Toxares deltiger (Haliday, 1833)

Kaliuzhna, M. O., 2014, First Records And Comparative Notes Of Twelve Aphidiid Species (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) From The Fauna Of Ukraine, Vestnik Zoologii 48 (5), pp. 387-400 : 398

Toxares deltiger (Haliday, 1833)

M a t e r i a l. 1 Ơ, 1 ♀, Ternopil Region: Gusiatyn Distr., “ Medobory ” Nature Reserve [49°11'15.34'' N, 26°10''56.89''' E], Gorodnytsia forestry, right riverside of Zbruch River , meadow, 27.05.199 4 ( Tolkanits ) (SIZK).

C o m m e n t. Only one species of genus Toxares is recorded in Europe (Yu et al., 2012).

C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s. T. deltiger ( fig. 9 ) is very similar to species of genus Ephedrus ( fig. 5 ). The main difference is deltoid form of ovipositor sheath: the base is narrow and the apex is wide and trifid ( fig. 9 , 8 ). In addition: 1) 2nd submarginal cell of T. deltiger forewing is rather long ( fig. 9 , 5 ); 2) mesoscutal fovea (also present in some Ephedrus species) is very distinct ( fig. 9 , 3 ); 3) there are crenulated lateral sutures on mesopleurae ( fig. 9 , 4 ), that are absent in Ephedrus species; 4) T. deltiger has asterial (not rounded) excision on posterior margin of propodeum ( fig. 9 , 6 ).

H o s t s. Species of genera Acyrthosiphon, Amphorophora , Aphis, Betacallis , Brachycaudus, Capitophorus , Cryptomyzus, Drepanosiphum , Dysaphis, Eumyzus, Hyperomyzus, Impatientinum, Lachnus, Macrosiphoniella, Macrosiphum, Metopolophium, Myzus, Neoacyrthosiphon, Ovatus, Prociphilus , Rhopalosiphum , Schizaphis, Sitobion ( Powell, 1980; Starý, 2006; Davidian, 2007; Yu et al., 2012)

H a b i t a t s. Forests, forest-steppe, wheat fields, riversides, parks, ruderal places ( Starý, 1958; Powell, 1980).

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Ukraine (Ternopol Region, first record). Europe; Near East ( Turkey); Far East ( Russia: Primorskiy Kray); Southern Asia ( Pakistan, India); North America ( U.S.A.) ( Powell, 1980; Davidian, 2007; Yu et al., 2012).

Figures

Fig. 9. Toxares deltiger, ♀: 1 — habitus; 2 — antenna; 3 — mesonotum; 4 — mesopleuron; 5 — forewing; 6 — propodeum; 7 — petiole; 8 — ovipositor sheath.

Fig. 5. Ephedrus cerasicola, ♀ (1–6), E.plagiator, ♀ (7, 10–12), E. niger, ♀ (8, 9): 1, 7 — antenna; 2, 8 — mesonotum; 3, 9 — forewing; 4, 10 — propodeum; 5, 11 — petiole; 6, 12 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 5. Ephedrus cerasicola, ♀ (1–6), E. plagiator, ♀ (7, 10–12), E. niger, ♀ (8, 9): 1, 7 — усик; 2, 8 — среднеспинка; 3, 9 — переднее крыло; 4, 10 — проподеум; 5, 11 — стебелёк; 6, 12 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig. 8. Praon necans, Ơ: 1 — antenna; 2 — forewing; 3 — propodeum; 4 — petiole. Рис. 8. Praon necans, Ơ: 1 — усик; 2 — переднее крыло; 3 — проподеум; 4 — стебелёк.

Fig. 3. Areopraon silvestre, ♀ (1–6) and Praon volucre, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — antenna; 2, 8 — mesonotum; 3, 9 — forewing; 4, 10 — propodeum; 5, 11 — petiole; 6, 12 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 3. Areopraon silvestre, ♀ (1–6) и Praon volucre, ♀ (7–12): 1, 7 — усик; 2, 8 — среднеспинка; 3, 9 — переднее крыло; 4, 10 — проподеум; 5, 11 — стебелёк; 6, 12 — створки яйцеклада.

Fig. 4. Diaeretus leucopterus, ♀ (1–5) and Diaeretiella rapae, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — antenna; 2, 7 — forewing; 3, 8 — propodeum; 4, 9 — petiole; 5, 10 — ovipositor sheath (5 — after Takada, 1968). Рис. 4. Diaeretus leucopterus, ♀ (1–5) и Diaeretiella rapae, ♀ (6–10): 1, 6 — усик; 2, 7 — переднее крыло; 3, 8 — проподеум; 4, 9 — стебелёк; 5, 10 — створки яйцеклада (5 — по: Takada, 1968).

Fig.6. Paralipsis enervis, ♀ (1–7) and Protaphidius wissmannii,♀ (9–12, 14), Ơ (8, 13): 1, 8 — habitus; 2, 9 — head, lateral aspect; 3, 10 — antenna; 4, 11 — forewing; 5, 12 — propodeum; 6, 13 — petiole; 7, 14 — ovipositor sheath. Рис. 6. Paralipsis enervis, ♀ (1–7) и Protaphidius wissmannii, ♀ (9–12, 14), Ơ (8, 13): 1, 8 — габитус; 2, 9 — голова, вид сбоку; 3, 10 — усик; 4, 11 — переднее крыло; 5, 12 — проподеум; 6, 13 — стебелёк; 7, 14 — створки яйцеклада.