Pseudocleruchus sp.

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Koponen, Martti, Vikberg, Veli & Várkonyi, Gergely, 2020, Taxonomy, annotated new records and a checklist of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) of Finland, with description of a new species of Eustochus, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60 (2), pp. 565-589 : 584

Pseudocleruchus sp.

( Fig. 16 )

Material examined. Ta: Janakkala, V.Vikberg: Kalpalinna (6759:3369), 28.ix.2011 (1 ♀ ( Fig. 16B ); this specimen was unfortunately lost during shipping after being photographed at FMNH); Suurisuo (6766:3381), 18.vi.2009 (1 ♀ ( Fig. 16A ), CNC).

Remarks. According to John T. Huber (personal communication), who has examined and photographed the female from Suurisuo (Sൺආκඈඏග et al. 2020), these specimens represent an undescribed species of the rare genus Pseudocleruchus Donev & Huber, 2002 , as it has a notably narrower fore wing compared with the one in the type species of the genus, P. triclavatus Donev & Huber, 2002 . We, however, are reluctant to describe it as a new taxon based on just one available specimen, which had been originally air-dried and thus shriveled ( Fig. 16A ), and then slide-mounted by J. T. Huber. We prefer to wait for more specimens to be collected to describe it properly. Distribution. Palaearctic Region ( Finland).

Figures

Fig.16. Pseudocleruchus sp., habitus in lateral view (Janakkala, Tavastia Proper, Finland):A – female from Suurisuo; B – female from Kalpalinna.