Netelia fuscicarpus (Kokujev, 1899)

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 : 123

Netelia fuscicarpus (Kokujev, 1899) (Fig. 67 A–B)

Netelia is a difficult genus that still needs to be revised. Its species are testaceous and can be distinguished from Ophioninae by their more or less complete areolet (Fig. 67 A), their twisted mandibles and a longer ovipositor in females (except for the subgenus Bessobates ).

N. fuscicarpus has been synonymised in the past with N. testacea (Gravenhorst, 1829) . There are however crucial arguments to accept it as a valid species, which will be confirmed in a near future paper (DELRIO, 1975; BROAD, pers. comm, in prep.). Our specimen is a male, which can be recognised by the specific shape of its genitals (Fig. 67 B). Among its hosts are the common lepidopterans Lycia hirtaria (Clerck, 1759) and Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ( Lepidoptera : Geometridae ) ( MEYER, 1927).

First report for Belgium; unreported in the Netherlands.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

BELGIUM: • 1 ♂; Zeebrugge (WVL); 51°19’14”N 3°10’38”E; 1/viii/2020; A. Beidts leg.; coll. ADK; light trap; A. De Ketelaere & G. Broad det. (ObsID: 206129370); Fig. 67 A–B .