172 Euura kangasi (Lindqvist, 1964)

Figs 192, 421

Pteronidea kangasi Lindqvist, 1964: 124–127 .

Diagnosis

Very similar to E. cadderensis and E. ferruginea, which seem to have paler hind tarsi (black in E. kangasi). Females of E. kangasi apparently have a completely pale thorax but distinctly blackened basal abdominal terga, while E. cadderensis and E. ferruginea can be from completely pale to much darker, but the thorax and abdomen are black to a similar degree.

Type material examined

Holotype Pteronidea kangasi

FINLAND – Häme • ♀; Pälkäne; 61.335° N, 24.272° E; 15 Jul. 1962; J. Kangas leg.; reared ex larva on Salix pentandra; MZH, http://id.luomus.fi/GL.3439.

Host plants

Salix pentandra (Lindqvist 1964), S. fragilis, S. myrsinifolia, S. phylicifolia .

Genetics

COI

Based on 3 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 0% and the nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0%, is Euura cadderensis .

Nuclear

Based on 3 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 0.23% (0% based on haplotypes of individual females). The nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0.5%, is Euura ferruginea .

Distribution and material examined

Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Finland.