Hyposoter tibialis ( Hedwig, 1938 )

Galsworthy, Anthony, Shaw, Mark R. & Haraldseide, Håkon, 2023, A key to European species of Hyposoter Förster, 1869 (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) with descriptions of 18 new species, and notes on all included species, Zootaxa 5290 (1), pp. 1-73 : 68

Hyposoter tibialis ( Hedwig, 1938)

Anilasta tibialis Hedwig, 1938 : lectotype ♁ in SDEI, designated by Oehlke (1963) and examined by Horstmann.

syn. Hyposoter nigrior Aubert, 1993 syn. nov.: synonymy proposed in Horstmann’s notes after examination of type material.

Horstmann made full notes on the lectotype, unfortunately in near illegible handwriting. We have seen a male and a female determined by Horstmann in his collection. The dark hind tibia is very striking in this species, and should make determination straightforward. Of Horstmann’s two specimens, only the male has the reddish underside to the hind tibia, while both have a reddish flush on the underside of the scape, and very regular granulation over the whole of the propodeum. The type is from southern Poland, while Horstmann’s specimens are from Malsch , near Karlsruhe in southern Germany. H. nigrior was described from France. Nothing is known of its biology.