Endasys analis (Thomson, 1883)

Verheyde, Fons, Hoekstra, Paul, Libert, Pierre-Nicolas, Meijer, Hilco, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Vandaudenard, Thibaud, Belgers, Dick & Brosens, Edwin, 1880, Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 122, pp. 1-142 : 92

Endasys analis (Thomson, 1883)

Endasys spp. have a fore wing vein 2m-cu that is weakly inclivious or vertical (with one or two bullae), the hind edge of their mesoscutum has a transverse break just in front of the prescutellar groove, the lower tooth of the mandible is shorter than the upper tooth and the median dorsal carinae of the first tergite are strong. Their propodeal carination can again be seen as typical with a rather big area petiolaris and a small and somewhat rectangular area superomedia ( TOWNES, 1970a).

This species needs to be examined carefully with existing literature. E. analis logically belongs to the E. analis -group, which has their first tergite at least moderately stout, its petiole not elongate and their last tergites granulate/distinctly punctate or both. The males of E. analis have a distinctly swollen face laterally and their first and second tergite are widened ( SAWONIEWICZ & LUHMAN, 1992). Only one host is known, the rare sawfly Pristiphora abietina (Christ, 1791) (Symphyta: Tenthredinidae ), which is associated with conifers ( JONAITIS, 1970).

First report for Belgium; unreported in the Netherlands.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

BELGIUM: • 1 ♂; Brussel, Zoniënwoud (BR); 21/v/1933; A. Crèvecoeur leg. ; coll. KBIN/RBINS (coll. Crèvecoeur); F. Verheyde det.