Polysphincta koebelei Howard, 1892

Khalaim, Andrey I., Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique & Coronado-Blanco, Juana María, 2024, Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: Polysphincta genus-group, Zootaxa 5458 (2), pp. 151-196 : 175-176

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3. Polysphincta koebelei Howard, 1892 View in CoL

( Figs 46–49 View FIGURES 46–49 )

Polysphincta (Zaglyptus) koebelei Howard 1892: 293 View in CoL [ holotype ♀ (USNM), USA, California, Santa Cruz Mts. ].

References. Cushman 1920: 24 [description; USA ( California, Kanzas); host]. Townes & Townes 1960: 253 [description; USA ( Washington, California)]. Carlson 1979: 337 [catalogue]. Ruíz-Cancino et al. 2002: 645 [checklist; Mexico].

Material examined. MEXICO. Tamaulipas: 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( UAT) 6 km NE of Miquihuana, 23°36.125’N, 99°42.45’W, 2200–2300 m, 24.x.2008, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♂ ( ZISP) 8 km NNE of Miquihuana, 2200–2300 m, 5.xi.2013, coll. S.A. Belokobylskij. Miquihuana [Municipio], La Marcela, 2500 m, forest Pinus + Quercus, Malaise trap, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino & J. Treviño C. (all in UAT): 26.viii–1.x.2012 ( 2 ♂), 2.x–2.xi.2012 ( 2 ♀), 3.xi–1.xii.2012 ( 1 ♂). 1 ♀ ( UAT) Miquihuana, km 19 of highway Palmillas – Miquihuana, 24.xi.1993, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino. 1 ♂ ( UAT) km 19 from Miquihuana, Aserradero, 4.xi.1988, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino. 2 ♂ ( UAT) Miquihuana, km 15 from La Peña, 2500 m, pine forest, 16.viii.2000, coll. D.R. Kasparyan. Hidalgo: 2 ♂ ( UAT) 8 km N of Pachuca de Soto, National Park El Chico, 20°11.4’N, 98°44.55’W, 2800–2900 m, 18–22.xii.2014, coll. A.I. Khalaim. Tlaxcala: 1 ♀ ( UAT) 15 km SSE of Apizaco, north slope of La Malinche volcano, 2550–3000 m, 1–2.x.2016, coll. A.I. Khalaim. Veracruz: 3 ♀ ( AEIC) Fortin de las Flores, ex Metepeira , vii–viii.1987, coll. L.S. Rayor. 6 ♂ ( AEIC) Coscomatepec on Huatusco Road, ex Metepeira , 29.vii.1987, coll. L.S. Rayor.

Variation. Black markings on mesoscutum and mesopleuron sometimes very weak, especially in small males.

Distribution. USA (west, from Washington to California), Mexico ( Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Veracruz).

Biology. The holotype probably was reared from either Larinioides cornutus (Clerck) (= Epeira strix Hentz ) or L. sclopetarius (Clerck) ( Araneidae ) in California, USA ( Howard 1892; Townes & Townes 1960). Reared from Metepeira sp. ( Araneidae ) in Veracruz.