Paramesius rufipes ( Fonscolombe, 1832 )

Chemyreva, Vasilisa G. & Kolyada, Victor A., 2018, Review of the genus Paramesius Westwood, 1832 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae, Spilomicrini) from Russia, with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4524 (4), pp. 453-472 : 466

Paramesius rufipes ( Fonscolombe, 1832)

Teleas rufipes Fonscolombe, 1832: 306 .

Paramesius (Teleas) rufipes: Dessart, 1966: 2 .

Paramesius elongatus Thomson, 1859: 371 . Synonymized by Dessart (1966).

Paramesius tenuicornis Thomson, 1859: 371 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius claviscapus Thomson, 1859: 372 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius inermis Kieffer, 1910: 752 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius dentatus Kieffer, 1911: 768 . Synonymized by Nixon (1980).

Paramesius inchoatus Kieffer, 1911: 756 . Synonymized by Nixon (1980).

Paramesius nigricornis Kieffer, 1911: 764 . Synonymized by Nixon (1980).

Paramesius subinermis Kieffer, 1911: 757 . Synonymized by Nixon (1980).

Paramesius subspinosus Kieffer, 1911: 755 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius bifoveatus Kieffer, 1911: 766 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius dolichocerus Kieffer, 1911: 770 . Synonymized by Macek (2001).

Paramesius longicornis Kieffer, 1911: 769 . Synonymized by Tomsik (1948).

Spilomicrus minor Kieffer, 1911: 791 . Synonymized by Nixon (1980).

Spilomicrus striatifoveatus Szabo, 1960: 364 , s yn. nov.

Diagnosis. Body length 1.4–2.8 mm; pronotal cervical area poorly pubescent with a few long setae (Fig. 26); neck bare; pleurostoma with semicircular blade anteriorly near base of mandibula (Fig. 24); notauli almost full (Fig. 25) to shallow anteriorly; mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus absent (Fig. 24); female A 12 in dorsal view elongate; petiole of male long 0.40–0.45 times as long as T2.

Variation. Notauli almost full to extending 0.65 of mesonotum length (Figs 23, 25, 26). Female. Body length 1.9–2.8 mm. Wings 0.64–0.87 times as long as body. A9–A12 subquadrate to distinctly elongate; A1– A7 yellow to brown. Petiole 0.25–0.32 times as long as T2. Anterior scutellar pit with 2–4 carinae. Male. Body length 1.4–2.6 mm. A1–A12 yellow to brown; A2–A4 same color with A1 or A1 distinctly paler; A4 with keel extending to 0.46–0.53 of A4 length. Anterior scutellar pit with 2–5 carinae.

Material examined. Syntype: ( MNHN) labelled “Belyta ♀ / rufipes nob”, “Muséum Paris/ France Merid./ Boyer de Fonscolombe ”, “Teleas/ rufipes Fonsc. / Holotype / 1832” . Syntype: ( MNHN) labelled “ Paramesius / bifoveata”, “ ♂ ”, “Bitche”, “ Holotype ”, “Muséum Paris/ 1957/ coll. Kieffer ” . Holotype: ♀ ( HNHM) labelled “ Spilomicrus / striatiformes/ Szabo”, “Szigetmonostor/ 1959. VI.19. ”, ”Ounagaton/ Zoldarkor”, ”Legiti/ J.B. Szabo ”, “ Holotypus ♀ / Spilomicrus / striatifoveatus/ Szabo 1960 ”, ”Hym.Typ.No. 9584/ Mus. Budapest” .

ABKHAZIA. Sukhumi, Kyalasur River, 3.VI.2004, A. Khalaim, 2♀ 1♂. RUSSIA. Crimea, vicinity of Yalta , 4.VII.1907, W. Pliginskiy, 1♂ . Leningrad Prov., Shuvalovo , 20.V.1914, Reichard, 1♀ ; vicinity of St Petersburg 28. VI.1959, M. Nikolskaya, 2♂ ; vicinity of Novaya Ladoga , 27–29.IX.2007, V. Kostukov, 3♂ . Novgorod Prov., 20 km NW of Pestovo, Tychkino , 28.V. 2004 and 27–30.VIII.2004, VT, 2♂ . Moscow Prov., Katuary , 23.VIII.1954, B. Rodendorf, 4♂ ; 102 km from Moscow to Yaroslavl’, 26.VII.1981, V. Alexeev, 1♂ ; Moscow City, Bittsevskiy Park , 28.VIII.1994 and 10. VII.1 994, VK, 4♀, 1♂ ; Stupinsky Dist., vicinity of Stupino , 27.VII.1993 and 11.VIII.2001, VK, 6♂ ; Mamontovka , 27.VII.1960, VTn, 4♂ . Krasnodar Terr., Sochi-Lazorevskoe , forest, 29–30.VII.1982, VT, 1♀, 3♂ . Kostroma Prov., 20 km SSE from Kostroma, Volgar’ , 29.VI–11VII.2010, DK, 1♂ .

Astrakhan’ Prov., Gorodskoy Island, 25.VI.2004, SB, 4♀, 1♂. Sverdlovsk Prov. , Irbitskiy Distr., Skorodumskoe vill., 23–24.V.2010, T. Kostromina, 1♂ . Altai Terr. , SW of Teletskoe Lake, Artybash, 25–26.VII.2007, SB, 3♀ ; 40 km SSE from Zmeinogorsk , Novoaleynoe, 5–8.VIII.2007, SB, 1♂ . Krasnoyarsk Terr. , NP Stolby, 55˚963′N 92˚738′E, 26.VII–1.VIII.2009, K. Tomkovich, 2♂ . MOLDOVA. Rabnița Dist. , Vadaturkovo, 20.V.1960, M. Kozlov, 1♀ . GEORGIA. Batumi , 18.V.1958, Lyao Din-si, 1♂ .

Distribution. *Abkhazia, Austria, Czech Republic, France (Bitche), Hungary, * Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Russia (European part and *Siberia), Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, but the species certainly distributed all over Europe.