274 Euura similator (Förster, 1854)

Figs 218, 510

Nematus similator Förster, 1854a: 321–322 . Lectotype designated by Viitasaari (1980).

Nematus eurysternus Zaddach, 1883 in Brischke 1883: 162. Syntypes ♀ ♂ (some may be in the ZSM, but if so, they are not clearly recognisable as types), not examined. Type localities: Germany, Czech Republic, Scotland, and possibly Russia. Synonymy by Viitasaari (1980).

Pteronidea leucotrocha var. loisellei Enslin, 1916a: 421 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Viitasaari (1980).

Pteronidea eurysterna var. lutescens Enslin, 1916a: 422–423 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Taeger et al. (2010).

Pteronus eurysterna var. struvei Zirngiebl, 1939: 109–111 . Syntypes ♀♀. Type deposition unclear (Blank 1996). Type locality: Germany, Borkum. Synonymy by Blank (1996).

Diagnosis

Most similar to E. quieta, see differences discussed under that species.

Type material examined

Lectotype Nematus similator

GERMANY – Nordrhein-Westfalen • ♀; Aachen area; 50.77° N, 6.09° E; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3425.

Lectotype Pteronidea leucotrocha var. loisellei, here designated

FRANCE – Basse-Normandie • ♀; Lisieux; 3 Aug. 1909; A. Loiselle leg.; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3337 .

Lectotype Pteronidea eurysterna var. lutescens, here designated

CROATIA • ♂; Krapina; 46.161° N, 15.871° E; Hensch leg.; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3342 .

Host plants

Only Ribes uva-crispa has been unequivocally recorded (Taeger et al. 1998).

Genetics

COI

Based on 4 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 0.76% and the nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 3.5%, is Euura leucotrocha .

Nuclear

Based on 3 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 0% (0% based on haplotypes of individual females). The nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0.67%, is Euura ribesii .

Distribution and material examined

Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Croatia, France, and Germany.