Forum Entomologi Italiani

Capture in Cne Roussillon-en-Morvan (France - dépt. Saône-et-Loire) on 16 V 2014

Det. JP Balmer
My identification was validated on 20 III 2020 by Oleksandr Varga
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Biblio (main) :
- Fitton & ... 1988 - see https://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/defaul ... Part01.pdf
- Shaumar 1967 - see https://www.persee.fr/doc/linly_0366-13 ... _36_2_5894
- Townes 1969/1971 : "The Genera of Ichneumonidae" (4 vol.)
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Pimplinae = Ephialtinae in Townes
Apechthis = Ephialtes in Townes

* You possess the 4 vol. of Townes,

The Veins's characteristics of Wings (size & shape) and the surface's aspect of Thorax & Tergites, you allowes to identify the sub-Family of our capture : A part of the sub-Family of Pimplinae (Tribe Pimplini)

* You do not possess the 4 vol. of Townes,

You use the keys that we sent on our Forum , entitled :
... Adaptation for the ♂ & ♀ (of France & Italy) of the subFamilies's Key contained in "The Genera of Ichneumonidae" of H. Townes ... ,
and you find the sub-Family Pimplinae

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Then you use Fitton & ... , to identify the Genus Apechthis
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Determination of species :
Our capture has the yellow Face (see photo) , only a sp. ♂ has this characteristic : quadridentata
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[The sp. quadridentata was captured in Italy]

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