Cotesia coryphe (Nixon, 1974)

Hoecherl, Amelie, Shaw, Mark R., Boudreault, Caroline, Rabl, Dominik, Haszprunar, Gerhard, Raupach, Michael J., Schmidt, Stefan, Baranov, Viktor & Fernandez-Triana, Jose, 2024, Scratching the tip of the iceberg: integrative taxonomy reveals 30 new species records of Microgastrinae (Braconidae) parasitoid wasps for Germany, including new Holarctic distributions, ZooKeys 1188, pp. 305-386 : 305

Cotesia coryphe (Nixon, 1974)

Material examined.

Austria: Hinterreit, Gemeinde Großgmain, 47.75, 12.946, 493 m, ex. Hemaris fuciformis , 22.vi.2021, leg. W. Langer, ZSM-HYM-ZLAB01-E11; Germany: Baden-Württemberg: Malsch, Hansjakobstr. 7, Urban Garden, 48.884, 8.32, 120 m, Malaise trap, 2.viii.2020, leg. D. Doczkal, ZSM-HYM-33154-H02; Bavaria: Arnstein, Rieden, 49.938, 10.051, 260 m, Malaise trap, 16.vii.2019, leg. J. Müller, ZSM-HYM-42385-H08; Bad Königshofen, 50.292, 10.484, 274 m, Malaise trap, 16.vii.2019, leg. J. Müller, ZSM-HYM-42384-E11; Forchheim, Untere Mark close to Willersdorf, 49.739, 10.969, 261 m, Malaise trap, 12.vii.2019, leg. J. Müller, ZSM-HYM-42377-E08; Isarmündung, Magerrasen, swampy, 48.78, 12.966, 313 m, sweeping, 30.vi.2021, leg. A. Höcherl, ZSM-HYM-ZLAB01-C05; Lkr. Kelheim Abensberg-Sandharlanden, NSG Sandharlandener Heide, 48.845, 11.801, 376 m, Malaise trap, 3.viii.2017, leg. D. Doczkal, J. Voith, ZSM-HYM-33157-E11; ZSM-HYM-33157-G09; ZSM-HYM-33157-G10; ZSM-HYM-33157-G11; ZSM-HYM-33157-G12; 8.ix.2017, leg. D. Doczkal, J. Voith, ZSM-HYM-33157-H07; Moos, Isarmündung, Magerrasen, swampy, 48.78, 12.966, 313 m, Malaise trap, 25.viii.2021, leg. GBOL3, R. Albrecht, ZSM-HYM-42396-F08; München, NSG Allacher Lohe, 48.199, 11.475, 502 m, Malaise trap, 21.vii.2021, leg. GBOL3, R. Albrecht, ZSM-HYM-42326-D06; 23.vi.2021, leg. GBOL3, R. Albrecht, ZSM-HYM-42326-B06; Berchtesgaden National Park, Königssee, Rinnkendlsteig, 47.553, 12.964, 775 m, Malaise trap, 30.vii.2017, leg. D. Doczkal, J. Voith, ZSM-HYM-33161-B03; Oberndorf, close to Krebsbach, 49.868, 9.516, 342 m, Malaise trap, 13.vii.2019, leg. J. Müller, ZSM-HYM-42382-G12; Oberstdorf, Oytal, rubble cone east of Gleitweg, 47.389, 10.348, 1200 m, 16.vi.2014, leg. D. Doczkal, S. Schmidt, J. Voith, ZSM-HYM-33420-A03; Sielstetten, östlich Grafendorfer Forst, 48.578, 11.863, 520 m, Malaise trap, 16.vii.2019, leg. J. Müller, ZSM-HYM-42383-A01; München, Obermenzing, Premises of Zoologische Staatssammlung, 48.1648, 11.4849, 519 m, Malaise trap, 31.vii.2017, leg. Axel Hausmann, BIOUG42687-C04; BIOUG42697-G07; Netherlands: Noord Holland, duinreservaat Egmond aan Zee, ex. Hemaris fuciformis , 17.vii.2016, leg. M. R. Shaw, MRS_JFT0691; United Kingdom: England: Wiltshire, Bentley Woods, ex. Hemaris tityus , 26.vi.2011, leg. M. Townesend, CNCHYM45325.

Geographical distribution.

PAL.

PAL: Austria*, Germany*, Netherlands*, United Kingdom.

Molecular data.

BIN: partially BOLD:AAA7143.

Host information.

Sphingidae : type reared from Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus, 1758); also Hemaris tityus * (Linnaeus, 1758).

Notes.

The German specimens were identified using Nixon (1974). Our sequences of this species were formerly part of BIN BOLD:ABY6805 and merged into BOLD:AAA7143 in February 2023. This BIN includes many clearly different species of Cotesia ; see discussion below about this “megaBIN”. ASAP clustering resolves this species as a single cluster. One of the specimens that we examined (ZSM-HYM-ZLAB01-E11) and another specimen in this cluster (MRS_JFT0691) were reared from Hemaris fuciformis , which is congruent with the host information given in the original description of the species ( Nixon 1974). A specimen from the United Kingdom (CNCHYM45325=MRS_JFT 0223) reared from Hemaris tityus represents an additional host record for Cotesia coryphe . This species is illustrated in Fig. 10 .

Figures

Figure 10. Cotesia coryphe (Nixon, 1974), female (ZSM-HYM- 33157 - E 11) A lateral view B head frontal view C mesosoma D metasoma E wing. Length of the specimen: 2.85 mm.