Hoplismenus krapinensis HENSCH, 1928

Riedel, Matthias, 2021, The Western Palaearctic species of the subtribe Hoplismenina HEINRICH (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (2), pp. 901-926 : 909-910

Hoplismenus krapinensis HENSCH, 1928 (figs 3, 10, 15, 23)

L e c t o t y p e: (♀) Krapina 25.5.25 Tokaj (Zagreb), designated by HORSTMANN (1982), paratype in ZSM studied.

syn. Taeniaspis flavitarsis CLÉMENT, 1927, praeoccupied by Hoplismenus morulus flavitarsis CRESSON, 1865.

H o l o t y p e: (♁) Nordtirol, Innsbruck, …[not readable] 3.8.1921 E. Clément (Vienna), synonymized by HORSTMANN (1982), type studied.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 12♀♀, 2♁♁ from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Romania *,

Switzerland *. D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀: Body length 9-11 mm. Flagellum with 37-38 flagellomeres ; 1st

flagellomere 2.1-2.7× and 2 nd flagellomere 1.7-2.1× longer than wide, FI 0.62-0.72; widest flagellomeres 1.2-1.5× wider than long. Temple distinctly and linearly narrowed behind eye. OED 1.2-1.3× ocellar diameter. Frons with fine transverse rugae and punctures. Face rugose-punctate. Clypeus densely punctate, smooth and shining between punctures. Genal carina ± concave ventrally, reaching hypostomal carina in an edge of 80°, hypostomal carina moderately elevated (as wide as distal maxillary palpomere). Gena 0.8× as wide as eye. MI 1.0.

Mesosoma covered with dense and short pale brownish hairs. Side of pronotum densely punctate dorsally, with longitudinal rugae ventrally. Notaulus impressed in frontal 0.3 of mesoscutum. Lateral lobe of mesoscutum densely punctate and coarsely granulate, dull. Mesopleuron and metapleuron densely punctate and ± rugose. Epicnemial carina low. Juxtacoxal carina present. Scutellum moderately elevated, with lateral carina in basal 0.3-0.5. Area superomedia hexagonal, slightly wider than long, rugose; anterior transverse carina in or behind its middle. Area petiolaris with lateral carina, transversely rugose. Coxae rugose-punctate. Hind femur 4.7-4.9× longer than wide. Postpetiolus 0.62-0.67× as wide as distance between apophyses; lateral field 0.6× as wide as median field, median field striate and punctate. Thyridium slightly oblique, 0.7× as wide as the interval. Gastrocoelus weakly impressed, with some ridges. 2 nd tergite 1.25-1.35× wider than long. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites densely punctate and granulate; 4 th tergite with very superficial punctures. Ovipositor sheath 0.46× as long as hind metatarsus.

Color: black. Stripes or rings on flagellomeres 6/8-10/12, narrow facial orbit, frontal orbit (widened dorsally), short stripe on outer orbit, collar, hind edge or upper margin of pronotum and scutellum yellowish. Petiolus black, metasoma otherwise red. Coxae and trochanters black, trochanters partly reddish; legs otherwise red. Pterostigma ochreous.

♁: Body length 9 mm. Flagellum with 36 flagellomeres; 1 st flagellomere 2.3× and 2 nd flagellomere 1.9× longer than wide, FI 0.75. Tyloids on flagellomeres 5/7-17/21, oval, maximally 0.7× as long as the flagellomere. Temple distinctly and roundly narrowed behind eye. Frons finely rugose. Face and clypeus rugose-punctate, clypeus 1.7× wider than long, apical margin slightly concave. MI 1.0. Gena narrowed ventrally. Genal carina concave ventrally, hypostomal carina moderately elevated.

Mesosoma covered with dense short yellowish hairs. Side of pronotum rugose-punctate. Lateral lobe of mesoscutum very finely rugose, dull. Mesopleuron and metapleuron densely punctate, partly rugose. Juxtacoxal carina indistinct. Scutellum moderately pyramidal, lateral carina complete, without transverse carina or ridge on top. Area superomedia slightly transverse, hexagonal; anterior transverse carina indistinct. Apophysis rather short. Hind femur 5.0× longer than wide. Postpetiolus 0.65× as wide as distance between apophyses; lateral field 0.7× as wide as median field, median field superficially aciculate. Thyridium slightly oblique, 0.7× as wide as the interval. 2 nd tergite 1.1× wider than long. 2 nd and 3 rd tergites finely rugose-punctate, dull. 4 th and 5 th tergites superficially punctate, ± shining

Color: black. Flagellum reddish ventrally. Palps, mandible except teeth, labrum, clypeus, face, frontal orbit (widened dorsally), scape ventrally, collar, hind edge of pronotum, subtegular ridge, entire scutellum and spots on fore and mid coxae yellow. Petiolus black, postpetiolus apically and following tergites red, sometimes median tergites ± infuscate. Coxae and trochanters black; femora red, tibiae and tarsi yellowish. Pterostigma ochreous.

H o s t s: unknown.