Proclitus attentus Förster, 1871

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 : 85

Proclitus attentus Förster, 1871 (Fig. 44)

Proclitus spp. have a second recurrent vein with two bullae, the areolet is open and the epipleura of the second tergite are separated by a crease. Their first and second tergite are polished and usually without wrinkles. The tip of the mandible is moderately narrow but with the lower tooth visible. The ovipositor sheath is at least half as long as apical depth of the abdomen ( TOWNES, 1971). Species need to be keyed carefully, because existing literature needs to be revised.

The ovipositor of P. attentus is short, approximately 0.42–0.48× the fore wing length (Fig. 44). Its tentorial pits are not impressed. Its first tergite is 2.7–3.0× as long as the apical width. Its radius originates at 0.54 of the lower margin of the pterostigma ( VAN ROSSEM, 1987).

First report for Belgium; unconfirmed in the Netherlands.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

BELGIUM: • 1 ♀; Sint-Andries, Beisbroek - Hoog (WVL); 1/xi/2014; W. Dekoninck et al. (KBIN) leg.; coll. KBIN/RBINS (project Bruges heathlands); pitfall trap (18.X-1.XI); A. Humala & F. Verheyde det.; Fig. 44 .