Euura punicea ( Christ, 1791 )

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 : 175-176

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247 Euura punicea ( Christ, 1791)

Figs 274 View Figs 272–276 , 502 View Figs 492–505

Tenthredo nigrata Retzius, 1783: 73 . Described by indication on Degeer (1771: pl. 38 figs 2–4). Type material lost. Type locality: Sweden. Primary homonym of Tenthredo nigrata O.F. Müller, 1776 [= Dolerus (Poodolerus) nigratus (O.F. Müller, 1776) ].

Tenthredo punicea Christ, 1791: 440–441 . Described by indication on Degeer (1771: pl. 38 figs 2–4). Type material lost. Type locality: Sweden.

Tenthredo crocea Fabricius, 1804: 39 . Syntypes, sex not stated. Type material probably lost. Type locality: France, Paris. Synonymy by Konow (1905b). Primary homonym of Tenthredo crocea Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 [= Hemichroa crocea (Geoffroy, 1785) ].

Nematus melanosternus Serville, 1823: 67 . Replacement name for Tenthredo nigrata Retzius.

Nematus prototypus Förster, 1854a: 311–313 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Konow (1902b).

Amauronematus excellens Forsius, 1921: 30–32 . Lectotype designated below. Synonymy by Taeger & Blank (1998).

Diagnosis

Mostly pale body (can be pink in life) and papilliform serrulae usually make identification of the females rather easy, but some specimens of E. vittata group with papilliform serrulae can be similarly pale. The darker cerci of the palest specimens of the E. vittata group (completely or nearly completely pale in E. punicea ) and the longer malar space (about as long as the front ocellus in E. punicea ) distinguish them. Penis valves are most similar to the closely related E. ranini , but E. punicea seems to be paler (abdomen ventrally completely pale, only subgenital plate pale in E. ranini ).

Type material examined

Lectotype Nematus prototypus , here designated

GERMANY – Nordrhein-Westfalen • ♂; Aachen area ; 50.77° N, 6.09° E; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3055 . GoogleMaps

Lectotype Amauronematus excellens , here designated

FINLAND – Uusimaa • ♀; Karislojo [Karjalohja]; 60.243° N, 23.723° E; 25–28 Jun. 1910; R. Forsius leg.; emerged 1911 ex larvae on Salix caprea ; ZSM, GBIF-GISHym3048 . GoogleMaps

Host plants

A wide spectrum of Salix spp. One generation per year.

Genetics

COI

Based on 9 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 3.53% and the nearest neighbours, diverging by a minimum of 0%, are Euura berolinensis , E. ranini .

Nuclear

Based on 4 specimens, maximum within-species distance is 0.1% (0.28% based on haplotypes of individual females). The nearest neighbour, diverging by a minimum of 0.68%, is Euura berolinensis .

Distribution and material examined

Palaearctic. Specimens studied are from Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, and Germany.

References

Christ J. L. 1791. Naturgeschichte, Klassification und Nomenclatur der Insekten vom Bienen, Wespen und Ameisengeschlecht; als der funften Klasse funfte Ordnung des Linneischen Natursystems von den Insekten: Hymenoptera. Mit hautigen Flugeln. Hermann, Frankfurt a. M. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.87724

Degeer C. 1771. Memoires pour servir a l'Histoire des Insectes. P. Hesselberg, Stockholm.

Fabricius J. C. 1804. Systema Piezatorum secundum ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Carolus Reichard, Braunschweig [Brunsvigae]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12548

Forsius R. 1921. Zur Kenntniss einiger Blattwespen und Blattwespenlarven II. Meddelanden af Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 46: 25-32.

Forster A. 1854 a. Neue Blattwespen. Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereines der preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 1: 265-350. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60190587 [accessed 20 Nov. 2024].

Fourcroy A. - F. de 1785. Entomologia Parisiensis; sive, Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur. [s. n.], Paris [Parisiis]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36528

Konow F. W. 1902 b. Neue Blattwespen. (Hym). Zeitschrift fur systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 2 (6): 384-390. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13368236 [accessed 20 Nov. 2024].

Konow F. W. 1905 b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Tenthredinidae. Genera Insectorum 29: 1-176. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43229233 [accessed 20 Nov. 2024].

Muller O. F. 1776. Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu, Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Typis Hallageriis, Havniae. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13268

Retzius A. J. 1783. Caroli De Geer (...) Genera et species insectorum e generosissimi auctoris scriptis extraxit, digessit, latine quoad partem reddidit, et terminologiam insectorum Linneanam addidit. Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium, Leipzig [Lipsiae]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.35661

Serville A. J. G. 1823. Hymenopteres. In: Vieillot P., Desmarest A. G., De Blainiville, H. M. D., Prevost C., Serville A. & Lepelletier de Saint Fargeau L. - M. (eds) Faune Francaise, ou histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, des animaux qui se trouvent en France (...) Livr. 7 & 8: 1-96. Chez Rapet, Paris.

Taeger A. & Blank S. M. 1998. Beitrag zur Kenntnis einiger Nematinae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). In: Taeger A. & Blank S. M. (eds) Pflanzenwespen Deutschlands (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Kommentierte Bestandsaufnahme: 247-277. Goecke & Evers, Keltern.

Figures

Figs 272–276. Lancets of Euura Newman, 1837.272. ampla (Konow, 1895)PrepN115.273. berolinensis (Muche, 1970) PR.552VV. 274. punicea (Christ, 1791) Prep.438.OR. 275. ranini (Lindqvist, 1960) DEI-GISHym80671. 276. ranini, holotype, ♀ http://id.luomus.fi/GL.2757.

Figs 492–505. Penis valves of Euura Newman, 1837. 492. aceroserra Taeger & Blank, 2014 ZMUO.041897. 493. humeralis (Serville, 1823) DEI-GISHym80261. 494. abnormis (Holmgren, 1883) DEI-GISHym83979. 495. longicauda (Hellén, 1948) PR.283VV. 496. eiteli? (Saarinen, 1948) DEI-GISHym84213. 497. longiserra (Thomson, 1863) ZMUO.060507. 498. munda (Konow, 1895) ZMUO.030853. 499. neglecta (W.F. Kirby, 1882) ZMUO.060325. 500. neglecta ZMUO.060332. 501. berolinensis (Muche, 1970) PR.553VV. 502. punicea (Christ, 1791) ZMUO.037176. 503. ranini (Lindqvist, 1960) DEI-GISHym80659. 504. lethe Prous & Liston, 2014 DEI-GISHym80762. 505. brunnea (Norton, 1864) ZMUO.033261.