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A supplementary note on Hormiinae (IIym., Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae)

Redercription of Norror /acialir ^F6raL

By

KAnL-JoHAN HEDevrsr

After finishing his study of Hormiinae, Ent. Tidskr., 84, p. 30, 1963, the author had an opportunity to study the syntypes of Noserus /ocialis ^F6rst.

-{ redescription of the species is lherefore given below.

The author wants to express his sincere gratefulness to Dr. E. K6nigs- mamr for making specirnens available.

Nosarus locialis ^Fdrst

F6rster, \'erh. Nat. Yer. Preuss. Rheinl., 19, p.2{1.

L Bro*'n, darker coloured dorsally. Legs, the los'er part of head and scnpe vellorv with tint of bro*'n. \Ying veins pale brown.

Hend tlii;. ^I -\,B) $'ith occiput margined: bekr*' the base of ^anlerruae

somervhat gibbous. Antennae 2{-jointed. llariltary palpus 5-jointed, labial palpus -l-jointed. Scape short and stout. \Ialar ^space equal half lhe breadth

of the eye. Head coyered wilh sparse hairs. l{esonotunr strongly vaulted.

Notaulices creDulated and corrverging iu r shallow, somewhat rugulos im- pression in front of presculellar groove. Scutellum small, smooth. Propo- deum strongll'rugose. llesopleura having a longitudinal fovea rvith cross- carirrae. 'l'horar entirell' covered n'ith scltlered, sparse hairs. Gaster as in Hormius Nees, ollly lst segnrent dorsallv sclerolized and as long as rvide at apes. Ovipositor short. Le;is slender. \\'ings ^see fig. I C.

d. Sinrilar lo the female but stignra darker (dark brownl.

lu lhe Ftirster co[lectirxr of Zoologisches ]Iuseurn der Humboldt-Universitdt zu Berlin I I and 3 d 6 stand under the nanre Nose.us /rrcirrlis. The author has selected as lectot) pe l fernale. rvhich is placed tosether rvith I 6 on a tag. The lectot-r.pe is nr:rrked vith a red triangle. The specimens bear the follorring labels:

2-ll6E6 ^{achen June:l 6 ^and I ? (lectotype)

241684 ,. .. :2 ⁶ d.

I osrrrrs /rrcialis Fiirst. l)elonils to the Horalius-Flroup ^lsce l'ltrt. 'Iidskr. 8J

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