Pristiphora monogyniae (Hartig, 1840)

Prous, Marko, Kramp, Katja & Liston 1, Veli VikbergAndrew, 2017, North-Western Palaearctic species of Pristiphora (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 59, pp. 1-190 : 91-92

Pristiphora monogyniae (Hartig, 1840) Figs 71-72, 131, 256

Nematus Monogyniae [sic!] Hartig, 1840: 27. Lectotype ♀ (GBIF-GISHym3358; here designated) in ZSM, examined. Type locality: not stated.

Nematus pullus Förster, 1854a: 330-331. Lectotype ♀ (GBIF-GISHym3391; here designated) in ZSM, examined. Type locality: Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Nematus filicornis Thomson, 1863: 625. Syntype(s) ♀ in MZLU, not examined. Type locality: Bohus Län [ Bohuslän] and Skåne, Sweden. Synonymised with Micronematus pullus by Konow (1890).

Nematus hibernicus Cameron, 1878a: 225. Syntype(s) possibly in BMNH, not examined. Type locality: near Dublin, Ireland. Synonymised with Micronematus monogyniae by Konow (1905).

Nematus nanus Zaddach in Brischke, 1884: 137. 3 ♂♂ and 2 ♀♀ syntypes possibly destroyed ( Blank and Taeger 1998). Type locality: not stated, but probably in former East Prussia (now Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, or Poland). Synonymised with Micronematus monogyniae by Konow (1905).

Nematus serotinus Zaddach in Brischke, 1884: 137-138. Holotype ♀ possibly destroyed ( Blank and Taeger 1998). Type locality: not stated, but probably in former East Prussia (now Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, or Poland). Synonymised with Micronematus monogyniae by Konow (1905).

Nematus catulus Zaddach in Brischke, 1884: 142-143. Syntype(s) ♂ possibly destroyed ( Blank and Taeger 1998). Type locality: Gdańsk [Danzig], Poland. Synonymised with Micronematus monogyniae by Konow (1905).

Nematus ludens Costa, 1894: 72. 2 ♀ syntypes possibly in MZUN, not examined. Type locality: Emilia [part of Emilia-Romagna], Italy. Synonymised with Micronematus monogyniae by Konow (1905).

Similar species.

Most easily mixed up with P. abbreviata , from which it differs by having black pronotal angles (pale in P. abbreviata ), at least partly pale clypeus (black in P. abbreviata ), and valvula 3 without distinct dorsoapical projection (present in P. abbreviata ). Males are best recognised by examining penis valves (see the Key).

Genetic data.

Based on COI barcode sequences, specimens of this species are divided between two BIN clusters (BOLD:AAX8166 and BOLD:ACG5295) (Fig. 3). Minimal distance between the two clusters is 3.07%. Based on nuclear data, the nearest neighbour is 2.4% different ( P. dedeara , only NaK).

Host plants.

Prunus spinosa L. ( Lorenz and Kraus 1957, Pschorn-Walcher and Altenhofer 2006), P. domestica L. ( Lindqvist 1966).

Distribution and material examined.

West Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Germany, Greece, and Sweden.