Bracon (Bracon) leptus MARSHALL

Papp, J., 2008, A revision of the Bracon (subgenera Bracon s. str., Cyanopterobracon, Glabrobracon, Lucobracon, Osculobracon subgen. n., Pigeria) species described by SZÉPLIGETI from the western Palaearctic Region (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 1741-1837 : 1788

Bracon (Bracon) leptus MARSHALL

Bracon leptus MARSHALL 1897: 64 , type locality: " Espagne (Barcelone)", female lectotype (designated by PAPP 2003: 140) in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined. - SHENEFELT 1978: 1502 (synonymy), literature up to 1974). TOBIAS 1986: 125 (in key).

Bracon centaureae SZÉPLIGETI 1901a : as valid species 183 (in key), 271 (description) (in Hungarian), 1904 (1901): as variety of B. minutator FABRICIUS 159 (in key), 166 (description) (in German), type locality: " Budapest " ( Hungary), female lectotype in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined. - SHENEFELT 1978: 1502 (as variety or aberration of B. leptus , literature up to 1974). PAPP 2004: 172 (type designation and depository, as variety of B. leptus ).

Bracon rufipalpis SZÉPLIGETI 1901a: 182 (in key), 270 (description) (in Hungarian), 1904 (1901): 158 (in key), 165 (description) (in German), type locality: " Budapest " ( Hungary), female lectotype in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined. - SHENEFELT 1978: 1534 (as valid species, literature up to 1974). TOBIAS 1986: 125 (as synonym of B. leptus ). PAPP 2004: 180 (type designation and depository, identical with B. leptus var. rufipedator ).

Bracon rufipedator SZÉPLIGETI 1901a: 182 (in key), 271 (description) (in Hungarian), 1904 (1901): 158 (in key), 165 (description) (in German), type locality: " Budapest " ( Hungary), female lectotype (and four female paralectotypes) in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined. - PAPP 1968: 206 (type designation, synonym of B. rufipalpis ). SHENEFELT 1978: 1534 (as synonym of B. rufipalpis after PAPP l.c., literature up to 1968). PAPP 2004: 180 (type depository, as B. leptus var. rufipedator and one female paralectotype as synonym of B. intercessor NEES ).

R e m a r k: The unusually long second tergite of B. leptus is a reliable feature to recognize it. The identity of SZÉPLIGETI’ s three taxa in question is based on this morphological feature. The redescription and taxonomic position of B. leptus is planned to preserve in a paper of the European species of Bracon .