Forum Entomologi Italiani

Ciao,
# 3470 captured in Cne : Sérifontaine (Dépt. Oise - France) - april 23, 2002 - Lenght (without the saw) : about 6.0 mm.
---
The female of this species is characterized by :
"Femora black and white And Tergites with white apical margins conspicuously thickened on the mid-dorsal line" (According to Benson - RES -… Symphyta section (b)… 1952)
And
"L'anus plus taché de la même couleur [thing understood : White]" (According to André - Species des Hyménoptères ... Tome 1er ...).
---
Questo Pachyprotasis vive anche in Italia
Pachyprotasis simulans (femmina) - OK ?
Saluti

D & JP Balmer