Ophion obscuratus Fabricius, 1798

Vas, Zoltan & Kutasi, Csaba, 2016, Hymenoptera from caves of Bakony Mountains, Hungary - an overlooked taxon in hypogean research, Subterranean Biology 19, pp. 31-39 : 36

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae

Ophion obscuratus Fabricius, 1798

Material examined.

Hungary, Veszprém County, Pénzesgyőr, Tilos-erdei Cave, 1 December 2013, leg. S. Tóth, 1 ♀.

Remarks.

This specimen has already been reported, however misidentified as Ophion luteus (Linnaeus, 1758), by Tóth (2015). Hence, we publish the correction of that record here. Ophion obscuratus is a common and widespread species throughout the Western Palaearctic region ( Yu et al. 2012). This species is a nocturnal koinobiont endoparasitoid of various lepidopteran hosts (e.g. Győrfi 1943, Brock 1982). The autumn generation can be found on the wing in autumn, winter, and early spring. Its presence in caves might be due to overwintering. To our best knowledge this species is first reported here in association with hypogean environment.