Ophion forticornis Morley, 1915
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https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2019.550 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3477041 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A270EE7E-FC3D-FFA8-F36A-A8B93793FC30 |
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Ophion forticornis Morley, 1915 |
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Ophion forticornis Morley, 1915 View in CoL
Fig. 10O View Fig
Ophion forticornis Morley, 1915: 270–271 View in CoL .
Ophion baueri Habermehl, 1930: 114–115 View in CoL .
Material examined
1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( Sweden).
Diagnosis
Fore wing length 13 mm. Antenna with 49 flagellomeres. First flagellomere 3.5 times as long as wide. Central flagellomeres about 1.2 times as long as wide. Temple strongly buccate. Head in lateral view temple 0.9 times as long as compound eye. Head in dorsal view with distinct gap between lateral ocellus and compound eye. Gap about 0.5 times ocellar diameter. Malar space about 0.1 times as long as mandibular base in female and about 0.1–0.2 times in male. Mandibular gape right-angled, with internal angles. Wing membrane clear. Ramellus distinct, reaching 0.2–0.3 times the width of the discosubmarginal cell. Mesopleuron shiny, or sometimes weakly shagreened, with quite weak punctures, space between punctures about equal or slightly larger than their diameter. Epicnemial carina, in antero-ventral view, with pleurosternal angles slightly anterior to sternal angles. Pleurosternal angles rounded, obtuse. Scutellum with lateral carinae absent. Propodeum with carination very strong. Posterior transverse carina forming four prominent spines at junctions with longitudinal carinae ( Fig. 10O View Fig ). Hind trochantellus shorter than wide in dorsal view. Legs normal with hind femur about 6.0 times as long as wide. Sclerotised part of first sternite ending distinctly posterior to spiracle. Inner spur of hind tibia as long as 0.3 times hind metatarsus.
Colour
Body testaceous with rich pale pattern on mesoscutum, mesopleuron, head and scutellum (as in Fig. 7 View Fig A–B). Mandibular teeth black.
Ecology
This species occurs in early summer, May–early June, in sand dune areas. Brock (1982) lists a possible rearing through Actebia praecox ( Linnaeus, 1758) .
Distribution in Sweden
Very rare, only known from a couple of specimens from sand dunes in Southern Sweden. Only one recent record from Koster, an island on the West coast of Sweden.
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Ophion forticornis Morley, 1915
Johansson, Niklas & Cederberg, Björn 2019 |
Ophion baueri
Habermehl 1930: 114 |
Ophion forticornis
Morley 1915: 270 |