Euura tillbergi (Malaise, 1921)

264 Euura tillbergi (Malaise, 1921)

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Amauronematus tillbergi Malaise, 1921b: 125–126 . Lectotype designated below.

Amauronematus tillbergi var. foveifrons Malaise, 1921b: 126–127 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Lindqvist (1941b).

Amauronematus latisulcatus Malaise, 1931b: 45–46 . Syn. nov.

Amauronematus pacificus Malaise, 1931b: 47–48 . Lectotype designated below. Secondary homonym of Pontania pacifica Marlatt, 1896 [ Euura pacifica (Marlatt, 1896) ]. Syn. nov.

Amauronematus mcluckieae Benson, 1935: 31–32 . Mandatory correction of original orthography mcluckiei. Syn. nov.

Amauronematus rex Benson, 1948b: 32 . Syn. nov.

Amauronematus obscurus Lindqvist, 1962b: 11–12 . Secondary homonym of Nematus obscurus Norton, 1861 [ Euura obscura ( Norton, 1861) ]. Syn. nov.

Amauronematus pustulatus Lindqvist, 1962b: 12–13 . Syn. nov.

Euura tranquilla Vårdal & Prous, 2014 in Prous et al. 2014: 52. Replacement name for Amauronematus pacificus Malaise, 1931 .

Diagnosis

Females (4.5–6.5 mm) with mostly or completely black abdomen (and thorax) can be distinguished from the other species in the vittata group. Paler females are most similar to those of E. hulteni , E. hedstroemi , E. minivittata sp. nov., and might not always be distinguishable. Euura hulteni typically have dorsally and ventrally black-lined metafemur (similar in E. minivittata ), while the metafemur is basally black in E. tillbergi . Euura minivittata has a darker pterostigma and metafemur than in pale specimens of E. tillbergi . The pterostigma of Euura hedstroemi is typically posteriorly dark-lined and the metatibia with a dark spot at basal third of tibia, but pterostigma and metatibia can be (almost) uniformly pale, making separation from paler specimens of E. tillbergi unreliable. Male penis valves are most similar to E. krausi and paler specimens might not be distinguishable from this species. In E. tillbergi valvula 3 is rarely triangular, without a posterior invagination (ZMUO.031718). Male 4.0–6.0 mm.

Type material examined

Lectotype Amauronematus tillbergi , here designated

SWEDEN – Torne Lappmark • ♀; Torneträsk; 68.22° N, 19.74° E; 400 m a.s.l.; R. Malaise leg.; NHRS, NHRS-HEVA000003942 . GoogleMaps

Lectotype Amauronematus tillbergi var. foveifrons , here designated

SWEDEN – Torne Lappmark • ♀; Torneträsk ; 68.22° N, 19.74° E; 400 m a.s.l.; R. Malaise leg.; NHRS, NHRS-HEVA000003943 GoogleMaps .

Notes

Best matches: DEI-GISHym84434 (colouration), DEI-GISHym84433 (size), DEI-GISHym83702 (lancet).

Holotype Amauronematus latisulcatus

RUSSIA – Kamchatka oblast • ♀; Klutchi [Klyuchi]; 56.32° N, 160.85° E; R. Malaise leg.; NHRS, NHRS-HEVA000006415 . GoogleMaps

Lectotype Amauronematus pacificus , here designated

RUSSIA – Kamchatka oblast • ♀; Petropavlovsk ; 55.06° N, 158.65° E; R. Malaise leg.; NHRS, NHRS-HEVA000006416 . GoogleMaps

Holotype Amauronematus mcluckieae

UNITED KINGDOM – Scotland • Cairngorm Mts, Cairngorm; 57.09° N, 3.69° W; above 910 m a.s.l.; 27 Jun. 1934; R.B. and J.E. Benson leg.; BMNH, B.M.TYPEHYM.1.642 . GoogleMaps

Holotype Amauronematus rex

UNITED KINGDOM – England • ♀; Buckinghamshire, Whaddon Chase ; 51.83° N, 0.82° W; Mar. 1946; R.B. Benson leg.; reared ex larva on Salix ; BMNH, B.M.TYPEHYM.1.685 . GoogleMaps

Notes

Best morphological match: DEI-GISHym83872. Was previously synonymized with hedstroemi Malaise , but colour characters of the rex holotype fit better with specimens of E. tillbergi from the Russian Far East (DEI-GISHym83872, sequenced). Mesoscutellum is not completely pale in any E. hedstroemi specimens studied. In addition, the type specimens of rex Benson were reared from Salix aurita and possibly from S. atrocinerea (mixed rearing), but E. hedstroemi seems to be restricted to S. phylicifolia .

Holotype Amauronematus obscurus

FINLAND – Uusimaa • ♀; Helsinge [Vantaa]; 60.30° N, 24.90° E; 25 May 1961; E. Lindqvist leg.; MZH, http://id.luomus.fi/GL.2750. GoogleMaps

Holotype Amauronematus pustulatus

FINLAND – Kuusamo • ♀; Kitka; 66.24° N, 28.98° E; 5 Jul. 1958; M. Viitasaari leg.; MZH, http://id.luomus.fi/GL.2536. GoogleMaps

Host plants

Salix phylicifolia , S. myrsinites , S. herbacea , and possibly S. aurita and S. atrocinerea Brot. if Amauronematus rex Benson really is a synonym of E. tillbergi .

Genetics

COI

Based on 35 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 3.28% and the nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0%, is Euura krausi .

Nuclear

Based on 31 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 1.7% (1.08% based on haplotypes of individual females). The nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0.12%, is Euura krausi .

Distribution and material examined

Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.