Barycnemis bellator (Müller, 1776)

Verheyde, Fons, Hoekstra, Paul, Libert, Pierre-Nicolas, Meijer, Hilco, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Vandaudenard, Thibaud, Belgers, Dick & Brosens, Edwin, 1880, Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 122, pp. 1-142 : 118

Barycnemis bellator (Müller, 1776) (Fig. 64 A–B)

Belonging to the smaller and more elongate species in the genus. Its sternaulus is narrow and more or less linear (Fig. 64 B). The first segment of the hind tarsus is longer than the hind tibiae. The basal area of the propodeum is 1.5x as long as the apical area (Fig. 64 A). Its hind femur is robust. The ovipositor is roundly tapered apically. Our specimens had approximately 25 flagellomeres and measured around 4 mm.

First report for Belgium; unconfirmed in the Netherlands.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

BELGIUM: • 13 ♀♀; Sint-Andries, Beisbroek; VI.2014 – VI.2016; W. Dekoninck et al. (KBIN) leg.; coll. KBIN/RBINS (project Bruges heathlands); pitfall trap; F. Verheyde det. • 2 ♀♀; Assebroek, Schobbejakshoogte; V–IX.2017; W. Dekoninck et al. (KBIN) leg.; coll. KBIN/RBINS (project Bruges heathlands); pitfall trap; F. Verheyde det.; Fig. 64 A–B.