Macroglenes compressus (Förster), Forster

Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, 2010, Revision of the Palearctic species of Macroglenes Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Zootaxa 2563, pp. 1-34 : 15-16

Macroglenes compressus (Förster)

(Figs 3, 9, 20)

Stenophrus compressus Förster, 1841: 40 .

Macroglenes compressus , comb. nov.

Macroglenes umbellatarum Haliday, 1844: 295 . Synonymy by Graham, 1969: 333. Calypso serratulae Haliday, 1844: 295 . Synonymy by Graham, 1969: 333. Euryophrys serratulae ; Dalla Torre, 1898: 214.

Macroglenes ocultus Thomson, 1876: 188 . Synonymy by Graham, 1969: 333.

Diagnosis. Body black, without distinct metallic reflections; clypeal margin not incised (cf. Figs 1–2); F3–F5 large, with sensilla (Fig. 3); mesosoma distinctly convex (Fig. 9); pecten occupying about 2/3–3/4 length of hind tibia (cf. Fig. 15); forewing without bare area between R and apical margin, basal cell almost completely pilose (Fig. 20). Male with eyes very large (cf. Fig. 2) and tibial pecten complete (cf. Fig. 16).

Material examined. LECTOTYPE (Ψ) Calypso serratulae Haliday : U.K.: ‘59.4’ (round blue label), ‘Calipso serratulae Hal. ’, idem, Waterhouse label, ‘B. M. TYPE HYM. 5.3452’, ‘1 antenna on a slide’ ( BMNH). LECTOTYPE (ɗ) Macroglenes umbellatarum Haliday : IRELAND: ‘ Macroglenes umbellata’ (on green square, indicating Irish origin after Graham), ‘ Macroglenes umbellatarum Hal. ’, ‘ Euryophrys serratulae Hal. Ch. Ferriere det ɗ’, ‘B. M. TYPE HYM. 5.3453’ (head missing, antennae glued on card) ( BMNH).

Additional material. CZECH REPUBLIC: 1Ψ ‘Ratibořické hory, Tábor, BOHEMIA, 14. 7. 45. Hoffer’, ‘fam. 3’, ‘Euryophrys’, ‘? Macroglenes umbellatarum’, ‘ M. serratulae Hal. Ψ (= umbellatarum H.) (= occulatus Th.), Zd. Bouček det. 1962’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘Hor. Lipka-Králio. Snĕžnik, BOHEMIA, Bouček 13.VIII.1962 ’ ( NMPC); 1ɗ ‘Súlava u Řevnic, BOHEMIA centr., Macek VII. 63 ’ ( NMPC). GERMANY: 1ɗ ‘ Stenophrus compressus Foerst. ’, ‘Aachen’ ( BMNH). ITALY: 1Ψ ‘ Italia Italia’ (round label), ‘Museum Leiden, Calypso serratulae Hal. ’, ‘Museum Leiden, Euryophrys serratulae Hal. ’, ‘Cat. No. 1’ ( RMNH). ROMANIA: 3Ψ, 1ɗ ‘ Stenophrus compressus det. M. Mitroiu’, ‘RO: P. N. Piatra Craiului, casa de vanat. 21. 8. 0 3 leg. I. Popescu’ ( MICO). SLOVAKIA: 1Ψ, 2ɗ ‘ SLOVAKIA, Muránska Planina Nat. Park, 28– 30.VII.2009, Murán, meadow with Apiaceae, Salvia … N 48 0 44 ’13’’; E 20 0 02 ’17’’; 420m, Leg. Mitroiu M. sweeping’ ( MICO).

Comments. See discussion after diagnosis of Macroglenes .

Distribution. Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Romania, Sweden, U.K. ( Noyes 2003); newly recorded for Slovakia.

Hosts. Unknown. For a discussion regarding possible plant associates see Graham (1969: 334).