953) (figs 16, 33, 49, 70, 90, 105)

Original: Mesoleius ulbrichti TEUNISSEN, 1953: 36 , ♀, nom. nov. for Mesoleius depressus ULBRICHT nec THOMSON.

Holotype: (♀) Crefeld Hafen, leg. Ulbricht, 26.IX. (Krefeld), type not examined.

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀. Body length 9.0– 9.5 mm. Flagellum with 37–39 segments; 1 st flagellar segment 3.9–4.3× as long as wide and 1.8–1.9× as long as 2 nd segment; 2 nd segment 2.0–2.4×, 3 rd segment 1.7–2.1× and preapical segment 1.5× as long as wide. Head covered with rather long erected brownish setae. Temple slightly and roundly narrowed behind eye. OED 1.8–1.9× ocellar diameter. Face granulated, with ± distinct punctuation. Clypeus slightly convex and slightly bulging medially, with sparse rather coarse punctures, shining; apical margin with short flat extensions laterally. Ventral mandibular tooth ± larger than dorsal tooth. MI 0.6–0.7.

Mesoscutum granulate and with fine punctures, structure ± smoothened on lateral lobe and ± shining. Notaulus weakly impressed frontally. Mesopleuron entirely and coarsely rugose, mesosternum ± punctate. Speculum smooth and shining. Metapleuron and propodeum often finely rugose. Area superomedia usually finely rugose, with indistinct lateral carina. Area petiolaris with complete carina and often with median longitudinal ridge. Lateral longitudinal and pleural carinae of propodeum complete. Hind femur 4.0– 4.4× as long as wide. Inner apical spur of hind tibia rather short, 0.47–0.52× as long as hind metatarsus. Vein 2rs-m 0.9-1.0× as long as vein M between veins 2rs-m and 2-mcu. Vein 1cu-a postfurcal by 2–3× its width. Nervellus of hind ± inclivous, intercepted in its apical 0.7. 1 st tergite 1.3–1.4× as long as wide, sometimes with weak latero-median carina in basal third. 2 nd tergite 1.5–1.6× as wide as long.

Color: black. Flagellum black. Head and mesosoma entirely black, sometimes clypeus reddish-brown. 2 nd to 3 rd tergites entirely red. Coxae, trochanters and trochantelli black; legs otherwise red; hind tibia black in apical 0.3–0.4; hind tarsus blackish. Pterostigma ochreous. ♁. Body length 8.5–9.5 mm. Flagellum with 37–38 segments; 1st flagellar segment 4.5–

4.8× as long as wide and 1.7–1.9× as long as 2 nd segment; 2 nd segment 2.5–2.8× and 3 rd segment 2.3× as long as wide. Temple moderately and roundly narrowed behind eye. OED 1.6–1.8× ocellar diameter. Mesopleuron coarsely rugose, speculum shining. Propodeum granulate and ± finely rugose. Hind femur 4.5× as long as wide. 1 st tergite 1.5– 1.6× as long as wide, without latero-median carina. 2 nd tergite 1.1–1.2× as wide as long.

Color: black. Flagellum black. Palps, mandible centrally and apical 1/2 of clypeus reddish-brown. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites entirely and sometimes 4 th tergite ± red. Coxae, trochanters and trochantelli black; legs otherwise red; hind tibia reddish-yellow, black in apical 0.3; hind tarsus blackish. Pterostigma ochreous.

Hosts unknown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: West Palaearctic, studied material from Austria *, Germany, Italy * ( ZSM) and United Kingdom * ( EDI).