Alloxysta pallidicornis (Curtis, 1838)

Figs 2.32, 5.4

Cynips pallidicornis Curtis, 1838: 688 (April 1). Type: deposited in MVMA (examined).

Alloxysta pallidicornis – Quinlan & Fergusson 1981: 254.

Diagnosis

Alloxysta pallidicornis is easily differentiated from other Alloxysta species by the following combination of features: a completely open radial cell (Fig. 5.4); the presence of pronotal carinae; propodeal carinae that are well-defined, are separated by setae in the anterior half, and form a plate in the posterior half; and antenna with rhinaria beginning on F2 and F1 and a very large length-to-width ratio (Fig. 2.32).

Material examined

Lectotype

UNITED KINGDOM: England: ♀ [Holotype (round label with red margins)], [Holotype of Cynips pallidicornis Curt. det. Fergusson and Quinlan 1980], [ Alloxysta forticornis (Gir.) ♀ det J. Quinlan, 1980], [MUS. VIC. ENTO 2011-IIL (green label)], [Lectotype Cynips pallidicornis Curtis ♀ design. M. Ferrer-Suay 2013], [ Alloxysta pallidicornis (Curtis, 1838) ♀ M. Ferrer-Suay det. 2011] (MVMA).

Distribution

Eastern Palaearctic, Nearctic and Nepal.

Certain records: England (Curtis 1838: 688; Fergusson 1986: 19), Nepal (Ferrer-Suay et al. 2013i), USA (Evenhuis & Kiriak 1985: 19).

Uncertain records: Austria (Giraud 1860: 130), Finland (Hellén 1963: 11), France (Andrews 1978: 83), Germany (Zetterstedt 1838: 410; Taschenberg 1866: 129; Hübner et al. 2002: 507), Norway (Zetterstedt 1838: 410; Hellén 1963: 11), Spain (Torras-Casals 1996: 196), Sweden (Thomson 1862: 408), Canada and USA (Andrews 1978: 54).