Bracon (Bracon) fulvipes var. carinatus ( Szépligeti, 1901 )

Papp, Jenő & Xviii, Budapest, 2012, A revision of the Bracon Fabricius species in Wesmael’s collection deposited in Brussels (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 21, pp. 1-154 : 126-127

Bracon (Bracon) fulvipes var. carinatus ( Szépligeti, 1901)

Bracon carinatus Szépligeti, 1901: 183 (in key), 272 (description) (in Hungarian), 1904 (1901): 159 (in key), 166 (description) (in German) ♀, type locality: “ Budapest ” ( Hungary), ♀ lectotype (designated by Papp in 1968) in Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest; examined.

Bracon carinatus – Tobias 1961: 165 (synonymization: “a form” of B. fulvipes ). — Papp 2004: 172 (type depository, synonymization as B. fulvipes var. carinatus Szépligeti , stat. nov), 2008: 1785 (taxonomy).

Material examined

24 ♀♀ + 8 ♁♁ from five countries: SPAIN: 1 ♀ + 1 ♁ from one locality. GREECE: 3 ♀♀ from two localities. HUNGARY: 18 ♀♀ + 7 ♁♁ from fifteen localities. EUROPEAN RUSSIA: 1 ♀. MONGOLIA: 1 ♀.

The var. carinatus (Szépligeti) deviates from the nominate form by the colour pattern

nominate form

ground colour of body reddish yellow to testaceous with much dark brown to black pattern on head, meso- and metasoma of variable extent; hind femur usually reddish yellow, sometimes variably darkening.

variate form

ground colour of body reddish yellow to testaceous with a few dark, i.e. brown to blackish, pattern on ocellar field, propodeum, first tergite; mesoscutum either entirely light coloured or antero-median dark macula more or less present.

Hosts

COL. Apionidae : Cistapion cyanescens Gyllenhal , Melanapion minimum Herbst. Attelabidae : Byctiscus populi Linnaeus. Rhynchites betuleti Linnaeus. Curculionidae : Curculio villosus Fabricius. Mononychus punctumalbum Herbst. — LEP. Coleophoridae : Coleophora coronillae Zeller. Glyphipterigidae :! Glyphipteryx simpliciella Stephens. Aegeriidae : Paranthrene tabaniformis Rottemburg. Noctuidae : Coenobia rufa Haworth. — DIPT. Cecidomyidae :! Giraudiella inclusa Herrich-Schäffer. Lonchaeidae : Lonchaea lonchaeoides Zetterstedt. — HYM. Eurytomidae : Tetramesa brevicollis Walker , T. hyalipennis Walker , T. maritima Hedicke. Cynipidae :? Andricus terminalis Fabricius ,? Biorhiza pallida Olivier.

Taxonomic position

Within the subgenus Bracon s. str. the species B. fulvipes is nearest to B. alutaceus Szépligeti (Europe, China: “Turkestan”) and B. schmidti Kokujev (Azerbaidzhan, Uzbeghistan, Iran, Cyprus) viewing their common features: propodeum rugose, strong sculpture of tergites 1-2 and legs yellow or reddish yellow (head and metasoma with rich reddish yellow pattern); the three species are distinguished as follows:

1 (2) First tergite just broader behind than long ( Fig. 60J ), minute deviations feasible. Propodeum rugose with scrobiculate elements, its medio-longitudinal carina weak ( Fig. 60E ). Claw clearly downcurved ( Fig. 60G ). First discal cell high, 1-M twice as long as m-cu ( Fig. 60I ). Pterostigma brown ( Fig. 60H ). Mesosoma black, exceptionally with few reddish yellow or rusty pattern; body with much reddish yellow to testaceous pattern ( var. carinatus Szépligeti ). ♀ ♁: (2.5-) 3-5 mm ............................. ...................................................................................................................... B. (B.) fulvipes Nees, 1834

2 (1) First tergite 1.2-1.25 times broader behind than long, i.e. clearly broadening posteriorly ( Figs 61F ; 62A ). Propodeum with striate elements, its medio-longitudinal carina distinct ( Fig. 61 G-H). Claw less clearly downcurved ( Figs 61I ; 62C ). First discal cell less high, 1-M 1.6-1.7 times as long as m-cu ( Fig. 61J ; 62D ). Pterostigma yellow ( Figs 61K ; 62E )

3 (4) Propodeum densely rugose, its medio-longitudinal carina issuing anteriorly short and transverse carinulae ( Fig. 61 G-H). Claw faintly curved, its basal lobe small ( Fig. 61I ). Second tergite with a characteristic “circular” rugosity ( Fig. 61F ). Forewing: SR1 approaching tip of wing ( Fig. 61K ). Body reddish yellow, propodeum and tergites 1-2 with black(ish) pattern. ♀: 3.5 mm ...... ............................................................................................................. B. (B.) schmidti Kokujev, 1912

4 (3) Propodeum uneven to smooth, its medio-longitudinal carina issuing curved and long striate elements ( Fig. 62B ). Claw curved, its basal lobe large ( Fig. 62C ). Second tergite antero-medially rugose, otherwise rugulose ( Fig. 62A ). Forewing: SR1 reaching tip of wing ( Fig. 62E ). Body reddish yellow, propodeum and tergites medially blackish to black; body with much black pattern ( var. polonicus Fahringer ). ♀: (2.8-) 3-4 mm, ♁: 2.5-3 mm .......... B. (B.) alutaceus Szépligeti, 1901

Figures

Fig. 60. Bracon (Bracon) fulvipes Nees, 1834, ♀ neotype. A. First two and ultimate three flagellomeres. B. Head in dorsal view. C. Head in lateral view. D. Head in frontal view. E. Propodeum. F. Hind femur. G. Claw. H. Distal part of right forewing. I. First discal cell of right forewing. J. Tergites 1-3.

Fig. 61. — A-E. Bracon (Bracon) fulvipes Nees, 1834 (A: ♀ neotype, B-C, E: ♀, D: ♀ / ♁). A. Hind end of metasoma. B-C. Hind femur. D. First tergite. E. Right half of second tergite. — F-K. Bracon (Bracon) schmidti Kokujev, 1912, ♀ lectotype. F. Tergites 1-3. G. Propodeum. H. Middle part of propodeum. I. Claw. J. First discal cell of right forewing. K. Distal part of right forewing.

Fig. 62. Bracon (Bracon) alutaceus Szépligeti, 1901, ♀ lectotype. A. Tergites 1-3. B. Propodeum. C. Claw. D. First discal cell of right forewing. E. Distal part of right forewing.