Haliday, 1833 : 337
Macroglenes varicornis
Hansson, 1991 : 53
Corynocere deplana Nees, 1834: 123
Graham, 1969 : 348
Pirene deplana
Tore, 1898 : 215
Revision of the Palearctic species of Macroglenes Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan
Zootaxa
2010
2563
1
34
6R4CQ
Haliday
Haliday
[151,563,1271,1297]
Insecta
Pteromalidae
Macroglenes
Animalia
Hymenoptera
27
28
Arthropoda
species
varicornis
Pirene varicornis Haliday, 1833: 337. Macroglenes varicornis; Hansson, 1991: 53. Corynocere deplanaNees, 1834: 123. Synonymy by Graham, 1969: 348. Pirene deplana; Dalla Tore, 1898: 215.
Diagnosis.Body black, without metallic reflections; clypeal margin not incised (cf. Figs 1–2); funicle with all segments anelliform, without sensilla (Fig. 8); mesosoma flattened (Fig. 11); pecten on 1/2–2/3 length of hind tibia (cf. Fig. 14); forewing with mostly indistinct bare area between R and apical margin, basal cell with few hairs near basal vein; ovipositor sheaths slightly more than half length of hind tibia, hypopygium not reaching tip of gaster (Fig. 18). Male with eyes normal and scape inflated (cf. Fig. 7); mesosoma slightly more arched.
Material examined. LECTOTYPE(Ψ ) Pirene varicornisHaliday: IRELAND:‘varicornis’, ‘ Pirene varicornisΨ Hal.’, ‘ Pirene varicornis Lectotype[red mark] Hal. M. de V. Graham det. 1967’, ‘B. M. TYPEHYM. 5.3466’ (4Ψ on the same rectangular card, the lectotypeindicated by a red mark) ( BMNH). Additional material. CROATIA:1Ψ ‘ Macroglenes varicornis (Hal.)det. Z. Bouček 1997’, ‘Vinica / Varaždin, Jugoslavia, Bouček, 19. 6. 65’ ( BMNH); 1Ψ ‘ Macroglenes varicornis (Hal.)det. Z. Bouček 1997’, ‘Dobra Voda, Goč pl., Jugoslavia, 1. 7. 68Bouček’ ( BMNH); 1Ψ idem, ‘ 30. 6. 68Bouček’ ( BMNH). CZECH REPUBLIC:1Ψ ‘Macrogl. varicornis (Hal.)det. Z. Bouček 1997’, ‘Czech R., Bohemia, Orlické hory, Trčkov (N. Res.), 1. 8. 94’ ( BMNH). FRANCE:1ɗ ‘ FRANCE, Le Prat (1,5 Km N), 3-VI-1979, J. T. Huber’ ( CNC); 1ɗ ‘France-Gard, Pont du Gard, 15 VI 56, Cl. Besuchet’, ‘ Macroglenes det. H. Baur 2009’ ( MHNG); 12Ψ ‘Ratibořické hory, Tábor., BOHEMIA, 14. 7. 45. Hoffer’, ‘varicornis’ ( NMPC); 17Ψ ‘ Bohemia: Lužany n Plznĕ, 14. VI. 1957Hûrka’ ( NMPC); 5Ψ idem, ‘ 14. VII. 57’ ( NMPC); 1ɗ ‘Lužany (Plzeň, j.), bramboristĕ, 25. 7. 54Slaubravy’ ( NMPC); 2Ψ ‘ Bohemia: Bořeň, c. Středohoři, 7. VI. 53. Bouček’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ Bohemia: Hradec Kr. Piletice, Bouček / 16. 8. 53’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ idem, ‘ 22. VIII.’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ Bohemiaor. Hradec Král. Piletice, Bčk / 3. VIII. 47’ ( NMPC); 2Ψ ‘Boh., Praha-okolí, Suchdol, Bouček 1. 7. 56’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ Bohemiacent. Praha-Sarka, 20 / VI. 1946, Bouček leg.’, ‘ Pirene varicornis Hal.Ψ, Zd. Bouček det. 1960’, ‘P. ne gramineakladécho delsí’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ Bohemiacent. Praha, Bouček, … / … 194…’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘Rožmberk u Třebonĕ, Boh., 16. 6. 46. Bčk.’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ Bohemiaor. Velký Vřeštov, Bouček VIII. 53’ ( NMPC); 4Ψ, 1ɗ ‘Bohem. merid. Střibr. Hutĕ, 10 / VII. 1945, Bouček leg.’ ( NMPC); 4Ψ ‘ Bohemiaor. Hradec Králové, … / … 194…, Bouček leg.’ ( NMPC); 1ɗ idem, ‘ 1. VIII. 47’ ( NMPC); 6Ψ ‘ Bohemia: Týništĕ n. Orl., obora. Bouček / 5. 7. 59’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ ČSR Bohemiamer. Hranice, 4. 7. 46. Dr. Hoffer’, ‘sm. na vlhkých rašelin. lukách.’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ ČSRMorav. occid. Javolice, 7. 8. 44. Dr. A. Hoffer’, ‘horský terain (cca 800 mn. m.), (stromy a keře)’ ( NMPC); 3Ψ, 1ɗ ‘ ČSRMoravia mer., Pavlovské k.: Klausen, 6. 7. 52. Dr Hoffer’, ‘Step na vápencovém podkladu’ ( NMPC); 1ɗ idem, ’ 15. 7. 52’ ( NMPC); 1ɗ ‘ ČSRPavlovské kopce – Klausen, 27. 7.46. Dr. Hoffer’, ‘Step na vápencovém podkladu’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ ČSRMoravia mer., Pavl. k – Tuvolol., 6. 7. 52. Dr Hoffer’, ‘Step na vápencovém podkladu’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ ČSRBoh Šumava, Bučina, 18. 8. 46. Dr Hoffer’, ‘sesm. na horských lukách (nadm výš. cca 1.000 m)’ ( NMPC). GERMANY:27Ψ (on four rectangular cards) ‘D, Schleswig-Holstein: Kiel (Feuchtwiesen), 1950, leg. Boness, labeled: H. Baur 1993’, ‘Ψ Macroglenes varicornis (Halid.)det. Baur 1993’ ( MHNG); 1Ψ ‘Ins. Rügen, Baabe Umg., GERMANIA, VII. 1960Bouček’ ( NMPC); 4Ψ (one as ‘Pirene’) ‘Museum Leiden, W. Germany, Aachen, Seffent, ca 200 m, 19.VI.1981’, ‘C. v. Achterberg, C. v. Heijningen, B. K. Nübel & W. H. v. d. Wijngaard’ ( RMNH);? Germany: 2Ψ (on one micropin) ‘Coll. Förster, sous Pirene graminea Hal.’, ‘ Pirene varicornis Hal. Ch. Ferrièredet.’, ‘Ψ Macroglenes varicornis (Haliday)det. Baur 1993’ ( MHNG). ROMANIA:1Ψ ‘ Macroglenes varicornisΨ det. M. Mitroiu 2005’, ‘Varatic (NT), 30. VII. 1998leg. M.M. 64’ ( MICO); 8Ψ ’RO: NT, Lacu Rosu, 27. VI. 1999leg. M.-D. Mitroiu’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 4ɗ ’RO: P. N. P. Craiului-Marele Grohotis, 20. VIII.0 3 leg. Popescu’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.ɗ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 1ɗ ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.ɗ det. M. Mitroiu 2003’, ’Rezerv. Agigea, 28. VI. 2000leg. M.M. 178’ ( MICO); 7Ψ ’RO: NT, Cheile Bicazului (vg. mg. drum), 27. VI. 99leg. M. Mitroiu’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 14ɗ ’RO: SV, Falticeni (lucerna în livada mar), 22. VII.0 7 leg. M. Mitroiu’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 3ɗ idem, ’covor veg. livada mar’ ( MICO); 7Ψ ‘RO: IS, Barnova, 25. VI. 2005leg. O. Popovici’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 1Ψ ’RO: SV, Draguseni (lucerna), 10. VI.0 4 leg. C. Lisenchi’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.ɗ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 4Ψ ’RO: NT, Potoci (pajiste), 28. VI. 99leg. M.-D. Mitroiu’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 4Ψ idem, ’ 26. VI. 99’ ( MICO); 1Ψ idem, ’ 3. VI. 2007leg. O. Popovici’ ( MICO); 1Ψ ’RO: NT, Masivul Ceahlau-Toaca, Dochia, 15. VI.0 7 leg. O. Popovici’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 2Ψ ’RO: IS, Barnova-R. N. Poiana cu Schit, 21. VI.0 7 leg. O. Popovici’, ’ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ det. M. Mitroiu 2009’ ( MICO); 1Ψ, 1ɗ ‘ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.ɗ (I.A.) / Parcovaci (IS), 2. VII. 1956(I.A.)’ ( MICO); 10Ψ ‘ Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ (I.A.) / Pangarati NT, Vila Turcanu, 11. VI. 1957(I.A.)’ ( MICO); 19Ψ idem, 10. VI. 1957’ ( MICO); 6Ψ‘Macroglenes varicornis Hal.Ψ (I.A.) / Pangarati NT, Turcan, 21. VI. 1957’ ( MICO). SLOVAKIA:1ɗ ‘ SLOVAKIA, Muránska Planina Nat. Park, Murán, 27. VII. 2009, On hydrophilous veg. & Salixspp. N 48 0 43’43’’; E 20 0 02’30’’; 382 m, Leg. Mitroiu M. sweeping’ ( MICO); 1ɗ ‘ SLOVAKIA, Muránska Planina Nat. Park, Murán, 22. VII. 2009, Meadow with Conium maculatum, N 48 0 44’13’’; E 20 0 02’17’’; 420 m, Leg. Mitroiu M. sweeping’ ( MICO). ? SWEDEN:2Ψ?’Törsk Aken’ (very old round label) ‘Museum Leiden, Pirene varicornis Hal.’ ‘Cat. No 1-2’ ‘ Pirene varicornis Hal. Det. M. J. Gijswijt, 1993’ ( RMNH). SWITZERLAND:3Ψ ‘ SWITZERLAND: Turgau, Unterwasserenu, 1440 m 4. VIII. 84, L. Masner SW02’ ( CNC); 1Ψ ‘Suisse-Vaud, Lutry 4 VII 56, Cl. Besuchet’, ‘ Macroglenes varicornis Halid.Ψ det. H. Baur 2009’ ( MHNG); 4Ψ, 1ɗ ’ CH, VS: ne Hohtenn (Subalpine Weide), 625.65/130.75, 1460 m, 30. 6. 1992, le. H. Baur’, ‘ Macroglenes varicornis (Haliday), det. H. Baur 1992’ ( NMBE); 1Ψ ‘Praz Rodet / VD, 24.–31. 7. 91, Em: 3’, ‘ CH, VD: Le Chenit (Schlupffalle), 502.9/158.0 1050 m, leg. C. Vaucher’, ‘Ψ Macroglenes varicornis (Haliday), det. H. Baur’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ, 2ɗ ‘ CH, VS: Dorénaz Crètadon (Trochenrasen), 571.3/ 108.3, 500 m, 8. 7. 1992, leg. H. Baur 1992’, ‘ Macroglenes varicornis (Haliday), det. H. Baur’ ( NMPC); 10Ψ ‘ CHBE 550 m, Bremgarten, Hoger, 599.4/202.9, 27.v.1997H. Baur’ (1Ψ also labeled ‘ Macroglenes det. H. Baur 2003’) ( NMPC); 16Ψ idem, ‘ 6. Vi. 1996’ (1Ψ also labeled ‘Trockenrasen 150 Netzschläge’ and 1Ψ also labeled ‘ Macroglenes det. H. Baur 1999’ ( NMPC); 1Ψ ‘ CHBE Bern, Bremgartenw., Eymatt, 510 m, 596.5/ 201.4, 9. 6. 2003leg. H. Baur’ ( NMPC); 2Ψ ‘ CHBE Bremgarten Hogger (Magerwiese), 550 m599.4/202.9, 26. 5. 2004leg. H. Baur’ ( NMPC). U.K.:1Ψ ‘ varicornis (Hal.)’, ‘Bold Hill (near Lewknor, Oxfordsh.) England, 13 / 6. 1970lg. Bouček’ ( BMNH);? U.K.: 1ɗ ‘ Pirene varicornis Hal.’, ‘Stood under this name in old B. M. Coll. C. Waterhouse’ ( BMNH); 1Ψ ’38 / 7.12 / ‘75’ (round label, blue underneath) ( BMNH); 1Ψ ’38 / 7.12 / ’78-80’ (idem) ( BMNH); 1Ψ ’38 / 7.12 / ’74 (idem) ( BMNH); 1Ψ ‘ Pirene varicornis/ Stood under this name in old B. M. Coll. C. Waterhouse’ ( BMNH); 1Ψ ‘ Erythromalus varicornis sp. n.Det. Z. Bouček’ ( BMNH); 1Ψ ‘Walker coll., 1904-120’ ( BMNH).
Variation.In some males and females F 5 maybe slightly but distinctly larger than F4, in some (rare) cases even having one sensillum; when males are involved it is thus sometimes rather difficult to decide if the specimen belongs to M. varicornisor M. chalybeus.
Comments.Easily distinguishable from other species in having all funicular segments anelliform, without sensilla (except rarely F5) and entire clypeal margin. It seems to be one of the most common species in Europe.
Distribution. Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, U.K.( Noyes 2003); previously unrecorded from Switzerland. Hosts.Known as a parasitoid of Contarinia tritici(various authors cited by Noyes 2003). Several specimens have been collected in alfalfa fields.