Aegilips romseyensis Fergusson 1985

Aegilips romseyensis Fergusson, 1985

Figs 1f, 2c–f

Aegilips romseyensis Fergusson, 1985: 815 (♀).

Diagnosis

Species with the entire surface of the pronotum strongly carinate and notauli with strong transverse carinae, like A. kozlovi (pronotal carinae only present in the lower pronotum and notauli not internally carinate or only weakly carinate in the other species of Aegilips). It can be distinguished from A. kozlovi due to its smooth mesoscutum and central scutellum (in A. kozlovi, mesoscutum transversely carinate in its entire surface and central scutellum areolate).

Type material

Holotype UNITED KINGDOM • ♀; “ Malaise trap 0-5 m in dead Larix ” (white label); “ ENGLAND: Hampshire, Romsey, Awbridge, 14-31Jun.1980; C. and M.Vardy ”(white label);“Holotype of Aegilips romseyensis ♀; N. D. M. Fergusson, 1982” (white label); “B.M. Type Hym 7.165” (white label); NHMUK.

Paratype UNITED KINGDOM • ♂; “ Malaise trap 2-5 m a.s.l. in dead Larix ” (white label); “ ENGLAND: Hants. Romsey, Awbridge, 3-31 Aug. 1980; C. and M. Vardy ” (white label); “Paratype of Aegilips romseyensis ♂; N. D. M. Fergusson, 1982” (white label); NHMUK.

Material examined (19 ♀♀, 49 ♂♂)

CHINA • 2 ♂♂; 130 km N of Beijing, Lyan Ling (Linshan Mountians); 1749 m a.s.l.; 40º00.279'N, 15º30.758'E; 8 Apr. 2002; H. Baur leg.; USNM.

CZECH REPUBLIC • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Moravia, R.V. Dyje nr. Zrojmo; 12 Sep. 1991; L. Masner leg.; CNC. FRANCE • 1 ♀; Gard, Causse de Blandas; 9 Sep. 1984; M.W.R. leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Cahors; 20 Sep. 1989; H. Tussac leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Cahors; 22 Sep. 1989; H. Tussac leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Laurouz, Hérault; 31 Oct. 1989; G. Delvare leg.; NHMUK.

HUNGARY • 1 ♂; Budapest; 1929: Biró leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Kalocsa; 19 May 1939; Erdós leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Baranya, Beremend; 24 Apr.–9 May 1963; L. Horacsek leg.; NHMUK • 2 ♂♂; Vas, Köszeg Kálvaria; 14 Jun. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♀; Vas, Kërvölgy; 18 Jun. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♀; Vas, Kondoria; 19 Jun. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Vas, Örség, Rikkagahaza Kétvölgy; 22 Jun. 1994; Narolsky leg.; UB • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Vas, Szakonyfalú; 24 Jun. 1994; Kotenko leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Vas, Szalafö Felsözer; 1 Jul. 1994; Kotenko leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Vas, Szalafö Felsözer; 2 Jul. 1994; Kotenko leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Vas, Szalafö Felsözer; 3 Jul. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Vas, Cák; 4 Jul. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♀, 7 ♂♂; Vas, Celdörmölk; 5 Jul. 1994; Melika leg.; UB • 1 ♀, 3 ♂♂; Vas, Cák; 8 Jul. 1994; Kotenko leg.; UB • 1 ♀; Veszprém Co., Kolontár; 10 Jul. 1999; Z. Ács leg.; UB • 1 ♀, 3 ♂♂; Veszprém Co., Zomlóvásárhely; 14 Jul. 1999; Z. Ács leg.; UB • 1 ♂; Veszprém Co., Máriahalom; 1 Sep. 1999; Z. Ács leg.; UB • 2 ♂♂; Veszprém Co., Bakonygyepes; 2 Jul. 2000; Zoltán Ács leg.; UB.

ITALY • 1 ♂; Rocchetta di Vara; 3 May 1965: Erdós leg.; CNC • 1 ♀; Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Loc. Coppito; 20 Jun. 1992; John D. Pinto leg.; CNC.

PAKISTAN • 1 ♂; Murree, Punj. Prov.; 7000–7500 ft a.s.l., 26–28 Sep. 1976; G.F. Hevel and R.E. Diets leg.; USNM.

ROMANIA • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Hargita Co., Kiruly Valley; 10 Aug. 2000; Zoltán Ács leg.; UB • 2 ♂♂; Hargita Co., Kiruly Valley; 15 Aug. 2000; Zoltán Ács leg.; UB.

SLOVAKIA • 1 ♀; Cachtice env.; 11 Aug. 1991; L. Masner leg.; CNC.

SRI LANKA • 1 ♂; Hakgala Botanical Gardens, N.E. Dist.; 6000 ft a.s.l., 6–8 Oct. 1976; G.F. Hevel, R.E. Diets IV, S. Karunaratne and D.W. Balasooriya leg.; USNM.

THAILAND • 2 ♂♂; Chiang Mai, Doi Phahompok NP, Kiewlom1/montane forest; 2174 m a.s.l.; 20º3.549'N, 99º 8.552'E; 7–14 Mar. 2008; P. Wongchai leg.; USNM.

UNITED KINGDOM • 1 ♂; England, Cornworthy; 13 Jul. 1939; G.H.M. and K.U.C. leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; England, Bricket Wood; 14 Aug. 1939; K. Clarke leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; England, Bricket Wood; 25 Aug. 1939; K. Clarke leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Old Head; 26 May. 1942; USNM • 1 ♂; Frampton Wd; 27 May 1950; USNM • 1 ♂; Waverley Wd; 5 Jun. 1952; H.W. Daltry leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Rugby; 7 Sep. 1954; H.W. Daltry leg.; NHMUK • 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; Bagley Wd BK; 5 Jul. 1956; H.W. Daltry leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Jersey, St. Aubins; 12–19 Sep. 1966; T. Dackus leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; Wales, Pembs, Mynachlogddu; 23 Jun. 1977; Noyes and Boucek leg.; NHMUK • 2 ♂♂; England, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Castor Hanglands; 18–28 Jul. 1978; Fitton and Noyes leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Cambridgeshire, Duxford; 25 Jul.–1 Aug. 1979; R.S. George leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Hampshire, Romsey, Awbridge; Oct. 1981; C. and M. Vardy leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; England, Surrey, Chobham Common; 26 Aug. 1982; E.E. Grissell; USNM • 1 ♂; Kent, Canterbury; 6 Oct. 1985; L. Clemons leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; England, Surrey, Barnes Common; 12 Sep. 2009; J.S. Noyes leg.; NHMUK.

Type locality

United Kingdom, Hampshire, Romsey, Awbridge.

Redescription

MEASUREMENTS. Body: 2.4–2.5 mm; antennae: 2.2 mm (♀), 2.4 mm (♂); wings: 2.4–2.5 mm. COLORATION. Head, mesosoma and metasoma black. Mandibles yellowish brown with darker teeth. Leg yellowish brown with darker coxae. Veins of wings yellowish.

HEAD. Head square-shaped in anterior view (Fig. 1f), 1.4 times as broad as high, malar area expanded. Face smooth and punctate, with short uniform pubescence. Malar area coriaceous, 0.8 times as long as compound eye. Clypeus smooth, glabrous, shortly projected; anterior tentorial pits small, indistinct. Transfacial distance 1.2 times as long as compound eye. Diameter of torulus shorter than inter-toruli distance but larger than torulus-eye distance. Frons, gena and occiput smooth and glabrous with few sparse setae; occipital and postocular carinae absents. In dorsal view 2.3 times as broad as long, broader than mesosoma. Compound eyes glabrous. POL: OOL: LOL is 7.0:4.0:3.0, diameter of lateral ocellus is 2.0.

ANTENNAE. In males, antenna 14-segmented; flagellomeres cylindrical and pubescent, same width in all flagellomeres, placodeal sensilla abundant in all flagellomeres; F1 not modified; antennal formula: 9.0(4.0), 3.5(3.0), 9.0(3.5), 8.5(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0), 6.0(3.0), 8.0(3.0). In females, antenna 13-segmented; flagellomeres cylindrical and pubescent, same width in all flagellomeres, placodeal sensilla starting at F3 but not abundant until F4; antennal formula: 9.0(3.0), 3.0(3.0), 9.0(2.5), 7.0(2.5), 6.0(2.5), 6.0(3.0), 5.0(3.0), 5.0(3.0), 4.0(3.0), 4.0(3.0), 4.0(3.0), 4.0(3.0), 7.0(3.0).

MESOSOMA. Pronotal plate smooth. Pronotum covered by strongly coarse sculpture in its entire surface (Fig. 2c). Mesoscutum 1.2 times as broad as long in dorsal view. Mesoscutum shiny, from smooth to slightly alutaceous, never carinate; short hyaline pubescence uniformly distributed across its surface. Notaulus complete with horizontal carinae (Fig. 2f); median mesoscutal furrow present but not strong. Lateral mesoscutum smooth, punctate; parapsidal signum short, parascutal sulcus deeply excavated and internally carinate. central scutellum smooth while strongly areolate at margins (Fig. 2f), 0.8 times of mesoscutal length; scutellar foveae rounded, small, smooth, posteriorly defined by carina weakening in central scutellum; presence of large and elongated pit next to inner margin of scutellar foveae. Interfoveal line complete. Circumscutellar carina complete but not projected to form tooth in lateral view. Anterior and ventral mesopleuron carinate with rugose microsculpture, central and posterior mesopleuron smooth. Mesopleural triangle smooth with two short sulcus in its anterior margin, glabrous. Metanotal troughs glabrous, almost smooth except for some weak coarse sculpture. Propodeum coriaceous, densely pubescent, divided in large cells; central area longitudinally divided by median carina, with some transverse weak carination.

FORE WINGS. Pubescent, marginal pubescence denser at apical third. Radial cell closed, 2.5 times as long as wide. Vein 2rm absent.

METASOMA. Shorter than head + mesosoma. Petiole as long as wide, shorter than metacoxa, coarsely sculptured, shiny. Third metasomal tergum 2.8 times as long as fourth in dorsal view. Metasomal terga smooth and glabrous; T4 to T7 punctate.

Biology

Unknown.

Distribution

Palaearctic and Indomalayan. United Kingdom (Fergusson 1985); first record for France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and China.