Aprostocetus epicharmus (Walker, 1839)

Aprostocetus epicharmus (Walker, 1839) View in CoL

Figs 21–23 View Figures 21–23

Cirrospilus epicharmus Walker, 1839 d: 180 View in CoL .

Cirrospilus vincius Walker, 1839 a: 317. [Synonymized by Graham 1987: 222]. View in CoL

Tetrastichus epicharmus View in CoL : Walker 1846: 74.

Tetrastichus variegatus Szelényi, 1941: 406. [Synonymized by Domenichini 1966: 154]. View in CoL

Geniocerus variegatus View in CoL : Erdös 1956: 46.

Aprostocetus vincius View in CoL : Graham 1961: 52.

Aprostocetus epicharmus View in CoL : Graham 1961: 52.

Material examined.

• 2 females: [ 2 females on cards], China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xilingol City , Duolun County, 28. VII. 2023, Yuan-Yuan Jin, by sweeping, deposited in YCTU .

Diagnosis.

Female. Antenna (Fig. 23 View Figures 21–23 ) with F 1 slightly shorter than pedicellus, 1.8 × as long as broad, F 2 1.5 × as long as broad, F 3 quadrate; clava broader than F 3, 2.1 × as long as broad, terminal spine 0.5 × as long as C 3. Forewing (Fig. 22 View Figures 21–23 ), 2.3 × as long as broad; MV 3.7–3.8 × STV; SMV with four dorsal setae, PMV developed, only 0.2 × ST × STV. Body (Fig. 21 View Figures 21–23 ) black with blue metallic tint.

Male. Unknown for Chinese material.

Hosts.

Unknown from China. Non-Chinese records include Contarinia medicaginis Kieffer, 1895 , Jaapiella medicaginis (Rübsaamen, 1912) , Dasineura brassicae (Winnertz, 1853) , D. gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) D. papaveris (Winnertz, 1853) ( Diptera : Cecidomyiidae ) ( Graham 1987), Aylax minor Hartig, 1840 , A. papaveris (Perris, 1839) , Isocolus scabiosae (Giraud, 1859) , Phanacis centaureae Förster, 1860 ( Hymenoptera : Cynipidae ) ( Askew et al. 2006).

Distribution.

China ( Inner Mongolia [new record], Gansu [ Zhang et al. 2007]), Czech Republic, France ( Bouček 1966), Netherlands ( Gijswijt 2003), Poland ( Czajkowska 1978), Spain ( Askew et al. 2006), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Sweden, England ( Graham 1987), Russia ( Yefremova 2002).