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Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
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Autore:  D & JP Balmer [ 28/07/2012, 14:52 ]
Oggetto del messaggio:  Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
Biblio.
Fitton & aii. : RES Handbooks - Vol. 7 - part.1 - 1988 p.74/83
    http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol07_Part01.pdf
    [hypochondriaca = rufipes]
Schmiedeknecht : Opuscula Ichneumologica 1906/1908 p.1001/1402
Zwakhals : P. processioneae and P. rufipes ... in "Entomologische Berichten 2005 65(1) p.14/16"
= = =
Saluti,

# 3419 Captured in Cne : Pontoise (Dépt. Val d' Oise - France) - 15 07 2000

I referred mainly to Fitton.

Habitus and numerous photos on the Net.
==> Pimplinae
- Mesoscutum not covered with sharp transverse ridges (I was not able to make no correct photo)
- Epicnemial carina present (I was not able to make no correct photo)
- Areolet closed and not tiny (if not : Diacritus)
- Mesopleural furrow not angled opposite episternal scrobe (I was not able to make no correct photo)
- Ovipositor tip straight (if not : Apechthis)
- Tarsus 3 with segment 2 just shorter or equal or longer than segment 5 (if distinctly shorter : gen. Itoplectis)
==> Pimpla

To identify specifically our capture I looked for, at Schmiedeknecht & Zwakhals, others Pimpla unknown by Fitton but known for France and for Italy, namely :
apricaria - glandaria - illecebrator - insignatoria - nigrohirsuta - processioneae

The color of legs is fundamental criterium.
- apricaria has tibiae 3 mainly black.
- glandaria has coxae 3 mainly red et yellow.
- illecebrator has tibiae 3 black.
- insignatoria , Not having found the exact diagnosis of the ♀, I used the characteristics of a synonymic sp. mixta :
    Scutellum completely yellow-lemon, tibiae 3 black and tegulae clear
- nigrohirsuta has apical half, of tibiae 3, brown or brown-blackish.
- processioneae has trochantellus (= trochanter 2) red and the ratio width/length of femur 3 = 0.32 to 0.37
    [This ratio of our capture is 0.27/0.28 and trochantellus mainly black]
We see that this capture is none of the species above.

Thus we use the key of Fitton :
- Hairs on head are dark brown (badly visible on our photo)
- Mesopleuron centrally closely punctate
- Tibiae 3 & femora reddish (if not : aethiops)
==> sp. rufipes catturato in quasi tutta l'Europa continentale

Attention: P. rufipes is a species easily confondable with numerous Pimpla.

Ciao.
D & JP Balmer

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n° 3419 Pimpla rufipes F - Forum.jpg
Autore:  Eopteryx [ 28/07/2012, 20:47 ]
Oggetto del messaggio:  Re: Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
D & JP Balmer ha scritto:

- Areolet closed and not tiny (if not : Diacritus)



Ok, you have to see a Diacritus. It even doesn't resemble a Pimplinae ! :lol: :lol:

D & JP Balmer ha scritto:

To identify specifically our capture I looked for, at Schmiedeknecht & Zwakhals, others Pimpla unknown by Fitton but known for France and for Italy, namely :
apricaria - glandaria - illecebrator - insignatoria - nigrohirsuta - processioneae



Look also at Kasparyan reviews of Paleartic Pimplini (Pimpla - Itoplectis - Apechthis - Strongylopsis) or Kolarov Fauna of Bulgaria. Another variable and widespread Pimpla is P.turionellae.

D & JP Balmer ha scritto:
- apricaria has tibiae 3 mainly black.


+ abdominal tergites red

D & JP Balmer ha scritto:
- insignatoria , Not having found the exact diagnosis of the ♀, I used the characteristics of a synonymic sp. mixta :
    Scutellum completely yellow-lemon, tibiae 3 black and tegulae clear


One of the important characters in Pimpla is shape of epipleurae of II-IV abdominal segments. P.insignatoria has a narrow II epipleura, long at least 3 times the width, and IV epipleura wider than the previous ones. Moreover tibiae III have a distinct white ring and hind corner of pronotum usually yellow.

Filippo
Autore:  D & JP Balmer [ 28/07/2012, 23:19 ]
Oggetto del messaggio:  Re: Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
Saluti,

Thanks for your remark.
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The method which I followed to identify our capture, is simplified so that the visitors of the Forum understand immediately (...) the used criteria.
Obviously I know well that it is not only the color of the legs that will allow them to put a name on their captures or photos, but it can allow them to identify a group of species, among which is their species.
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As regards P.turionellae : Hairs on head are pale (cf. Fitton).

Ciao.
D & JP Balmer
Autore:  Eopteryx [ 29/07/2012, 11:51 ]
Oggetto del messaggio:  Re: Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
As I already told you, your posts are very useful :D

Filippo
Autore:  D & JP Balmer [ 29/07/2012, 12:37 ]
Oggetto del messaggio:  Re: Pimpla rufipes (Miller 1759) ♀ - Ichneumonidae - Pimplinae - Pimplini
Thanks !
D & JP Balmer
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