Revision of the western Palaearctic Mesoleptus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

: Jussila R, Saaksjarvi IE, Bordera S

Publisher: SOC ENTOMOLOGIQUE FRANCE

: 2010

Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France

ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE

: ANN SOC ENTOMOL FR

: 3-4

: 46

: 3-4

: 499

: 518

: 20

: 0037-9271

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2010.10697687

The western Palaearctic species of the genus Mesoleptus Gravenhorst 1829 are redescribed and keys are given for their identification. Also a key for the identification of the three stilpnine genera (Atractodes, Mesoleptus, and Stilpnus) is given and the biology of the genus is discussed shortly. The following species are described as new: Mesoleptus hispanicus n. sp., M. sawoniewiczi n. sp. and M. tunisiensis n. sp. The male of Mesoleptus tobiasi Jonaitis is described for the first time. New combinations is M. incessor (Haliday). New synonyms number 143 and 34 lectotypes are chosen.