Illidops buteonis (Kotenko, 1986)

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Illidops buteonis (Kotenko, 1986)

Fig. 15

Apanteles buteonis Kotenko in Tobias & Kotenko, 1986: 756 [424].

Type material

Holotype

UKRAINE – Donetsk Region • ♀; Kramatorsk District, Kryva Luka ; 48.87° N, 37.90° E; 79 m a.s.l.; 22 Jul. 1982; A. Kotenko leg.; SIZK.

Species concept

Our species concept is based on our examination of photos of the holotype and the information available in Tobias & Kotenko (1986) → ***.

Ecology / host information

Host unknown.

Distribution

PAL: Russia (S), Ukraine.

Molecular data

No molecular data available.

Remarks

This species is part of the I. naso complex of morphologically cryptic species (more detailed information in the remarks for I. naso ). Tobias & Kotenko (1986: 756) used a set of characters to distinguish I. buteonis from I. contortus (junior synonym of I. naso ): “Middle field of 2 nd abdominal tergite less narrowed toward base, its posterolateral angles almost straight. First abdominal tergite shorter and wide, usually less narrowed toward apex. Wings smoky. Ovipositor valves slightly shorter than hind tibia.” We analyzed the T2 shape of various specimens of barcoding clusters morphologically matching these three very similar species, more details can be found above discussing this character. In addition to that, the characterization of T1 shape is not very exact and the wings do not appear more infumate than in the other species, as well as ovipositor sheaths being shorter than the hind tibia (the latter two characters are not repeated in the other side of the couplet).