Aleiodes krulikowskii (Kokujev, 1898)

van Achterberg, Cornelis, Shaw, Mark R. & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2020, Revision of the western Palaearctic species of Aleiodes Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae). Part 2: Revision of the A. apicalis group, ZooKeys 919, pp. 1-259 : 1

Aleiodes krulikowskii (Kokujev, 1898) Figs 453-454 , 455-466

Rhogas (Rhogas) krulikowskii Kokujev, 1898: 302; Telenga 1941: 157-158.

Rogas krulikowskii ; Papp 1971: 360; Shenefelt 1975: 1235.

Rogas (Rogas) krulikovskii ; Tobias 1976: 83.

Rogas (Rogas) krulikowskii ; Tobias 1986: 77 (transl. 125) (lectotype designation).

Aleiodes (Neorhogas) krulikowskii ; Papp 1985a: 153, 1991a: 84; Belokobylskij 1996: 9.

Aleiodes (Chelonorhogas) krulikowskii ; Belokobylskij 1996: 2000: 31; Chen and He, 1997: 40; He et al. 2000: 665.

Aleiodes krulikowskii ; Fortier and Shaw 1999: 230; Papp 2004: 153.

Rhogas csikii Szépligeti, 1901 150.

Rogas csikii ; Shenefelt 1975: 1223.

Aleiodes csikii ; Papp 1991: 84 (as synonym of A. jaroslawensis ); 2004: 216 (as synonym of A. krulikowskii ).

Type material.

Lectotype of A. krulikowskii , ♀ (ZISP), "[Russia:] Kirovsk ts., Malmyzh, L.K. Krulikovsk, N. 1906", " Rh. Krulikowskii Kokw., No. 1906", "Lectotypus Rogas krulikowskii Kok., design. [V.I.] Tobias, 1980". Holotype of A. csikii , ♀ (MTMA), "[Russia:] Siberia, Minusinsk, 30.vii.[18]98, Exp. Zichy, leg. Csiki", "Holotypus ♀ Rhogas csikii sp. n. Szépl., 1901/ des. Papp J, 1967", "Hym. Typ. No. 403, Museum Budsapest", " Aleiodes ♀ krulikowskii Kok., det. Papp J., 1983".

Additional material.

1 ♀ (MTMA), "[Romania: N Siebenburgen,] Radnai havas, Páváy V.F/ 26.vii.1906, 1400"; 1 ♂ (MTMA), "[Hungary:] Jaruer, 20.vi.", " Rhogas carbonarius Gir. var. det. Szépligeti”; 1 ♀ (MTMA), "[Russia:] Ussuri, Kasakewitsch, 1907, Korb"; 1 ♀ (MTMA), " Mongolia: Suchebaator aimak, 44 km SSW von Baruun urt, 1050 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1965, nr. 349, 2-3.viii.1965"; 1 ♂ (MTMA), "Mongolia: Cojbalsan aimak, Somon Chalchingol, 600 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1965, nr. 409, 13.viii.1965".

Molecular data.

None.

Biology.

Unknown. The collection dates (June-August) suggest that it is univoltine, but there is nothing to suggest how it overwinters.

Diagnosis.

Maximum width of hypoclypeal depression 0.7-0.8 × minimum width of face (Fig. 463 ); OOL of ♀ approx. 1.3 × longer than diameter of posterior ocellus and coarsely rugose (Fig. 464 ); ventral margin of anterior part of clypeus thin, clypeus approx. 5 × wider than long medially (Fig. 463 ) and more or less protruding in lateral view (Fig. 465 ); head robust in anterior view (Fig. 463 ); lateral mesoscutal lobes densely and coarsely punctate, with interspaces narrower than punctures but interspaces becoming wider posteriorly, middle lobe coriaceous, but punctate near narrow and distinctly impressed notauli; mesopleuron densely and coarsely punctate, interspaces approx. equal to diameter of punctures or narrower; vein 1-CU1 of fore wing 0.8 × vein 2-CU1, widened and 1.1 × longer than vein m-cu; hind tarsal claws robust and with inconspicuous fine subbasal brownish pecten (Fig. 466 ); 1st and 2nd metasomal tergites comparatively slender and 1st tergite moderately widened (Fig. 459 ); 2nd tergite basally and 3rd tergite apically distinctly convex in lateral view (Fig. 453 ); 3rd tergite coarsely punctate, with complete lamelliform lateral margin (Fig. 453 ); hind coxa and femur completely dark brown or blackish; hind tibia usually ivory or pale yellowish basally; first and 2nd metasomal tergites reddish or orange.

Description.

Lectotype, ♀, length of fore wing 6.9 mm, of body 9.6 mm.

Head. Antenna incomplete, 32 segments remaining; frons mainly with curved or oblique rugae; OOL 1.3 × diameter of posterior ocellus, coarsely rugose and rather matt; vertex densely and rather finely rugose, hardly shiny; anterior part of clypeus densely punctate and flat; ventral margin of clypeus thin and rather forward protruding (Fig. 465 ); clypeus approx. 5 × wider than long medially; width of hypoclypeal depression 0.8 × minimum width of face (Fig. 463 ); length of eye 1.4 × temple in dorsal view (Fig. 464 ); vertex behind stemmaticum coarsely rugose; clypeus largely above lower level of eyes; length of malar space 0.2 × length of eye in lateral view; mandible punctate-rugose and with long setae (Fig. 465 ).

Mesosoma. Lateral mesoscutal lobes densely and coarsely punctate, with interspaces narrower than punctures but interspaces becoming wider posteriorly, middle lobe coriaceous, but punctate near narrow and distinctly impressed notauli; precoxal area of mesopleuron and metapleuron coarsely and densely rugose punctate; remainder of mesopleuron densely punctate; metanotum with incomplete median carina; scutellum coarsely punctate; axilla largely densely rugose; propodeum rather flat and coarsely reticulate-rugose, medio-longitudinal carina on only anterior half.

Wings. Fore wing: r 0.6 × 3-SR (Fig. 455 ); 1-CU1 horizontal, 0.8 × 2-CU1 and widened; r-m 0.6 × 3-SR; 2nd submarginal cell medium-sized (Fig. 455 ); cu-a vertical, straight; 1-M nearly straight posteriorly; 1-SR widened; surroundings of M+CU1, 1-M and 1-CU1 evenly setose; M+CU1 curved distally. Hind wing: marginal cell linearly widened, its apical width 2.8 × width at level of hamuli (Fig. 456 ); 2-SC+R quadrate; m-cu absent; M+CU:1-M = 40:21; 1r-m 1.1 × 1-M.

Legs. Hind tarsal claws robust and with inconspicuous fine subbasal brownish pecten (Fig. 466 ); hind coxa largely densely finely punctate, dorso-posteriorly with oblique rugae; hind trochantellus slender; length of hind femur and basitarsus 4.3 and 5.6 × their width, respectively; length of inner hind spur 0.4 × hind basitarsus.

Metasoma. First tergite rather convex and moderately widened (Fig. 459 ), 1.1 × longer than wide apically; 1st and 2nd tergites with medio-longitudinal carina and coarsely longitudinally rugose-punctate; medio-basal area of 2nd tergite triangular and minute (Fig. 459 ); 2nd suture deep and rather wide; 1st tergite; 2nd tergite basally and 3rd tergite apically distinctly convex in lateral view (Fig. 453 ); 3rd tergite coarsely punctate, interspaces approx. equal to diameter of punctures, with complete lamelliform lateral margin; remainder of metasoma smooth and shiny; ovipositor sheath rather slender, with long setae and apically truncate (Fig. 454 ).

Colour. Black; orbit near ocelli reddish brown; fore and middle legs (except blackish or dark brown coxae, trochanters and trochantelli), apex of hind trochantellus and basal third of hind tibia brownish yellow; tarsi darkened and remainder of legs dark brown; palpi (except basally) pale yellowish; mandible yellowish but basally largely dark brown; propleuron and tegula anteriorly dark brown and tegula posteriorly brown; 1st and 2nd metasomal tergites and metasoma ventrally (except apically) orange brown; pterostigma dark brown; veins brown; wing membrane subhyaline.

Variation. Orbit near hind ocellus sometimes only very slightly lighter in colour. Antennal segments: ♂ 68(1); according to the original descriptions of A. krulikowskii and A. csikii , the female types have 60 and 62 antennal segments, respectively. Apical tergites of ♂ type 2 and no fringe observed.

Distribution.

*Hungary, Mongolia, *Romania, Russia (Central and Far East).

Figures

Figures 453, 454. Aleiodes krulikowskii (Kokujev), ♀, lectotype 453 habitus lateral 454 ovipositor sheath lateral.

Figures 455 - 466. Aleiodes krulikowskii (Kokujev), ♀, lectotype 455 fore wing 456 hind wing 457 mesosoma lateral 458 mesosoma dorsal 459 metasoma dorsal 460 fore femur lateral 461 hind femur lateral 462 base of antenna 463 head anterior 464 head dorsal 465 head lateral 466 outer middle tarsal claw.