296 Euura imperfecta (Zaddach, 1876)

Figs 311, 535

Nematus imperfectus Zaddach, 1876: 73, 80–81. Syntypes ♀♀, probably destroyed (Blank & Taeger 1998). Type localities: Germany, Finland, Scotland and Poland.

Pachynematus imperfectus var. claristernis Enslin, 1916a: 484 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Taeger et al. (2010).

Pachynematus (Larinematus) tatricus Roller & Haris, 2008: 47–49 . Syn. nov.

Diagnosis

Small subapical tooth of claws, colouration (male largely black; in female, pterostigma basally paler than apically, abdomen dorsally black, metafemur at least partly pale), structure of valvula 3 (in dorsal view rather broad, not tapering, and posteriorly with invagination) and penis valve enable separation of the species from the other Euura . The shape of valvula 3 varies somewhat, but there is no clear gap in variability and apparently no correlation with variability in mesepisternum colouration (from completely black to completely pale).

Type material examined

Lectotype Pachynematus imperfectus var. claristernis, here designated

GERMANY – Mecklenburg-Vorpommern • ♀; Teschendorf in Mecklenburg; 53.45° N, 13.36° E; 11 Apr. 1896; F.W. Konow leg.; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3221 .

Holotype Pachynematus (Larinematus) tatricus

SLOVAKIA – High Tatra • ♀; Tatranská Lomnica, Štart; 49.179° N, 20.255° E; 1150 m a.s.l.; 15 May 2007; O. Majzlan leg.; SNMC.

Notes

Photos examined.

Host plants

Larix spp.

Genetics

COI

Based on 5 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 2.28% and the nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 5.78%, is Euura hulteni .

Nuclear

Based on 3 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 1.2% (0.31% based on haplotypes of individual females). The nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 2.87%, is Euura villosa .

Distribution and material examined

Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Austria, Finland, Germany, and Russia.