Asaphes vulgaris Walker, 1834

László, Zoltán, Kelemen, Tünde-Ilona & Japoshvili, George, 2022, Pteromalidae Of Lagodekhi Protected Areas With The Description Of A New Psilocera Species From Sakartvelo (Georgia), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 68 (1), pp. 53-72 : 55-56

Asaphes vulgaris Walker, 1834 *

Material: GEORGIA – 2 ff, 3 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi, 41.852441°N 46.287771°E, alt. 666 m, 12 Apr.–15 May 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H1, deposited in MZ- BBU; 8 ff, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.855848°N 46.292739°E, alt. 847 m, 24 Apr.–15 Jul. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H2, deposited in MZBBU ; 58 ff, 39 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.871523°N 46.311585°E, alt. 1351 m, 5 May–6 Oct. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H3, deposited in IEAUG ; 246 ff, 70 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.882783°N 46.321886°E, alt. 1841 m, 15 May–6 Oct. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H4, deposited in MZBBU ; 175 ff, 87 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.885674°N 46.324132°E, alt. 1902 m, 5 May–6 Oct. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H4-5, deposited in MZBBU ; 78 ff, 23 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.898092°N 46.333940°E, alt. 2230 m, 25 May–4 Sep. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H5, deposited in IEAUG ; 71 ff, 12 mm, Kakheti region, Lagodekhi , 41.906257°N 46.333441°E, alt. 2559 m, 25 Jun. 2014 – 6 Oct. 2014, Japoshvili G. leg., H6, deposited in MZBBU .

There were collected 645 female and 243 male specimens of this species. Thus it was the most numerous species recorded during our survey. Regarding their phenology, their numbers peaked in July on mid altitude forest level (H4) ( Fig. 1 ).

Biology: generalist hyperparasitoid in many species of aphids through Aphidiinae (Braconidae) with at least two yearly-generations ( GRAHAM 1969). In NOYES (2019) several other primary hosts are enumerated, including also various Diptera and Hymenoptera species.

Distribution: cosmopolitan species, widely distributed also in the whole Palaearctic ( NOYES 2019). Was previously not recorded from Georgia.

Figures

Fig. 1. Phenology of the species Asaphes vulgaris (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) in the Lagodekhi Nature Reserve in year 2014, based on Malaise-trap data. Trap ID: H1 = low-altitude forest (alt. 666 m), H2 = mid-altitude forest (alt. 847 m), H3 = high-altitude forest (alt. 1351 m), H4 = subalpine forest (alt. 1841 m), H4-5 = subalpine forest (alt. 1902 m), H5 =