Xyela rasnitsyni, Blank & Shinohara & Altenhofer, 2013

Blank, Stephan M., Shinohara, Akihiko & Altenhofer, Ewald, 2013, <strong> The Eurasian species of <em> Xyela </ em> (Hymenoptera, Xyelidae): taxonomy, host plants and distribution </ strong>, Zootaxa 3629 (1), pp. 1-106 : 63

Xyela rasnitsyni group

Diagnosis. Ovipositor sheath very long (3.0– 3.3 mm), fore wing 1.20–1.25 times longer than ovipositor ( Fig. 104 ); valvula 3 compressed in cross-section, with acicular tip, without defined sensilla field; harpes longer than wide; medial lobe of penis valve strongly asymmetrical, inclined toward base of valviceps ( Fig. 140 ).

Species included. Xyela rasnitsyni in the East Palearctic.

Figures

FIGURES 95–104. Ovipositor sheaths of Xyela species. All figures at same scale. Legend: HT—holotype; PT—paratype.

FIGURES 136–145. Penis valves of Xyela species: X. curva group, X. julii group (part). Figs 138–139 and 141 reproduced from Blank et al. (2005).