Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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79. Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphex aurata Linnaeus, 1758: 572. Holotype ♀, Europe (572 (descr.), depository: LSL).

Ellampus auratus f. maculatus du Buysson, 1887: Tsuneki 1946: 33 (Manchuria, tax.), 38 ( résumé).

Ellampus auratus var. cupratus Mocsáry, 1889: 92. Holotype ♂ [not ♀], Dalmatia (92 (descr.), depository: HNHM)*.

Ellampus auratus var. cupratus : du Buysson 1911: 219 (China: Nan Chan, Kan Tchéou, oasis Chan Kin Hia, Tien Chouei Tsing, Koua Tchéou Kéou tsé, tax.).

Ellampus auratus f. nigridorsus Tsuneki, 1950a: 63. Syntypes ♂♀, Japan, Korea, Manchuria (63 (descr.), depository: NIAS).

Ellampus auratus f. nigridorsus : Tsuneki, 1953a: 54 (Manchuria: Tâshonshan, cat., distr.).

Omalus (Omalus) auratus ssp. nigridorsus : Linsenmaier 1968: 9 (Manchuria, tax.).

Omalus (Omalus) auratus : Linsenmaier 1959: 14 (key), 17 (tax., descr., auratus group), 196 (figs 1-4).

Pseudomalus auratus : Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 263 (fig. 84), 264 (cat., figs 85d, 85i); Kurzenko and Lelej 2007: 1004 (China, cat.).

Material examined.

Heilongjiang: 1 ex., Harbin, 18.VI.1944; 1 ex., 1.VIII.1945 Alin leg. (NMLS).

Distribution.

China (Heilongjiang, Shanxi). Widely distributed in the Holarctic Region, beeing introduced into the Nearctic Region by commerce, very likely with multiple introductions ( Krombein 1959; Kimsey and Bohart 1991; Kurzenko and Lelej 2007).

Host.

Pemphredon rugifer Dahlbom ( Hymenoptera , Crabronidae ) ( Tsuneki 1970a).

Biology.

The larval habits were studied by Tsuneki (1952).

Remarks.

Kimsey and Bohart (1991) considered Ellampus auratus f. nigridorsus Tsuneki as an invalid name. However, it is a valid name according to the ICZN.