Contribution to the taxonomy of the Palaearctic species of the genus Laelius Ashmead, mainly from Finland and Sweden (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea: Bethylidae) | Zendy

Veli Vikberg | Zendy; Martti Koponen | Zendy

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Contribution to the taxonomy of the Palaearctic species of the genus <i>Laelius</i> Ashmead, mainly from Finland and Sweden (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea: Bethylidae)

Author(s) -

Veli Vikberg,

Martti Koponen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

entomologica fennica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2489-4966

pISSN - 0785-8760

DOI - 10.33338/ef.84235

Subject(s) - hymenoptera , biology , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , dermestidae , ecology , larva

A neotype is designated for Bethylus femoralis Forster, 1860 (now Laelius femoralis), and a lectotype for Bethylus rufipes Forster, 1860, nec Say 1824 (now Laelius foersteri Kieffer, 1914). Three new natural species are described from Southern Finland: Laelius borealis Vikberg sp. n. (also in S. Sweden), L. virilis Vikberg sp. n., and L. parcepilosus Vikberg sp. n.. The most common species in Sweden is described as Laelius fumimarginalis Vikberg sp. n. One imported indoor species, L. pedatus (Say), attacks larvae of Reesa vespulae (Milliron) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in Finland. The female of Laelius seticornis (Duchaussoy, 1916) is redescribed from La Palma, the Canary islands. All nominal species of Laelius from the Palaearctic region are listed and keys are presented for females and males of those examined.

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