Lissonota luffiator Aubert, 1969

Verheyde, Fons, Hoekstra, Paul, Libert, Pierre-Nicolas, Meijer, Hilco, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Vandaudenard, Thibaud, Belgers, Dick & Brosens, Edwin, 1880, Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 122, pp. 1-142 : 31

Lissonota luffiator Aubert, 1969

Lissonota luffiator is one of the few species of Lissonota that can be identified quite easily using macroscopic features. Firstly, it has a short and stout ovipositor, often down-curved distally; secondly, the colour pattern is striking: the mesonotum extensively reddish with yellow and black patterning (BROCK, 2017). Due to its visual appearance, we must agree with Brock that this species is probably rather uncommon. Our own findings on the other hand show the phenology of this species could be wider than was thought (from April to September), possibly even with multiple generations in a year. We do know that these ichneumonid wasps are connected to the lepidopteran family of Psychidae (one finding in the Netherlands was on a tree trunk where possible hosts were present) and the finding with a light trap in Belgium signals possible nocturnal activity. First report for Belgium and the Netherlands.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

BELGIUM: • 1 ♀; Meerhout (AN); 51°07’43”N 5°05’46”E; 17/iv/2020; M. Mangelschots leg.; light trap; G. Broad & F. Verheyde det. (ObsID: 188836251) .

THE NETHERLANDS: • 1 ♀; Den Haag (ZH); 52°03’53”N 4°15’38”E; 27/ix/2020; B. Boon leg.; field observation; G. Broad & F. Verheyde det. (ObsID: 200749864) .