Ephedrus Haliday, 1833

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Subgenus Ephedrus Haliday, 1833

Lysephedrus Starý, 1958 syn. nov.

Diagnosis.

3Rsa longer or subequal to 2Rsa, petiole more or less elongated.

Description.

F1 with variable number of longitudinal placodes (0-5). Mesoscutum without mesoscuteal fovea, except in E. longistigmus , and rarely E. lacertosus . Scutellar sulcus undivided. 3Rsa varying from almost subequal to considerably longer compared to 2Rsa (1.1-1.5 times). 3Rsb/3Rsa 1.7-2.6. Propodeum and petiole in most species without rugosity, in E. validus very rugose. Petiole more or less elongated, with or without post lateral excavations. Ovipositor sheaths commonly slender and elongated, in some species stout and short.

The plagiator species group.

Ephedrus cerasicola Starý, 1962; Ephedrus helleni Mackauer, 1968; Ephedrus koponeni Halme, 1992; Ephedrus laevicollis (Thomson, 1895); Ephedrus nacheri Quilis Perez, 1934; Ephedrus niger Gautier, Bonnamour & Gaumont, 1929; Ephedrus plagiator (Nees, 1811); Ephedrus prociphili Starý, 1982; Ephedrus vaccinii Gärdenfors, 1986; Ephedrus validus Haliday, 1833, E. hyadaphidis sp. nov.

The lacertosus species group in Europe.

Ephedrus lacertosus (Haliday, 1833) and E. longistigmus Gärdenfors, 1986.