Ismarus dorsiger (Haliday, 1831)

Figs 1B, 2B

Cinetus dorsiger Haliday in Curtis, 1831: 380 .

Belyta anomala Nees von Esenbeck, 1834: 345 . Synonymized by Förster (1856).

Ismarus neesii Förster, 1850: 286 . Synonymized by Haliday (1857).

Ismarus moravicus Ogloblin, 1925: 50 . Synonymized by Kolyada & Chemyreva (2016).

Ismarus dorsiger – Haliday 1835: 467. Generic transfer.

Diagnosis

Female body white to yellow except mesoscutum, scutellum and occasionally petiole black, male body black with yellow legs; mandibles whitish to yellow in both sexes; mesoscutum without notauli in both sexes; radial cell much shorter than length of marginal vein in both sexes.

Material examined (123 ♀♀, 159 ♂♂)

FRANCE: 1 ♀, Finistère, Morlaix, 11 Jun. 1954, J.F. Perkins leg. (NHMUK010264876) . GERMANY: 1 ♀, Baden-Württemberg, nr Lautenbach, River Rench, 30 Mar. 1992, M. Boness leg. (DNPC); 1 ♀, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leverkusen, Bergisch-Neukirchen, River Wupper, reared from flood debris, 19 Jan. 1984, M. Boness leg. (DNPC); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 9 Mar. 1999 (DNPC); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 20 Feb. 1999 (DNPC); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 24 Mar. 2000 (DNPC); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 15 Feb. 2001 (DNPC); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 14 Mar. 2004 (NHMUK010264879); 1 ♀, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leverkusen, Hitdorf, River Rhine, 22 Feb. 1995, M. Boness leg. (DNPC) ; 1 ♀, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leverkusen, Wiesdorf, River Dhunn, reared from flood debris, 8 Apr. 1970, M. Boness leg. (DNPC) ; 1 ♀, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ahrweiler district, Bad Breisig, at window, 3 Jan. 2006, M. Boness leg. (NHMUK010264880) .

MONTENEGRO: 1 ♀, Durmitor Mountains, Žabljak Municipality, Dobrilovina, 12 Sep. 1984, Z. Bouček leg. (NHMUK010264878).

NORWAY: 1 ♀, Akershus, Oslo, Bleikøya, 26 Jun.-28 Jul. 2009, MT , A. Endrestøl leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Akershus, Aurskog-Høland, Bråten, 10 Aug.–14 Sep. 2015, MT, A. Staverløkk leg. (NINA); 6 ♀♀, Vestfold, Horten, Østøya, 1 Jul.–12 Aug. 2015, MT, A. Staverløkk leg. (NINA); 3 ♀♀, Telemark, Siljan, Brenndalskarven, 8 Aug.–1 Oct. 2015, MT, F. Ødegaard leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Telemark, Kragerø, Grønåsliane, 14 Jul.–18 Aug. 2015, MT, F. Ødegaard leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Vest-Agder, Nedre Timenes, 1 Aug. 2015, MT, A. Staverløkk leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Vest-Agder, Birkenes, Mollestad, 4-24 Jul. 2016, MT, A. Staverløkk leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Hordaland, Masfjorden, Stormyra, 25 Aug.–23 Sep. 2016, MT, A. Staverløkk leg. (NINA); 1 ♀, Møre og Romsdal, Norddal, Løberget, 24 Aug.–30 Sep. 2015, MT, O. Hanssen leg. (NINA) .

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 1, sex unknown, Co. Sligo, Trawalua, 24-29 Jul. 1933, G.E.J. Nixon leg. (NHMUK010264865).

SOUTH KOREA: 1 ♀, National DMZ Native Botanic Garden, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon Province, 30 Jun. 2015, I.K.Kim (KNA) ; 2 ♀♀, same collecting data, 15 Sep. 2015, I.K. Kim leg. (KNA).

SWEDEN: 1 ♀, Skåne, Åhus, 14 Jul. 1974, K.-J. Hedqvist leg. (NHMUK010264870) ; 3 ♀♀, Skåne, Haväng, 28 Jul. 1973, K.-J. Hedqvist leg. (NHMUK010264868, NHMUK010264871, NHMUK010264874) ; 2 ♀♀, Skåne, Knäbäck, 15 Jul. 1973, K.-J. Hedqvist leg. (NHMUK010264869, NHMUK010264872) ; 2 ♀♀, Skåne, Skepparpsgarden, 17 Jul. 1971, K.-J. Hedqvist leg. (NHMUK010264867, NHMUK010264875) ; 1 ♀, Skåne, Södra Sandby, Måryd, Aug. 1976, T. Huddleston and J. Quinlan leg. (NHMUK010264866) ; 1 ♀, Uppland, Vallentuna, 17 Aug. 1974, K.-J. Hedqvist leg. (NHMUK010264873).

SWITZERLAND: 1 ♀, Zürich, Dielsdorf, old coniferous forest, 3 Aug. 1984, L. Masner leg. (NHMUK010264877).

UNITED KINGDOM: 1 ♀, England, Beds, Aspley Heath, SP927348, 14 Aug. 1960, (NHMUK 010264822); 1 ♂, England, Beds, Barton Hills, TL089297, 25 Jul. 1970, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264835); 1♂,same collecting data, 27 Jul. 1973 (NHMUK010264847); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Chicksands, TL125389, 15 Aug. 1974, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264815); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 20 Jul. 1976 (NHMUK010264816); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Clophill, TL 081377, 25 Aug. 1956, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264819); 1 ♂, England, Beds, Dunton, TL237442, 15 Jul. 1973, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264838); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 22 Jul. 1973 (NHMUK010264844); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 22 Jul. 1974 (NHMUK010264842); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 28 Jul. 1974 (NHMUK010264843); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 5 Aug. 1974 (NHMUK010264845); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Edworth, TL226410, 15 Aug. 1971, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264814); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 26 Jul. 1971 (NHMUK010264849); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Eversholt, SP996330, 10 Sep. 1960, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264821); 1 ♂, England, Beds, Flitwick Moor, TL045350, 15 Aug. 1979, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264852); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 3 Aug. 1979 (NHMUK010264853); 2 ♂♂, England, Beds, Great Hayes Wood, TL113247, 1 Aug. 1971, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264837, NHMUK010264850); 1 ♂, England, Beds, Long Lane, Toddington, TL014300, Acer pseudoplatanus, 3 Aug. 1957, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264839); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Maulden, TL 050380, 28 Aug. 1974, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264818); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 11 Aug. 1972 (NHMUK010264846); 1 ♀, England, Beds, Steppingly, TL 010353, 26 Sep. 1971, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264817); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 15 Aug. 1970 (NHMUK010264841); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 18 Jul. 1970 (NHMUK010264851); 2 ♂♂, England, Beds, Sutton Fen, TL202475, 18 Jul. 1978, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264854, NHMUK010264855); 1♂, same collecting data, 21 Jul. 1980 (NHMUK010264836); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 27 Jul. 1978 (NHMUK010264840); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 27 Jul. 1978 (NHMUK010264820); 1 ♂, England, Beds, 8 Aug. 1972, V.H. Chambers leg. (NHMUK010264848); 1 ♂, England, Berks, Thatcham Moor, 27 Jul. 1975, J.S.Noyes (NHMUK010264856); 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, England, Bucks, Burnham Beeches, SU98, fogging, Fagus sylvatica, 1990, H. Read leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, England, Bucks, Burnham Beeches, beating and sweeping, 24 Jul. 1975 (NHMUK010264834); 1 ♂, England, Cambs, Cambridge, Jun. 1984, P.F. Yeo leg; (NHMUK010264833); 2 ♀♀, England, Cambs, Chippenham Fen, TL650693, carr/ reedbed, 22 Aug. - 5 Sep. 1985, MT, Field leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 26 Jul. - 10 Aug. 1983 (DNPC); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 29 Jun. - 9 Jul. 1984 (DNPC); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 1 Aug. 1984 (DNPC); 1 ♀, England, Cambs, Duxford, 25 Jul. - 1 Aug. 1979, R.S. George leg. (NHMUK010264823); 1 ♂, England, Ches, Abbotts Moss, SJ596680, stream, 10 Jul. 1990, swept, D.G. Notton leg. (DNPC); 3 ♂♂, England, Dorset, nr. Sherford Bridge, 28 Jul. 1954, J.A.J Clark and D.J. Clark leg. (NHMUK010264829, NHMUK010264830, NHMUK010264831); 3 ♀♀, England, Hants, New Forest, Round Hill, 10 Aug. 1975, Z. Bouček leg. (NHMUK010264811, NHMUK010264812, NHMUK010264813); 1 ♀, England, Hants, Whitley Wood, SU2905, litter, 15- 16 Jul. 2002, P. Eggleton et al. leg. (NHMUK010264827); 1 ♀, same collecting data, 19- 20 Sep. 2002 (NHMUK010264826); 1 ♂, England, Kent, Murston, TQ928648, 16 Sep. 1983, L. Clemons leg. (NHMUK010264861); 1 ♂, England, Lincs, Tetford Hill, 17 Jul. 1951, M.W.R. de V. Graham leg. (NHMUK010264859); 1 ♀, England, Middx, Southgate, 13 Aug. 1964, M.W.R. de V. Graham leg. (NHMUK010264825); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 18 Jul. 1968 (NHMUK010264860); 1 ♂, England, Norfolk, East Wretham Nature Reserve, TL98, MT, 14 Jul. 1974, L. Rogers, M.G. Fitton and M.C. Day leg. (NHMUK010264832); 2 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, England, Norfolk, Santon Downham, TL818883, heath with Betula & Pinus, 30 Jul. 1985, MT, J. Field leg. (DNPC); 2 ♂♂, England, Northants, Spratton, Aug. 1975, I. Gauld and P. Gauld leg. (NHMUK010264857, NHMUK010264858); 1 ♀, England, Oxon, near Cothill, Acer pseudoplatanus, 11 Sep. 1989, J.W. Ismay leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 13 Aug. 1989 (DNPC); 1 ♂, England, Oxon, Shiplake, by River Thames, SU770783, 6 Jul. 1990, D.G. Notton leg. (DNPC); 1 ♀, England, Oxon, Wytham, 29 Aug. 1962, M.W.R. de V. Graham leg. (NHMUK010264828); 1 ♀, England, Somerset, Bicknoller, ST103383260898, date unknown, A.G. Smith and P. Hill-Cottingham leg. (NHMUK010264824); 2 ♂♂, England, South Yorks, Silkstone Fall, SE2905, aspirated, Acer pseudoplatanus, 21 Aug. 1991, D.G. Notton leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, England, Surrey, Barnes Common, 12 Sep. 2009, J.S. Noyes leg. (NHMUK010264862); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, England, Wilts, Savernake Forest, SU21366708, 13 Jun. - 4 Jul. 1990, MT, J.W. Ismay leg. (DNPC); 79 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀, same collecting data, 4- 25 Jul. 1990 (DNPC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same collecting data, 26 Jul. - 16 Aug. 1990 (DNPC); 3 ♂♂, England, Wilts, Savernake Forest, SU22906558, 13 Jun. - 4 Jul. 1990, MT, J.W. Ismay leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same collecting data, 4- 25 Jul. 1990 (DNPC); 21 ♂♂, 22 ♀♀, same collecting data, 26 Jul.–16 Aug. 1990 (DNPC); 2 ♀♀, same collecting data, 15 Aug. - 5 Sep. 1990 (DNPC); 1 ♂, same collecting data, 26 Sep. - 17 Oct. 1990 (DNPC); 1 ♂, Scotland, Highland, Beinn Eighe, NG96, Aug. 1988, I. MacGowan leg. (DNPC); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Scotland, Highland, Shieldag, NG8252, native Pinus sylvestris woodland, Aug. 1991, I. MacGowan leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Scotland, Moray, Culbin Forest, NH9458, Aug. 1992, I. MacGowan leg. (DNPC); 1 ♂, Scotland, Perth and Kinross, Ballinluig, 20 Jul. 1977, J.S. Noyes, L. Rogers and T. Huddleston leg. (NHMUK010264864); 1 ♂, Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Pontypridd, 25 May 1975, J.S. Noyes leg. (NHMUK010264863); 1 ♀, Wales, Wrexham, Trevor, 15 Sep. 1977, Z. Bouček leg. (NHMUK010209576).

Host

Hyperparasitoid of Aphelopus serratus Richards, 1939 (Dryinidae) in Italy (Olmi 2000). In addition, we have excluded the reference of Waloff & Jervis (1987). Because they were not sure about the identity of Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman, 1818), their identification was “probable”, as written by Jervis (1979) (Olmi, pers. comm.).

Distribution

France (new record), Montenegro (new record), Norway (new record); South Korea (new record), Switzerland (new record), Andorra (Ventura et al. 1997), Bulgaria (Petrov 1990), China (Yunnan) (Liu et al. 2011), Czech Republic (Ogloblin 1925), Denmark (Johnson 2016), Finland (Hellén 1964), Germany (Hellén 1964), Italy (Bin et al. 1995), the Netherlands (Peeters 2015), Republic of Ireland (Nixon 1957; Stelfox 1966; O’Connor et al. 2004); Russia (European) (Kolyada & Chemyreva 2016), Spain (Martínez de Murguía 1998), Sweden (Thomson 1858; Hellén 1964), United Kingdom (Nixon 1957; Notton 1996; O’Connor et al. 2004).

This species, widely distributed in Europe to Oriental China (Yunnan), is now recorded for the first time from the Eastern Palaearctic (South Korea)

Variation

All European specimens have a yellow petiole, but Chinese and South Korean specimens have a black petiole.