Further to a revision of the genus
Coelichneumon by
Riedel on 2012, the species
imperiosus becomes a
Thyrateles because its Hypopygium is long (and not short).
The couplet
51 becomes :
Tibias 3 reddish .... - Gastrocoeli deep ................................................................ 52
Tibias 3 dark brown - Gastrocoeli small - Femurs 1 partially white - Coxae 1 white ... : Di. longimanus
Tibias 3 black ....... - Gastrocoeli small - Femurs 1 black ........... - Coxae 1 black ... : Th. imperiosus
I shall rectify as soon as possible the key itself .
----------------------------------------------------------------There is the genus
Hepiopelmus which is an
Amblyteles (sensu Wesmael), it will be treated in :
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viewtopic.php?f=11&t=47043------------------------------------------------------------Biblio. (brief)
Berthoumieu 1894/1897 : Ichneumonides d'Europe et des pays limitrophes
Berthoumieu 1898 : in "BSEF", 3e supplément aux Ichneumonides d'Europe [Hymen.] - p.332/334
Berthoumieu 1900 : in "BSEF", 5e supplément aux Ichneumonides d'Europe [Hymen.] - p.249/252
Berthoumieu 1901 : in "BSEF", 6e supplément aux Ichneumonides d'Europe (Hym.) - p.320/323.
Constantineanu 1959 : in "Fauna RPR - Vol. IX - Fasc. 4", ... Tribul Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae" (in Rumanian)
Heinrich 1949 : in "Mitteilungen der Munchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft", Ichneumoniden des Berchtesgadener Gebietes. (Hym.). p.35/39
[for Triptognathus subalpinus]
Heinrich 1978 : Eastern Palearctic Hymenopterous insects of the subfamily Ichneumoninae. (in Russian) - Leningrad.
[for Diphyus pseudomercator]
Rudow 1888 : in "Entomologische Nachrichten - Jahrgang 14", Einige neue Ichneumoniden - p.120/124
[for Amblyteles (= Diphyus) sexzonatus]
Schmiedeknecht 1902/? : Opuscula Entomologica - Part. 1/6 - p.5/410
Tereshkin 2011 : in "Linzer biologische Beitrage", Illustrated key of the SubTribe Amblytelina ... - p.597/711
[for Bureschias subcylindricus]
Valemberg 1983 : in "Bull. SE du N. de la France", Traductions, corrections ... tables .. de Schmiedeknecht ...
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All these references (PDF) are on Internet, except :
Constantineanu 1959 &
Valemberg 1983
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Also consult :Taxapad :
http://www.taxapad.com/local.phpFaunaitalaia :
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Townes published the generic keys of
Ichneumonidae of World except (due to the lack of sponsors) those of
Ichneumoninae.
The current general keys of
Ichneumoninae follow (to my knowledge ...) those of
Schmiedeknecht, it is the case for
Constantineanu &
Valemberg, but not for
Berthoumieu.
The key, which I present you here, are the fruit of the translation of those of
Constantineanu because this author describes rather completely the Insects, I completed with
Schmiedeknecht.
Taxapad and
Faunaitalia allowed me to find the other species absent otherwise, on this subject there are some differences between these 2 sites as for the presence of the species in Italy and their generic classification.
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Is not either included in the key :
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Diphyus sexzonatus Rudow 1888 (Known only in Sicily), because the description of author don't allow me to integrate the species.
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Diphyus efferus Wesmael 1854, because I did not find the description of ♀ (Who is maybe unknown ?).
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Diphyus macilentus Berthoumieu 1898, because I did not find the description of ♀ (Who is maybe unknown ?).
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Identification of Ichneumonidae.
[The photos, of 2 species quoted in this paragraph, are at the beginning of the "aggiungi files"]
* The 1st difficulty is the distinction between ♂ & ♀, it is needed to have one very good binocular for examine the ventral apex of the insect (even some specialists have difficulty).
* The 2nd difficulty is the lack of stability of colors :
- Of Abdomen, for example on the Dipyus palliatorius typus (black and orange/red) the black is going to disappear by the maximal extension of the orange / red, and he will involve with the ssp. rufescens. See photos joined.
In case of doubt it will be necessary thus maybe envisage the 2 cases to take into account this possible disappearance of a color, by remembering that generally the black color of the Tergites 1 and following does not disappear completely on Amblyteles s.l.
- Of Legs, their colors are clearly more stable, their extension can obviously vary but generally not until disappear, however we can find cases extremes.
See photos of 2 ♂ of Stenichneumon culpator, on the form (extreme here) of the ssp. adsentator the red totally disappeared, besides the red color of the Abdomen very diffuse (even invisible), in such cases the key will be insufficient and will be needed several captures of the same species in same place to find a typical species, or otherwise use criteria more subtle (which are absent in my key ... regrettably).
- Of Antennae, the same species can have Antennae ringed with white (or yellow) or not.
- Of Scutellum, Clypeus, Pterostigma , their colors are rarely absolute criteria.
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The classification of Probolus varies according to the authors, in reason the definition of the
PLATYURI, in case of doubt it will be necessary to consult the keys of this SubTribu and that of the
AMBLYPYGI (for example the one that I have already given).
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How to read the scientific names present in the keys that you will find in the "aggiunfi files" ?
- In the 2nd column, between hooks, in blue characters and italics, the name which we find usually in the former Authors.
- In the last column :
The current names (according to Taxapad) of genera & species, and possibly the name of the creator of the species (to avoid the confusions between the species of the same name).
The name of genera in bold type and blue, concerns species which are not AMBLYPYGI (by noting the maybe uncertain classification of Probolus culpatorius).
The finale of the names of the species has to follow the Latin rules, knowing very little the in Latin, you will rectify the finales "us" by "a" if need be...
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Achaius Amblyteles Bureschias Ctenichneumon Diphyus Eutanyacra Exephanes Hybophorellus Hybophorus Ichneumon Obtusodonta Patrocloides Pristicerops Probolus Spilichneumon Spilothyrateles Thyrateles Tricholabus Triptognathus Triptognathops amatorius ammonius amputatorius anurus armatorius ater atratus atripes arduus bicingulatus bicolor caeruleator camelinus castanopygus castigator cerinthius chalybeatus conspurcatus coracinus crispatoria culpatorius devylderi diasemae divisorius edictorius equitatorius femoralis flavocinctus fossorius fumigator funereus gaullei genalis glaucatorius goedarti gradatorius hareticus hereticus hermaphroditus impolitus inermis infractorius injucundus inspector interjectus ischioxanthus johansoni latebricola limnophilus longigena longimanus margine-guttatus margineguttatus melanocastanus melanotis mercatorius messorius monitorius montivagans negatorius nigrifrons nigriventris nitens nuptatorius occisorius ochromelas oratorius palliatorius pallidicornis pandur pici picta panzeri polyxanthus pseudomercator punctus quadriguttorius quadripunctorius raptorius repentinus restitutor rubro-ater rubrocinctus salicatorius septemguttatus sputator stagnicola strigatorius subalpinus subcylindricus tardus tauricus trifasciatus tuberosus unidentatus unifasciatus uniguttatus vadatorius
