Mesochorus (Mesochorus) pectinipes Bridgman, 1883

Riedel, Matthias & Varga, Oleksandr, 2022, A checklist of the subfamily Mesochorinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Ukrainian Carpathians, Zootaxa 5100 (2), pp. 224-248 : 244

Mesochorus (Mesochorus) pectinipes Bridgman, 1883 ( Fig. 40 )

Material examined. UKRAINE: Ivano-Frankivsk Region: 1 ♂, Gorgany, m. Igrovets , 7 km SW of Stara Guta, 48.598571 N, 24.130344 E, 1500 m, subalpine zone, sweeping, 20.vi.2013 ; Transcarpathian Region: 2 ♀♀, Chornogora, Sheshul 6–7 km NE of Kvasy, 1450 m, subalpine zone, Malaise trap 5, 18.vii–10.viii.2014 ; 3 ♀♀, Svydovets , 2–3 km NW of Kvasy, 48.090889°N, 24.155835°E, 850–900 m, beech forest, 7.v–5.vi.2014 ; 1 ♀, idem, Malaise trap 2, 5–29.vi.2014, leg. O. Varga ( SIZK) .

Distribution. Europe; first record for Ukraine.

Taxonomical remark. The species is characterized by the very dense and long pectination of claws in both sexes. Female mesopleuron densely punctate; hind coxa brownish; hind tibia yellowish and only narrowly infuscate apically; pterostigma ochreous or pale brownish.

Figures

FIGURES 40–43. The Carpathian Mesochorus spp. 40—M. pectinipes; 41—M. perforatus; 42—M. riparius; 43—M. terebratus.