Forum Entomologi Italiani

ADDITION
Biblio. complementary :
- Townes 1962 : "Ichneumon-Flies of America North of Mexico" (part. 3 - ... Mesostenini)
In Europe the Genus Agrothereutes ♀ has its Carina N medially absent (according to Townes 1962 & M. Schwarz),

yet our capture has N entire, This peculiarity belonging only to some East Palearctic sp. (according to Townes 1962) !
From where "var." added in the title of Message.

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Capture in Cne Songieu (France - dépt. Ain) - Altitude 740 m, on 17 VI 1998

Det. M. Schwarz

In Europe, the Genus Agrothereutes contains 17 sp., only this great Expert was capable of identifying the sp. !
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[The sp. aterrimus was captured in Italy, but never in France]