Euura similator (Förster, 1854)

Prous, Marko, Liston, Andrew, Monckton, Spencer K., Kramp, Katja, Vårdal, Hege, Vikberg, Veli, Heibo, Erik & Mutanen, Marko, 2025, West Palaearctic species of Euura Newman, 1837 (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 977, pp. 1-377 : 205

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.

Figures

Figs 216–219. Lancets of Euura Newman, 1837. 216. quieta (Eversmann, 1847) ZMUO.030880. 217. ribesii (Scopoli, 1763) PR.616VV. 218. similator (Förster, 1854) DEI-GISHym88535. 219. ribesicola (Lindqvist, 1949) PR.619VV.

Figs 506–519. Penis valves of Euura Newman, 1837. 506. gracilidentata (Viitasaari, 1980) DEI- GISHym80085. 507. leucotrocha (Hartig, 1837) ZMUO.030860. 508. quieta (Eversmann, 1847) ZMUO.032101. 509. ribesii (Scopoli, 1763) DEI-GISHym88577. 510. similator (Förster, 1854) DEI-GISHym88551. 511. ribesicola? (Lindqvist, 1949) DEI-GISHym86112. 512. insignis (Hartig, 1840) 170127-5. 513. scutellata (Hartig, 1837) DEI-GISHym80058. 514. nigerrima (Konow, 1903). Pachynematus nigerrimus Konow, 1903, lectotype GBIF-GISHym3883. 515. nigerrima, Nematus fumosus Lacourt, 1991,holotypeDEI-GISHym12672.516. notabilis(Konow, 1903) DEI-GISHym13871. 517. notabilis, Pteronus notabilis Konow, 1903, lectotype GBIF-GISHym3862. 518. putoni (Konow, 1903) DEI-GISHym16241. 519. vicina (Serville, 1823) DEI-GISHym88484.