Skorikovia trinotata (Costa, 1858) Lelej, 2024

Lelej, Arkady S., 2024, Revision of the Palaearctic genus Skorikovia Ovtchinnikov, 2002 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), Zootaxa 5529 (1), pp. 52-72 : 68-69

10. Skorikovia trinotata (Costa, 1858) , comb. nov.

( Figs 15 , 28–33 , 41, 42 , 46, 50 )

Mutilla trinotata Costa, 1858: 22 , tab. 22, fig. 5, ♀; type locality “Trovata da noi nelle adiacencze di Napoli, e dal sig G. Costa nella Terra d'Otranto” [ Italy: Naples, Puglia]. Junior subjective synonym of Mutilla quadripunctata Olivier, 1811 according to Sichel & Radoszkowski 1870: 234. Junior subgective synonym of Mutilla pusilla Klug, 1835 according to André 1902 b: 451. Resurrected as Smicromyrme trinotatus according to Pagliano & Strumia 2007: 97.

Mutilla triangularis Radoszkowski, 1865: 448 , tab. 7, fig. 16, ♀, lectotype (designated here) [ Russia], golden round label / [red label] Lectotype Mutilla triangularis Radoszkowski, 1865 , B. Petersen des., 1987, [ISEA-PAN], examined photos of lectotype. Junior subjective synonym of Mutilla quadripunctata Olivier, 1811 according to Sichel & Radoszkowski 1870: 234. Resurrected as Smicromyrme triangularis according to Lelej 1978: 82. Syn. nov.

Mutilla quadripunctata (non Olivier, 1811, nec Lepeletier, 1845): Sichel & Radoszkowski 1869:157, ♀ 1870: 234, ♀, part.

Mutilla pusilla : André 1902 a: 307, ♀ non ♂, part.

Smicromyrme pouzdranensis Hoffer, 1936: 157 , ♀, holotype, ♀, “Stepni stran zv. Kolby u Pouzdran, okres Mikulov (v kvetnu [May] 1934), leg. A. Hoffer)” [ Czech Republic: Moravia merid., Mikulov]. Junior subjective synonym of Smicromyrme triangularis according to Lelej & Schmid-Egger 2005: 1532.

Smicromyrme quadripunctata (non Lepeletier, 1845); Invrea 1964: 210, ♀, part.

Smicromyrme triangularis : Lelej 1978: 82, ♀, fig. 28, 12.

Smicromyrme trinotatus : Lelej 2002: 79, ♀; Pagliano & Strumia 2007: 97, ♀ nec ♂, part.; Pagliano et al. 2020: 203, ♀ nec ♂.

Smicromyrme (Eremotilla) triangularis : Lelej 1985: 229, ♀; Lelej 2002: 67, ♀; Lelej & Schmid-Egger 2005: 1532, ♀; Lelej 2017: 156, ♀; Muskovits & György 2011: 38, 108, ♀ ( Hungary); Pagliano et al. 2020: 189, ♀.

Smicromyrme pliginskiji Lelej, 1984: 81 , fig. 1, 1–3, ♂ [holotype, ♂, Crimea, Sevastopol, 27.VII.1909, V.G. Pliginskij], [ZIN], examined. Syn. nov.

Smicromyrme (Nemka) pliginskiji : Lelej 1985: 244, ♂.

Nemka pliginskii (!): Nonveiller et al. 1998: 18, ♂ ( Croatia, Montenegro).

Skorikovia pliginskiji : Ovtchinnikov 2002: 95, ♂; Lelej 2002: 65, ♂; Ljubomirov 2006: 88, ♂ ( Bulgaria); Pagliano & Strumia 2007: 83, fig. 46, ♂ ( Italy); Lelej & Yildirim 2009: 20; Muskovits & György 2011: 37, 106, fig. 183, ♂ ( Hungary); Lelej et al. 2016: 15, ♂; Lelej 2017: 155; Pagliano et al. 2020: 187, ♂, ♀.

Diagnosis. MALE. Inner metacoxal carina with apical tooth. Ocelli small, POD:OOD less than 1 (~0.8 ×). Vein 2r-m of forewing not angulate, without medial outer process; pterostigma posterad thicker than anterad. Length of T1 less than apical width of T1. Posterior margin of T2 and T3–5 with more or less dense yellowish setae forming a band. Mesosoma ferruginous with black sterna and lower part of mesopleuron. Body length 9.0–10.0 mm. FEMALE. T2 with one medial and two lateral subbasal spots of pale setae, lateral spots visible above. Mesosoma dorsally with sparse, subappressed yellowish setae, black on pronotum. T1 with apical fringe of black setae. Basomedial spot of white setae on T2 small, more or less rounded, distance between it and apical band of white setae more than its diameter; apical band of T2 shallowly constricted laterad and medially narrower than band of T3. Body length 5.0–8.0 mm

Material examined. (17♂, 24♀). Type material. Holotype of Smicromyrme pliginskiji . Paratypes of S. pliginskiji : Russia: Crimea: Kazantip Cape, 25 km N Lenino, 2.VII.1979, 1♂, A.A. Petrenko [ IBSS]; Sevastopol, khutor Delagarda , 21.VII. 1907, 1♂, V.G. Pliginskij; Sevastopol, 26.VII.1909, 1♂, V.G. Pliginskij [ ZIN]; Volgograd Region, Sarepta , [Volgograd, Krashoarmeysk], 1872, 1♂, A.K. Becker [ ZIN]; Orenburg Region, Spassk , 1 ♂, coll. E. Eversmann [ ZIN]; left bank of Ural River near Orenburg, 10.VIII.1934, 2♂, L.S. Zimin [ ZIN]. Additional material. Russia: Crimea: Stary Krym, Mt. Agarmysh , 722 m, 4.VII.1979, 1♀, P.V. Puchkov; Kikineiz (currently Opolznevoye), 3.IX 1928, 2♀, E. Kiritshenko [ ZIN]; Otuzy (currently Shchebetovka) valley, 30.IV–13.V.1920, 1♀, V.N. Vutshetitsh [ ZIN]; Feodosiya , Lis'ya Bay , 12.VI.2010, 1♀, A.V. Fateryga [ IBSS]; Tarkhankut , Olenevka , 6.VIII.1983, 1♀, V.V. Gorbatovskij [ IBSS]. Donetsk: 25 km N Novoazovsk, Khomutovskaya steppe, 25.VI.1979, 1♀, A. Lelej [ IBSS]. Volgograd Region: Filonovskaya, 31.VII.1910, 1♀ [ZIN]; Sarepta , [Volgograd, Krashoarmeysk], 1865, 3♀, A. Becker [ ZIN]; Volgograd, Gornaya Polyana , 25.VIII.2013, 1♀, M. Mokrousov [ IBSS]; steppe near river Pionerka , 26.VIII.1984, 1♀, D.G. Matveev [ IBSS]. Orenburg Region: Orenburg, meadow, 26.VII.1924, 1♀, P. Vorontsovskij [ ZIN]; Ponomarevski region , near Semenovka , 28.VIII.2012, 1♀, M. Mokrousov [ IBSS]. Dagestan : 22 km SW Terekli-Mekteb, 44º02ʹ35ʺN, 45º38ʹ55ʺE, 21-23.VI.2018, 1♂, Astafurova et al. [ IBSS]; Saratov Region: near Sinenkie , 12.VI.2010, 1♂, D.V. Potanin [ IBSS]. Austria: Burgenland, Neusiedlersee , Umg. 17.VII.1962, 1♀, K. Kusdas [ OLML]. Czech Republic: Moravia merid., Němčičky , 30.V.1944, 1♂, A. Hoffer [ OLML]. Slovakia: Kováčov , 17.VII.1962, 2♀, Z. Padr [ IBSS]; same place, 7–14.VI.1973, 1♀, Z. Padr [ IBSS]. Hungary: Pilisborosjenő , 10.X.2005. 1♀, J. Muskovits [ IBSS], same place, 4, 23.VI.2007, 2♀, J. Muskovits [ IBSS], same place, 9.X.2008, 1♀, J. Muskovits [ IBSS]. Bulgaria: Slnčev Brjag , 28.VI–14.VII 1971, 5♂, Z. Padr [ OLML]; Banya, 41º52ʹ29ʺN 23º31ʹ41ʺE, 835 m, traps, 12–22.VIII.2005, 1♀, A. Gromov [IBSS]. Greece: Platania , Volos , 17.X.2000, 1♀, K. Standfuss [ IBSS]. Italy: Toscana, Uccellina-Paduletto , 42º38,44'N 11º04,42'E, 30.VI–17.VII.2003, Malaise trap, 1♂, L. Strumia [ IBSS] .

Distribution. Russia (Crimea, Dagestan, South and East of European part; South Ural), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary ( Muskovits & György 2011), Italy (Toscana, Campania, Puglia), Montenegro, Slovakia (new record), Austria (new record).

Remark. The female of Skorikovia pliginskiji may eventually be recognized as Smicromyrme triangularis due to its co-occurrence in Russia (Volgograd: Sarepta; Orenburg Region; Crimea), Czech Republic, Hungary and Italy: Toscana (pers. comm. G. Pagliano). The female of Smicromyrme pouzdranensis was collected by A. Hoffer in South Moravia [Kolby u Pouzdran, relict steppe of the Pannonian biogeographical region] 20 km from the place where the male of Smicromyrme pliginskiji was later found. The Pannonian steppe in the Czech Republic is the northern limit of the distribution of both species. In Hungary I. Muskovits collected the male of Skorikovia pliginskiji and the female of Smicromyrme triangularis in two localities: Pilisborosjenő and Sóskút. Both species are rare in the Hungarian fauna ( Muskovits & György 2011). On the other hand, Mutilla triangularis Radoszkowski, 1865 is a junior subjective synonym of Mutilla trinotata Costa, 1858 , the status of which was recently resurrected ( Pagliano & Strumia 2007). Børge Petersen (unpublished) labelled the specimen of M. triangularis in ISEA-PAN with Radoszkowski's “type” label as lectotype. As no validly published lectotype designation exists, I hereby designate the specimen so labelled by Petersen as lectotype.

Figures

FIGURES 11–19. Skorikovia, males. 11–14. S. anatolica, holotype; 15. S. trinotata (paratype of pliginskiji), Crimea; 16, 17. S. elongata, Betpakdala, Central Kazakhstan; 18. S. transcaucasica, holotype; 19. S. radoszkovskii, Dagestan, Makhachkala. 11, 17. Forewing; 12, 15, 16. Genitalia (right part ventral view, left part dorsal view). 13. Head; 14. Scape, pedicel and F1–3. 18, 19. Volsella, dorsal view. (11–14 from Lelej & Yildirim 2009; 15–19 from Lelej 1985).

FIGURES 28–34. Skorikovia, males. 28–33. S. trinotata (pliginskiji, paratype, Crimea); 34. S. maxim sp. nov., paratype. 28. Habitus, dorsal view; 29. Habitus, lateral view; 30. Genitalia, ventral view; 31, 34. Metacoxae, ventral view; 32. S7–8, ventral view; 34. Head, face view.

FIGURES 35–43. Skorikovia, females. 35, 36, S. elongata, South-East Kazakhstan; 37, 38, S. maxim sp. nov., paratype; 39, 40, S. radosdzkovskii, Dagestan; 41, 42, S. trinotata, Volgograd, Russia; 43, S. serta, lectotype, montage. 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, dorsal view; 36, 38, 40, 42, lateral view.

FIGURES 44–55. 44, 47. Skorikovia elongata, female, South-East Kazakhstan; 45, 48. S. maxim sp. nov., female, paratype; 46, 50. S. trinotata, female, Volgograd; 49. S. radosdzkovskii, female, Dagestan; 51, 52. S. serta, female, lectotype. 53–55. S. sanguinicollis, male, holotype. 44–46. Head, face view; 47–51. T6, dorsal view; 52, 55. Labels. 53. Habitus, lateral view; 54. Genitalia, ventral view.