Eubazus (Eubazus) pallipes Nees, 1812

Cao, Liang-Ming, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Tang, Yan-Long, Wang, Xiao-Yi & Yang, Zhong- Qi, 2020, Revision of parasitoids of Massicus raddei (Blessig & Solsky) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) in China, with one new species and genus, Zootaxa 4881 (1), pp. 104-130 : 109

3. Eubazus (Eubazus) pallipes Nees, 1812

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Eubazus pallipes Nees, 1812: 215 ; Yu et al., 2016.

Eubadizon coxalis Nees, 1834: 235 .

Eubadizon americanus Cresson, 1872: 226 .

Helcon semistriatus Haliday, 1835: 131 (unavailable name).

Material examined. 14♀♀, 1♂, NE China, Liaoning Province, Kuandian County, Daxicha Forest , 20. VI.2011, 40°44′58″N, 125°11′35″E, 455 m altitude, Tang Yan-Long, Yang Zhong-Qi ; 3♀♀, 3♂♂, id., but 20. VI.2010, Tang Yan-Long; 7♀♀, id., but 25. VI.2009, Tang Yan-Long, Yang Zhong-Qi; 1♀, id., but 10.VII.2009, Tang Yan-Long; 2♀♀, 1♂, id., but 15. VI.2010, Tang Yan-Long, Yang Zhong-Qi.

Hosts. Parasitoid of Cerambycidae ( Massicus raddei (new record), Acanthocinus griseus (F.)), Curculionidae ( Anthonomus pomorum (L.), Ceutorhynchus pleurostigma Marsham , C. rapae Gyllenhal , Gymnetron antirrhini Paykull , G. tetrum (Fabricius) , Pissodes harcyniae (Herbst)) , Lyctidae ( Lyctus brunneus Stephens , L. linearis Goeze , L. planicollis LeConte ), and Chrysomelidae ( Psylliodes chrysocephala (L.)).

Distribution. China (Liaoning) (new record), Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, UK, former Yugoslavia.

Remarks. Body length ♀ / ♂ 3.3–3.9/ 2.9–3.6 mm. Individuals of this species are abundant and were collected in three consecutive years. Based on the material collected from 2009-2011, the ratio of female to male is 5.4.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Eubazus (Eubazus) pallipes Nees, ♀ A Habitus, lateral aspect, scale bar = 2 mm B Head, dorsal aspect, scale bar = 0.1 mm C Head, frontal aspect, scale bar = 0.1 mm D Antenna, scale bar = 0.5 mm E Mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal aspect, scale bar = 0.5 mm F Mesopleuron, lateral aspect, scale bar = 0.25 mm

FIGURE 3. Eubazus (Eubazus) pallipes Nees, ♀ A Fore right leg, scale bar = 0.6 mm B Middle right leg, scale bar = 0.6 mm C Hind right leg, scale bar = 0.4 mm D Fore wing, scale bar = 0.5 mm E Hind wing, scale bar = 0.5 mm.