Mesochorus (Mesochorus) globulator (Thunberg, 1822)

Riedel, Matthias & Varga, Oleksandr, 2022, A checklist of the subfamily Mesochorinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Ukrainian Carpathians, Zootaxa 5100 (2), pp. 224-248 : 240

Mesochorus (Mesochorus) globulator (Thunberg, 1822) ( Fig. 29 )

Material examined. UKRAINE: Ivano-Frankivsk Region: 1 ♀, Mochary , 5 km NE of Bogorodchany, 48.837078 N, 24.581379 E, 315 m, mixed forest, sweeping, 12.vi.2012 ; 1 ♀, Gorgany, m. Igrovets , 7 km SW of Stara Guta, 48.355468°N, 24.075256°E, 1375 m, border between coniferous forest and subalpine zone, Malaise trap 3, 2–20.vii.2014 ; Transcarpathian Region: 1 ♀, 6.5 km N of Mala Ugolka , 48.153958°N, 23.37084°E, 750 m, beech forest, Malaise trap 5, 13.vi–8.vii.2015 ; 1 ♀, idem, Malaise trap 6, 17.vii–16.viii.2013 ; 1 ♀, idem, 31.v–13.vi.2015 ; 1 ♀, idem, 6.viii–3.ix.2015, leg. O. Varga ( SIZK) .

Distribution. Holarctic; first record for Ukraine.

Taxonomical remark. This species is closely related to Mesochorus vittator (Zetterstedt, 1838) . It differs by the reduced pectination of hind claw (2–3 short basal teeth vs. 4–5 long teeth in M. vittator ), and different coloration of the mesosoma: mesoscutum and propodeum blackish; scutellum reddish-brown, with basomedian black spot; mesopleuron two-colored, with black dorsal third and reddish ventral part; pterostigma pale brownish.

Figures

FIGURES 28–31. The Carpathian Mesochorus spp. 28—M. dimidiator; 29—M. globulator; 30—M. macrophyae; 31—M. pallipes.