Areopraon silvestre ( Starý, 1971 )

Kaliuzhna, M. O., 2014, First Records And Comparative Notes Of Twelve Aphidiid Species (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) From The Fauna Of Ukraine, Vestnik Zoologii 48 (5), pp. 387-400 : 390-391

Areopraon silvestre ( Starý, 1971)

M a t e r i a l. 1 ♀, Donetsk Region, Slaviansk Distr., Bogorodichnoe [49°01'8.28'' N, 37°30'11.43'' E], glades on chalky slopes, 17.07.198 2 (A. Kotenko) ( SIZK) ; 1 ♀, Kyiv Region, Borodianka Distr. , rail station “Spartak” [50°40'29.21'' N, 29°44'21.92'' E], deciduous forest, Tal riverside, sweeping on motley grass, 10.07.197 7 (A. Kotenko) ( SIZK) .

Comment. Only one species of the genus Areopraon is registered in Ukraine. Five species are presented in European fauna (Yu et al., 2012).

С o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s. From other European species of the genus A. silvestre differs by ( Tomanović et al., 2006 b): 1) 19–20-segmented (rarely 17-, 18-, 21-segmented) antenna; 2) F1 4.0–4.5 times as long as median width; 3) stigma is 3.0–3.5 times as long as wide; 4) petiole 1.2–1.5 times as long as wide at spiracles level. Ukrainian specimens of A. silvestre ( fig. 3, 1–6 ) with 18–19-segmented antenna, F1 4.3 times as long as median width, stigma is 3.3–3.5 times as long as wide, petiole 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide at spiracles level. Areopraon species may be confused with species of the genus Praon ( fig. 3 , 7–12). A. silvestre clearly differs from Praon species in: 1) carinated propodeum; 2) subquadrate petiole; 3) sharper and more densely pubescent ovipositor sheath without conical spines on the apex.

H o s t s. Species of Periphyllus genus: Periphyllus acericola on Acer platanoides , A. pseudoplatanus ; P. aceris on Acer opalus , A. platanoides ; P. hirticornis on Acer campestre , A. opalus ; P. testudinaceus on Acer campestre , A. platanoides , A. pseudoplatanus , Acer sp. ; Periphyllus sp. on Acer campestre , A. platanoides , A. pseudoplatanus ( Starý, 1971, 2006; Tomanović et al., 2006 b; Starý, Lukáš, 2009; Yu et al., 2012).

H a b i t a t s. Mixed forests ( Starý, 2006; Starý, Lukáš, 2009), deciduous forests, parks ( Starý, 2006), glades on chalky slopes, riversides.

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Ukraine (Donetsk and Kyiv Regions, first records). Europe: France, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Finland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia ( Starý, 2006; Starý, Lukáš, 2009; Yu et al., 2012).

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Fig. 3. Areopraon silvestre, ♀ (1–6) and Praon volucre, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — antenna; 2, 8 — mesonotum; 3, 9 — forewing; 4, 10 — propodeum; 5, 11 — petiole; 6, 12 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 3. Areopraon silvestre, ♀ (1–6) и Praon volucre, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — усик; 2, 8 — среднеспинка; 3, 9 — переднее крыло; 4, 10 — проподеум; 5, 11 — стебелёк; 6, 12 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig. 1. Adialytus salicaphis, ♀ (1–5) and A. ambiguus, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — antenna; 2, 7 — forewing; 3, 8 — propodeum; 4, 9 — petiole; 5, 10 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 1. Adialytus salicaphis, ♀ (1–5) и A. ambiguus, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — усик; 2, 7 — переднее крыло; 3, 8 — проподеум; 4, 9 — стебелёк; 5, 10 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig. 2. Aphidius megourae, ♀ (1–6) and A. funebris, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — head, dorsal aspect; 2, 8 — antenna; 3, 9 — forewing; 4, 10 — propodeum; 5, 11 — petiole; 6, 12 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 2. Aphidius megourae, ♀ (1–6) и A. funebris, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — голова, вид сверху; 2, 8 — усик; 3, 9 — переднее крыло; 4, 10 — проподеум; 5, 11 — стебелёк; 6, 12 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig. 4. Diaeretus leucopterus, ♀ (1–5) and Diaeretiella rapae, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — antenna; 2, 7 — forewing; 3, 8 — propodeum; 4, 9 — petiole; 5, 10 — ovipositor sheath (5 — after Takada, 1968). Рис. 4. Diaeretus leucopterus, ♀ (1–5) и Diaeretiella rapae, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — усик; 2, 7 — переднее крыло; 3, 8 — проподеум; 4, 9 — стебелёк; 5, 10 — створки яйцеклада (5 — по: Takada, 1968).

Fig. 5. Ephedrus cerasicola, ♀ (1–6), E.plagiator, ♀ (7, 10–12), E. niger, ♀ (8, 9): 1, 7 — antenna; 2, 8 — mesonotum; 3, 9 — forewing; 4, 10 — propodeum; 5, 11 — petiole; 6, 12 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 5. Ephedrus cerasicola, ♀ (1–6), E. plagiator, ♀ (7, 10–12), E. niger, ♀ (8, 9): 1, 7 — усик; 2, 8 — среднеспинка; 3, 9 — переднее крыло; 4, 10 — проподеум; 5, 11 — стебелёк; 6, 12 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig.6. Paralipsis enervis, ♀ (1–7) and Protaphidius wissmannii,♀ (9–12, 14), Ơ (8, 13): 1, 8 — habitus; 2, 9 — head, lateral aspect; 3, 10 — antenna; 4, 11 — forewing; 5, 12 — propodeum; 6, 13 — petiole; 7, 14 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 6. Paralipsis enervis, ♀ (1–7) и Protaphidius wissmannii, ♀ (9–12, 14), Ơ (8, 13): 1, 8 — габитус; 2, 9 — голова, вид сбоку; 3, 10 — усик; 4, 11 — переднее крыло; 5, 12 — проподеум; 6, 13 — стебелёк; 7, 14 — створки яйцеклада.