Aphidius absinthii Marshall, 1896

Rakhshani, Ehsan, Tomanović, Željko, Starý, Petr, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Ilić, Marijana, Stanković, Saša S. & Rajabi-Mazhar, Noorali, 2011, Aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Macrosiphoniella aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the western Palaearctic region, Journal of Natural History 45 (41 - 42), pp. 2559-2575 : 2560-2565

Aphidius absinthii Marshall, 1896

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Macrosiphoniella abrotani (Walker) – Iran ( Rakhshani et al. 2008; Starý et al. 2000); M. absinthii (L.) – Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006), Poland ( Wiąckowski et al. 2001), Italy ( Starý 1966, 1973), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009), France (Starý 1973), Russia (European part) (Starý 1973), Croatia (Karlovac) (Starý 1973); M. aktashika (Nevsky) – Uzbekistan ( Starý 1979); M. artemisiae (Boyer de Fonscolombe) – Greece ( Kavallieratos et al. 2006), Serbia ( Tomanović et al. 2003c; Kavallieratos et al. 2004), Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006), France ( Starý et al. 1973), Italy ( Pennacchio 1989), Turkey (Uysal et al. 2004), Germany (Spreewald, 17 July 1963, Artemisia vulgaris , coll. P. Starý), Hungary (Veröce, 7 July 1966, Artemisia vulgaris , coll. Andrasfalvy; Budapest, 14 June 1975, Artemisia vulgaris , coll. F. Leclant), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009), Georgia (Starý 1973), Russia (European part) (Starý 1973); M. chamaemelifoliae Remaudière and

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Leclant – France (Starý 1973); M. fasciata del Guercio [= M. absinthii (L.)] – France (Olette, Pyrénee Orient., 9 June 1983, Artemisia campestris , coll. G. Remaudière); M. helichrysi Remaudière – France (Starý 1973; Starý et al. 1973), Iran ( Starý et al. 2000); M. kaufmanni Börner – Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006); M. leucanthemi (Ferrari) – France (Gauges, Hérault, 5 October 1972, Leucanthemum maritimum , coll. F. Leclant); M. cf. macrura Hille Ris Lambers [= M. tuberculata (Nevsky) ] – Israel ( Mescheloff and Rosen 1990); M. (Paczoskia) major Remaudière and Tuatay [= Paczoskia major Börner ] – Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009); M. millefolii (de Geer) – Sweden (Smålandsjol, Huseby, 24 July 1978, coll. Danielsson), Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006), France (Starý 1973; Starý et al. 1973), Poland ( Wiąckowski et al. 2001), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009), Germany (Starý 1973), Georgia (Starý 1973), Russia (European part) (Starý 1973), Slovenia (Starý 1973); M. oblonga (Mordvilko) – Iran ( Rakhshani et al. 2008); M. papillata Holman – France ( Starý et al. 1973), Tajikistan ( Starý 1979); M. persequens Walker – France (Starý 1973); M. pulvera (Walker) – Uzbekistan ( Starý 1979), Tajikistan ( Starý 1979), France ( Starý et al. 1973), Iran ( Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009); M. riedeli Szelegiewicz – Israel ( Mescheloff and Rosen 1990); M. sanborni (Gillette) – Greece ( Kavallieratos et al. 2006), Italy ( Starý 1966, 1973); M. sejuncta (Walker) – France (Starý 1973), England (Starý 1973); M. staegeri Hille Ris Lambers – Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009), France (Starý 1973); M. tanacetaria (Kaltenbach) – Czech Republic ( Starý 2006), Greece ( Kavallieratos et al. 2006), Italy (Starý 1973); M. tapuskae (Hottes and Frison) – France (Starý 1973; Starý et al. 1973); M. tuberculata (Nevsky) – France (Starý 1973), Iran ( Starý 1979; Starý et al. 2000), Uzbekistan ( Starý 1979); M. turanica Narzikulov and Umarov – Uzbekistan ( Starý 1979); M. usquertensis Hille Ris Lambers – France ( Starý et al. 1973), Germany (Starý 1973); M. xeranthemi Bozhko – Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009); Macrosiphoniella spp. – Czech Republic (Starý 1973), Slovakia (Starý 1973; Starý and Lukáš 2009), Georgia (Starý 1973), Ukraine (Crimea) (Starý 1973), Azerbaijan (Starý 1973); Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan ( Starý 1979), Serbia ( Tomanović et al. 2003c; Kavallieratos et al. 2004), Czech Republic (Starý 1973, 2006).

Figures

Figure 1. Head and lateral mesonotal lobe (females). (A) Head of Aphidius absinthii; (B) head of Lysiphlebus fabarum; (C) lateral mesonotal lobe of Praon absinthii; (D) lateral mesonotal lobe of Praon volucre. Scale bars = 150 µ.

Figure 2. Fore wing (females). (A) Aphidius absinthii; (B) Aphidius artemisicola; (C) Aphidius asteris; (D) Aphidius phalangomyzi; (E) Binodoxys centaureae; (F) Ephedrus niger; (G) Lysiphlebus confusus; (H) Lysiphlebus fabarum; (I) Praon absinthii; (J) Praon unitum; (K) Praon volucre; (L) Trioxys pannonicus. Scale bars = 200µ.

Figure 3. Dorsal aspect of propodeum (females). (A) Aphidius absinthii; (B) Aphidius artemisicola; (C) Aphidius phalangomyzi; (D) Lysiphlebus fabarum; (E) Praon absinthii; (F) Praon volucre. Scale bars = 100µ.

Figure 4. Dorsal aspect of petiole (females). (A) Aphidius absinthii; (B) Aphidius artemisicola; (C) Aphidius asteris; (D) Aphidius phalangomyzi; (E) Binodoxys centaureae; (F) Lysiphlebus fabarum; (G) Praon absinthii; (H) Praon volucre; (I) Trioxys pannonicus. Scale bars = 100µ.

Figure 5. Lateral aspect of genitalia (females).(A) Aphidius absinthii; (B) Aphidius artemisicola; (C) Aphidius phalangomyzi; (D) Binodoxys centaureae; (E) Ephedrus niger; (F) Lysiphlebus fabarum; (G) Praon absinthii; (H) Praon unitum; (I) Praon volucre; (J) Trioxys pannonicus. Scale bars = 100µ.