Forum Entomologi Italiani

Biblio.
- Blank & Ritzau : Die Tenthredopsini Deutschlands (in Pflanzenwespen Deutschland ... Edit. Goecke & Evers - 1998)
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Ciao,

# 3472 captured at the edge of the ponds of Lavilletertre (Dépt. Poise - France) - 24.04.2002

A part of the Aglaostigma has the same habitus as Tenthredo s.l (with the abdomen dorsally red and black).
One distinguishes them especially, by their low size and by the width between their eyes who is much larger than the length of the clypeus (see photo)
Thus this capture is a Aglaostigma.

I follow the keys of Blank & Ritzau p.232/234
- The hind wings do not have vein marginal.
- These wings have 2 enclosed middle cells.
- On each side of abdomen, a yellow band bordes the tergites (see photo).
- The median tergites are red .
- The scutellum is black.
- It is a ♂.
- the upper part of the mesopleurae is partially black.
Thus the species is fulvipes

One can add that the vertex, of the base of the antennae to the ocelli, is black (it there not yellow bands) , (see photo of the vertex)

Finally :
Aglaostigma (Astochus) fulvipes (Scopoli 1763) ♂ Che vive anche in Italia

Saluti.

D & JP Balmer