Virgichneumon krapinensis (SCHMIEDEKNECHT, 1928)

Virgichneumon krapinensis (SCHMIEDEKNECHT, 1928) View in CoL (figs 10, 32, 52, 69, 87)

Types lost.

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀. Body length 8.0-9.0 mm. Flagellum with 32-34 segments, moderately lanceolate; 1 st flagellar segment 2.3-2.5× as long as wide, 7 th to 9 th segments square; widest segments 1.2-1.4× as wide as long. Temple moderately or strongly and almost linearly narrowed behind eye (fig. 10). OED 1.1-1.3× and OOD 1.4-1.9× ocellar diameter. Frons with fine dense punctures, shining. Gena about as wide as eye, with rather dense punctures ventrally (fig. 87). MI 1.0-1.1.

Epicnemial carina low behind fore coxa. Scutellum as wide as or slightly wider than long, rather coarsely punctate, with lateral carina in basal 0.3-0.5. Area superomedia heart-shaped, usually wider than long; at or posterior to its middle with costula (fig. 32). Hind coxa without scopa, densely punctate. Hind femur 3.3-3.6× as long as wide. External surface of hind tibia with several (4-8) denticular spines. Areolet pentagonal, frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 1-2× their width, vein 2m-cu reaching distad its middle. Vein 1cu-a interstitial or slightly postfurcal by 1-2× its width.

Postpetiole with weak latero-median carina; median field elevated and densely punctate. Gastrocoelus triangularly impressed. Thyridium oblique, 0.5-0.7× as wide as interval between thyridia (fig. 52). 2 nd and 3 rd tergites densely punctate; 2 nd tergite with longitudinal rugosity medially. Ovipositor sheath extending beyond metasomal apex by 0.5-1.0× of 7 th tergite length.

Color: black. Setae of mesoscutum grey. Basal flagellar segments often ± reddish. Flagellar segments 7/8-12 dorsally, frontal orbit dorsally or completely, sometimes facial orbit opposite antennal groove, sometimes spots on collar, hind edge of pronotum and subtegular ridge and large transversal spots on tergites 6 and 7 ivory. Coxae and trochanters black; legs otherwise red; hind femur sometimes infuscate apically; hind tibia usually ± infuscate apically, hind tarsus ± infuscate. Pterostigma dark ochreous.

♁. Body length 8.0-10.0 mm. Flagellum with 31-34 segments. Tyloids on flagellar segments 6/7-16, large, long-oval, maximally as long as their segments. Apical margin of clypeus with small median tubercle. MI 0.4. Fore metatarsus without apical tooth. Hind femur 3.7-3.8× as long as wide. 2 nd tergite 1.2× as wide as long. 2 nd to 4 th tergites with coarse dense punctures, median parts of 2 nd tergite with longitudinal rugosity.

Color: black. Flagellum yellowish ventrally; tyloids yellowish-red. Palps, mandible, clypeus laterally, wide facial orbit, narrow frontal orbit (fig. 69), scape ventrally, collar and hind edge of pronotum, spot on tegula, apical spots on 6 th and 7 th tergites and often spot on parameres ivory. Coxae and trochanters black; legs otherwise red; hind femur and hind tibia ± infuscate apically; hind tarsus ± infuscate. Pterostigma dark ochreous or brownish.

Taxonomical remark: The ♀ from UK (ex Satyrium w-album ) differs from the continental specimens by its brownish instead of red legs and less strongly narrowed temple behind eye, but is otherwise typical.

New host record: Satyrium w-album (KNOCH, 1781) (Lep. Lycaenidae ) (Edinburgh).

S t u d i e d m a t e r i a l: from Georgia * (coll. Riedel), Germany * (ZSM), Norway * (coll. Riedel), Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom * (Edinburgh).