Hyposoter rapacitor Aubert, 1971

Galsworthy, Anthony, Shaw, Mark R. & Haraldseide, Håkon, 2023, A key to European species of Hyposoter Förster, 1869 (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) with descriptions of 18 new species, and notes on all included species, Zootaxa 5290 (1), pp. 1-73 : 62

Hyposoter rapacitor Aubert, 1971

Hyposoter rapacitor Aubert, 1971 : lectotype ♀, here designated (in MZLS). Label data: TYPE ♀ HYPOSOTER RAPACITOR Aubert (Anilastus rapx Auctt); J F AUBERT 26.7.1960 LECLERQ LEG. PONT MOUSSON; syntype 1/10 (5) Hyposoter rapacitor Aubert 1971 labelled by S. Klopfstein 2009. GBIFCH 00832765.

Based on ten syntypes ( Klopfstein et al. 2011), some of which Horstmann had examined. We have examined the syntype designated as lectotype above. There are three specimens in Horstmann’s collection.

The species is most similar in build to H. rufonigrator sp. nov., but has a longer ovipositor (slightly longer than first tergite in rapacitor , slightly shorter in rufonigrator ). In addition rapacitor has more orange coloration on the central tergites: in rufonigrator the orange coloration is reduced to a few patches, and is often absent altogether. Brighter specimens of rapacitor resemble H. caudator superficially, but can be distinguished by the weaker carination on the propodeum.

The biology is unknown. The type series is from France, Spain and Switzerland ( Klopfstein et al. 2011) . Horstmann’s specimens are from Germany.