Forum Entomologi Italiani

Capture (n° 3539) in Cne : Lavilletertre (Dépt. Oise - France ) on 12 VII 2002
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Det.: H. Dumas
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Biblio :
- van Achterberg 1993 : Illustrated key to the subfamilies of the Braconidae ...
..... http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/148931
- Tobias & ... 1986 : Keys to the Insects of the european part of the USSR - Vol. III
Part IV (Translation in English)
..... http://ia800303.us.archive.org/19/items ... 34bykh.pdf
Biblio indicated by H. Dumas :
- van Achterberg 1987 : Revision of the European Helconini ...
..... http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150157
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Détermination :
1a - Hind Femur with a ventral Tooth ................................................ 2 (Helconini)
1b - If not ................................................................................... Other Helconinae
2a - Marginal Cell of Hindwing not distinctly widened apically ............... 3 (Helconidea)
2b - If not ................................................................................... Wroughtonia
3a - Vein 3-SR of Forewing distinctly longer than vein r ....................... 4
3b - If not ................................................................................... H. miroshnikovi
4a - Hind Coxa black ...................................................................... 5
4b - If not ................................................................................... H. dentator
5a - Ratio (length of Ovipositor Sheat / length of Tibia 3) about 1.8 ....... H. merisionalis
5b - Ratio (length of Ovipositor Sheat / length of Tibia 3) = 2.0/2.2 ....... H. ruspator

Of where the determination because the ratio of our capture is about 2.13
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ruspator was also captured in Italy