Glypta caudata Thomson, 1889

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 : 35

Glypta caudata Thomson, 1889

This species belongs to the species group or subgenus Conoblasta with a larger horn on its frons (between the antennal sockets). The temples are narrowed behind the eyes along their whole expanse. Its metasoma is completely black. The hind tibiae are entirely pale dorso-medially. The mandibles are black. Finally, the ovipositor sheaths are as long as the fore wing and the body length is approximately 7–8 mm ( KUSLITZKY, 1981). Its hosts in the Low Countries are unknown. First report for the Netherlands; unreported in Belgium.

MATERIAL EXAMINED:

THE NETHERLANDS: • 1 ♀; Twijzel (FR); 53°14’53”N 6°04’56”E; 28/v/2012; Landschapsbeheer Friesland leg.; coll. HM; malaise trap 215 (24–28); H. Meijer det. • 2 ♂♂; Oostermeer, (FR); 53°14’47”N 6°05’03”E; 6/vii/2012; Landschapsbeheer Friesland leg.; coll. HM; malaise trap 193 (29.VI–6.VII); H. Meijer det.