Virgichneumon maculicauda ( PERKINS , 1953)

Virgichneumon maculicauda ( PERKINS, 1953) View in CoL (figs 11, 33, 53, 70, 100)

Replacement name for Ichneumon perscrutator WESMAEL, 1845 , preoccupied by Ichneumon perscrutator THUNBERG, 1822 .

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀. Body length 9.0-11.0 mm. Flagellum with 41-42 segments, almost bristle-shaped; 1 st flagellar segment 2.1-2.2× as long as wide, 7 th or 8 th segment square, widest segments 1.0-1.1× as wide as long. Temple moderately and roundly narrowed behind eye (fig. 11). OED 1.5-1.6× and OOD 1.5-1.7× ocellar diameter. MI 1.0. Gena with rather dense punctures, 1.0× as wide as eye. Hypostomal carina slightly elevated.

Epicnemial carina not or slightly elevated behind fore coxa. Scutellum wider than long, with rather coarse but sparse punctures, without lateral carina. Area superomedia hexagonal or heart-shaped, as long as wide or slightly longer than wide; posterior to its middle with costula (fig. 33). Hind coxa without scopa, with sparse or very sparse punctures ventro-apically. Hind femur 2.9-3.0× as long as wide. External surface of hind tibia with several (3-5) denticular spines (fig. 100). Areolet pentagonal, frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 2× their width; vein 2m-cu reaching distad its middle. Vein 1cu-a postfurcal.

Postpetiole with distinct latero-median carina; median field elevated, with coarse punctures and ± distinct aciculation. Gastrocoelus impressed, with some ridges. Thyridium transverse, 0.6-0.7× as wide as interval between thyridia (fig. 53). 2 nd tergite 1.4-1.5× as wide as long. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites densely punctate, 2 nd tergite ± rugose medially. Ovipositor sheath slightly reaching beyond metasomal apex.

Color: black. Setae of mesoscutum pale brownish. Mandible except teeth reddish. Flagellar segments 9-14/15 dorsally, frontal orbit opposite to lateral ocellus, scutellum, large dorsal spots on 5 th to 7 th tergites, sometimes smaller dorsal spot of 4 th tergite ivory. Basal tergites sometimes ± brownish. Coxae and trochanters black; legs otherwise red; hind tibia apically and hind tarsus (sometimes also mid tarsus) ± infuscate. Pterostigma brownish.

♁. Body length 9.0-11.0 mm. Flagellum with 38-40 segments. Tyloids on flagellar segments 6/7-16/17, long-oval, maximally as long as their segments. MI 0.5-0.6. Fore metatarsus without apical tooth; hind femur 3.2-3.3× as long as wide. Tergites coarsely punctate, ± dull. 2 nd tergite 1.1-1.2× as wide as long.

Color: black. Clypeus laterally, wide facial orbit, narrow frontal orbit up to lateral ocellus (fig. 70), collar and hind edge of pronotum, spot on tegula and subtegular ridge, scutellum, sometimes postscutellum, large spots on 5 th to 7 th tergites, sometimes on 4 th tergite ivory. Legs colored as in ♀. Pterostigma brownish.

S t u d i e d m a t e r i a l: from France, Germany, Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom.