Acropimpla pictipes GRAVENHORST 1829

Çoruh, S. & Özbek, H., 2008, A faunistic and systematic study on Pimplinae (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae) in Eastern and Northeastern parts of Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 419-462 : 424

Acropimpla pictipes GRAVENHORST 1829

Body black, the face in both sexes yellow; second recurrent vein emerging from outer corner of areolet as an extention of third radiomedial vein ( fig. 8a ); abdominal tergite II. with distinct oblique furrows; apex of upper valve of ovipositor slightly impressed after the node ( fig. 8b ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (ANONYMOUS 2007).

M a t e r i a l: Erzurum: Tortum, Aşağımeydanlar, 1700 m, 01.IX.2001,. New for the Turkish fauna.

R e m a r k s: present knowledge showes that Erzurum Province ( Turkey) is the southeastern most distribution area of this species.

Figures

Fig. 8 a-b: Acropimpla pictipes (): (a) Areolet, (b) Apex of ovipositor.