Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811

Li, Yang, He, Jun-hua & Chen, Xue-xin, 2020, The subgenera Glabrobracon Fahringer, Lucobracon Fahringer and Uncobracon Papp of the genus Bracon Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) in China, with the description of eleven new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 67 (2), pp. 209-252 : 209

Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811 Figs 11 , 12

Bracon variator Nees, 1811: 7, 1834: 77; Wesmael 1838: 53; Szépligeti 1901: 269.

Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees: Fahringer 1928: 496, 1929: 83; Telenga 1936: 224; Tobias 1961: 162; Papp 1966: 392; Shenefelt 1978: 1584; Tobias 1986: 134; Tobias and Belokobylskij 2000: 143.

Glabrobracon variator Nees: Kolubajiv 1934: 68.

Microbracon variator (Nees): Thompson 1953: 152.

Bracon collinus Szépligeti, 1896: 292, 1901: 270.

Bracon (Glabrobracon) collinus : Fahringer 1927: 348; Telenga 1936: 298. Synonymised by Papp 1966: 392.

Bracon guttator Panzer, 1804: no. 92.8. Synonymised by Nees 1834: 81; but disagrees with figure and status of this taxon is uncertain.

Material.

1♀, China, Ningxia Prov., Agriculture Bureau of Guxian, 2.VII.2019, Xia Gucheng (ZJUH).

Biology.

The hosts include Ernobius nigrinus (Sturm, 1837) ( Anobiidae , Coleoptera ); Bruchidius lividimanus (Gyllenhal, 1833), Bruchidius poupillieri (Allard, 1868), Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761), Bruchus laticollis (Boheman), Bruchus lentis Froelich, 1799, Bruchus viciae (Olivier, 1795) ( Chrysomelidae , Coleoptera ); Anthonomus pomorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Baris chlorizan (Germar, 1837), B. cuprirostris (Fabricius), B. laticollis (Marsham, 1802), Ceutorhynchus punctiger Gyllenhal, 1837, Gymnetron asellus (Gravenhorst, 1807), G. campanulae (Linnaeus, 1767), G. netum (Germar, 1821), G. tetrum (Fabricius, 1792), Larinus flavescens Germar, 1824, L. jaceae (Fabricius, 1775) L. turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1836, Magdalis rufa Germar, 1824, Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852), Mononychus punctumalbum (Herbst, 1784), Pissodes validirostris Gyllenhal, 1836, Sibinia viscariae (Linnaeus, 1761), Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834 ( Curculionidae , Coleoptera ); Carposina niponensis Walsingham, 1900 ( Carposinidae , Lepidoptera ); Coleophora coronillae Zeller, 1849, C. medelichensis Krone, 1908 ( Coleophoridae , Lepidoptera ); Mesophleps corsicella ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1856), Pexicopia malvella ( Hübner, 1805), Platyedra subcinerea (Haworth, 1828) ( Gelechidae , Lepidoptera ); Perizoma lugdunaria ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) ( Geometridae , Lepidoptera ); Phyllonorycter mespilella ( Hübner, 1805) ( Gracillariidae , Lepidoptera ); Gortyna xanthenes Germar, 1842, Hadena bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766) ( Noctuidae , Lepidoptera ); Dioryctria abietella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832), Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785) ( Pyralidae , Lepidoptera ); Barbara herrichiana Obraztsov, 1960, Cydia funebrana (Treitschke, 1835), C. strobilella (Linnaeus, 1758), Dichrorampha petiverella (Linnaeus, 1758), Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811), Gypsonoma aceriana (Duponchel, 1843), Pandemis cerasana ( Hübner, 1786), Rhopobota naevana ( Hübner, 1817), Rhyacionia resinella (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Tortricidae , Lepidoptera ); Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801) ( Sesiidae , Lepidoptera ); Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) ( Lycaenidae , Lepidoptera ); Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) ( Nymphalidae , Lepidoptera ); Anthomyia albimana (Zetterstedt), Botanophila seneciella (Meade, 1892) ( Anthomyiidae , Diptera ); Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), Noeeta pupillata ( Fallén, 1814), Sphenella marginata ( Fallén, 1814), Tephritis leontodontis (DeGeer, 1776), Urophora cuspidata (Meigen, 1826) ( Tephritidae , Diptera ); Mikiola fagi (Hartig, 1839) ( Cecidomyiidae , Diptera ); Caliroa cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758), Hoplocampa brevis (Klug, 1814), H. flava (Linnaeus, 1761) ( Tenthredinidae , Hymenoptera ) ( Reinhard 1856; Kieffer 1891; Rudow 1908; Kolubajiv 1934; Telenga 1936; Wiackowski 1959; Sytenko 1960; Tobias 1961, 1976, 1986; Fulmek 1968; Sinacori 1985; Balevski 1989, 1999; Vidal 1993; Diaconu and Lozan 2000).

Distribution.

China (Ningxia), Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbajian, Belgium, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

Figures

Figure 11. Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811, ♀, habitus lateral.

Figure 12. Bracon (Glabrobracon) variator Nees, 1811, ♀. a. Fore wing; b. Hind wing; c. Mesosoma, lateral view; d. Mesosoma, dorsal view; e. Metasoma, dorsal view; f. Hind leg, lateral view; g. Head, front view; h. Head, dorsal view; i. Head, lateral view; j. First metasomal tergite, dorsal view; k. Scapus outer side, lateral view; l. Apex of antenna; m. Apex of ovipositor, lateral view.