Illidops nigritegula (Tobias & Kotenko, 1986)

Apanteles nigritegula Tobias & Kotenko, 1986: 755 [425].

Species concept

Our species concept is based on the information available in Tobias (1964) and Tobias & Kotenko (1986). In addition to that, the species is quite morphologically distinct and unlikely to be confused. → **.

Ecology / host information

Host unknown.

Distribution

PAL: Kazakhstan, Russia (S).

Molecular data

No molecular data available.

Remarks

Type and depository unknown. Country of type locality: Kazakhstan. This species was formally described by Tobias & Kotenko (1986). Prior to that, Tobias (1964) regarded it as a variety of A. electilis, describing it as A. electilis var. nigritegula nov. (Tobias, 1964), providing more detailed information on the potential type locality that did not make it into the 1986 key. We translated this information, the locality indicated by Tobias (1964: 227) is: “Tselinograd Region: Kokshetau Mountains, on flowers of Ferula songorica, 15 VI 1957, 2 females (V. Tobias)”. This is one of the very few species of Illidops with a large pale spot from the base to beyond the middle of the pterostigma, in addition it is rather small, measuring only 1.9–2.2 mm (Tobias & Kotenko 1986: 755).