Scopesis styriaca ( HEINRICH , 1953) Riedel & H & Schmidt, 2024

Riedel, Matthias, H, Andres & Schmidt, Stefan, 2024, Revision of the Palaearctic species of Scopesis FÖRSTER (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 56 (1), pp. 201-252 : 222-223

Scopesis styriaca ( HEINRICH, 1953) , stat.nov., new male (figs 13, 30, 46, 67, 87, 106)

Original: Mesoleius (Scopesis) stryriacus (lapsus for: styriacus) HEINRICH, 1953: 170, ♀.

Holotype: (♀) Steiermark, Admont, Kreuzkogel , 1700 m, 28.7.50 ( ZSM), type examined.

D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀. Body length 7.0–9.0 mm. Flagellum with 35–38 segments; 1 st flagellar segment 5.0–5.6× as long as wide and 1.7–1.8× as long as 2 nd segment; 2 nd segment 2.9–3.3× and 3 rd segment 2.7–3.0× as long as wide, preapical segment 1.7× as long as wide. Temple distinctly and roundly narrowed behind eye, dorsally 0.85× as long as eye. OED 1.4–1.5× ocellar diameter. Face granulated, dull. Clypeus moderately and transversely convex, smooth and shining, slightly bulging medially, with sparse fine punctures and with distinct flat lateral extensions; apical margin distinctly concave. Ventral mandibular tooth slightly larger than dorsal tooth. MI 0.3–0.4.

Mesoscutum granulate, without punctures, dull. Notaulus ± impressed in frontal 0.4 of mesoscutum. Mesopleuron granulate, dull, without distinct punctures or striae; speculum with microsculpture, shining. Hind femur 5.6–5.9× as long as wide. Inner apical tibial spur 0.56× as long as hind metatarsus. Area superomedia with ± complete lateral carina, slightly widened apically; area petiolaris with complete carina. Vein 2rs-m 0.8–0.9× as long as vein M between veins 2rs-m and 2-mcu. Vein 1cu-a interstitial. Nervellus of hind wing vertical or slightly inclivous, intercepted in its apical 0.7–0.8. 1 st tergite slender, 2.1–2.2× as long as wide, without latero-median carina. 2 nd tergite 1.0–1.1× as wide as long.

Color: black. Flagellum reddish-yellow, infuscate basally. Palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus and V-shaped spot at face, often small anterolateral spot on mesoscutum, hind edge of pronotum, tegula and often small spot on subtegular ridge yellow. Scutellum sometimes with dark reddish shine. 2 nd to 4 th tergites reddish, often apical tergites laterally or diffusely reddish. 2 nd and 3 rd sternites yellow, 4 th sternite red, 5 th sternite and hypopygium brown. Coxae black, fore and mid coxae with apical yellow spots; all trochanters and trochantelli yellow; legs red; hind femur except narrow yellowish base black; hind tibia reddish or reddish-yellow, black in apical 0.2–0.3; hind tarsus yellowish. Pterostigma yellow. ♁. Body length 10 mm. Flagellum with 35 segments; 1st flagellar segment 5.8× as long as wide and 1.85× as long as 2 nd segment; 2 nd segment 3.1× and 3 rd segment 3.0× as long as wide. OED 1.5× ocellar diameter. MI 0.3. Hind femur 5.3× as long as wide. 1 st tergite 2.6× as long as wide; 2 nd tergite about as long as wide. Structure otherwise as in ♀.

Color: black. Flagellum ochreous ventrally, brown dorsally. Palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus, face and orbit opposite antennal groove, ventral spot at scape, large anterolateral spot on mesoscutum, hind edge of pronotum, tegula and spot on subtegular ridge yellow. 2 nd to 4 th tergites red. Fore coxa entirely and mid coxa mainly yellow; hind coxa black; legs otherwise as in ♀. Pterostigma ochreous

Host: Sciapteryx costalis (FABRICIUS, 1775) (Hym. Tenthredinidae ) ( ZSM).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Western Palaearctic, studied material from Austria, Germany *, and Switzerland *.