Paralipsis enervis (Nees, 1834)

M a t e r i a l. 1 ♀, Kyiv, Muromets Island [50°30'53.36'' N, 30°32'44.97'' E], oaks, 31.05.201 2 (S. Simutnik) (SIZK).

С o m m e n t. The only species of the genus Paralipsis in the Palearctic Region (Yu et al., 2012).

С o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s. P. enervis (fig. 6, 1–7) may be confused in habitus with Protaphidius wissmannii Ratzeburg (fig. 6, 8–14) (particularly with males): both species share long and apically dilated scapus, filiform near to moniliform antenna, strongly sclerotized stigma, heavyset body, oval apex of the abdomen ( Pr. wissmannii males), P. enervis differs from Pr. wissmannii by: 1) smaller eyes; 2) very long scapus, that is notably longer than F1; 3) antenna with only 15–16 segments; 4) another type of forewing venation: no central cell and almost no metacarpus, radial vein is very short, and looks like a point; 5) propodeum without areolae or carinae; 6) short petiole; 7) abdomen with normally developed tergites; 8) ovipositor sheath thinned to the apex.

H o s t s. Anoecia corni, Anoecia sp.; Anuraphis catonii, A. farfarae, A. subterranea; Aphis lambersi, A. roepkei, A. sambuci; Brachycaudus ballotae, B. cardui, B. mordvilkoi, Brachycaudus sp.; Chromaphis; Dysaphis crataegi, D. lappae, D. pyri; Forda formicaria, F. marginata; Geoica utricularia; Tetraneura ulmi (Tobias, Chiriac, 1986; Starý, 2006; Davidian, 2007; Starý, Lukáš, 2009; Yu et al., 2012).

H a b i t a t s. Steppe, field verge, ruderal and waste places, meadows, parks, botanical gardens, gravel-pit (Starý, 2006; Starý, Lukáš, 2009). Myrmecophilous species, that may occur in ants (genus Lasius) nests (Starý, 1958).

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Ukraine (Kyiv Region, first record). Europe; Middle Ural; Near East (Georgia); Central Asia (Kazakhstan) (Yu et al., 2012; Starý, 1958; Tobias, Chiriac, 1986).