Review and key to Nearctic Lathrolestes Förster (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with special reference to species attacking leaf mining tenthredinid sawflies in Betula Linnaeus (Betulaceae)
Author
Reshchikov, Alexey V.
Author
Soper, Anna
Author
Van, Roy G.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2614
1
17
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.197875
37700ed7-18f8-43ef-9252-c3ea87907bc2
1175-5326
197875
Lathrolestes mnemonicae
(
Rohwer, 1914
)
Sympherta mnemonicae
Rohwer, 1914
,
Holotype
, female, Falls Church, Virginia (SI).
Lathrolestes mnemonicae
;
Cushman, 1933
;
Carlson, 1979
In addition to the previous description of this species, we note that this species is rather close to the European
L. clypeatus
(Zetterstedt, 1838)
. It differs from the latter species by a wider and shorter clypeus; pale apical margin of clypeus and maculae on the sides adjacent antenna; tarsal claws more strongly curved at apex, apical tooth longer than two preapical teeth (
Fig. 48
). Ovipositors of both species are similar (
Fig. 24
). There is variation in coloration in specimens from the CNC, which resemble
L. clypeatus
(Zetterstedt, 1838)
. Most likely,
L. mnemonicae
(
Rohwer, 1914
)
is a Nearctic subspecies of
L. clypeatus
(Zetterstedt, 1838)
. These two species are also similar in the hosts they attack, leafmining
Lepidoptera
of the family
Eriocraniidae
.
Lathrolestes mnemonicae
(
Rohwer, 1914
)
attacks
Dyseriocrania auricyanea
(Walsingham, 1882)
and
D. griseocapitella
(Walsingham, 1898)
;
L. clypeatus
(Zetterstedt, 1838)
attacks members of the genus
Eriocrania
.