Platystasius transversus, (Thomson) (Thomson, 1859)

Awad, Jessica, Vasili, Cristina & Krogmann, Lars, 2021, The rare beetle egg parasitoid Platystasius transversus (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Sceliotrachelinae), a new genus and species record for Germany, Insecta Mundi 2021 (886), pp. 1-5 : 3

Results

Materials examined. GERMANY • 1 ♀; Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen , Hirschau , Taubenloch ; alt. 408 m; 48.503966° N, 9.011266° E; 13–23 May 2014; T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, D. Bartsch leg.; Malaise trap; SMNS _Hym_ Pla_000853 • 1 ♀; Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen, Hirschau , Oberes Tal ; alt. 368 m; 48.505033° N, 8.993467° E; 23 May–6 Jul. 2014; T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, D. Bartsch leg.; Malaise trap; GenBank OK001959 ; SMNS _ Hym_Pla_000352 • 1 ♀; Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart , Espan ; 48.813611° N, 9.250278° E; 1–14 Jun. 2014; F. Woog leg.; Malaise trap; GenBank OK001960 ; SMNS _Hym_Pla000766 • 1 ♀; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Insel Rügen , Kniepow ; alt. 50 m; 54.350436° N, 13.354879° E; 17–23 May 2015; F. Koch leg.; Malaise trap; GenBank OK001961 ; SMNS _Hym_Pla_000800.

Distribution. Platystasius is known to occur in Canada, Central Australia, Europe, and Northern Africa ( Masner and Huggert 1989). However, no species have been described from outside of Europe. Platystasius transversus has been previously recorded from the Czech Republic, Ireland, Moldova, Morocco, Sweden, and the UK ( Masner 1956; Kozlov 1988; Mitroiu and Johnson 2021). It is here reported for the first time from Germany.

Barcode data. The closest match to the German specimens (93.3% identical) was collected in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (BOLD record HPPPK892-13, museum ID BIOUG07671-E04). The record is identified as Platygastridae and does not have an image. Another high match (92.5% identical) was collected in Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada (BOLD record CNBPF162-12, museum ID BIOUG04347-D10). The record is identified as Platygastrinae and the specimen image is recognizable as Platystasius . These results confirm that our barcodes are the first obtained for P. transversus and the first identified for Platystasius . They also suggest that there are undescribed species of Platystasius in Canada.