ICHNEUMONIDS (HYMENOPTE RA: ICHNEUMONIDAE) [630486]

ICHNEUMONIDS (HYMENOPTE RA: ICHNEUMONIDAE)
FROM SOME MEADOWS IN THE CENTRAL MOLDAVIAN
PLATEAU, NEW AND RARE FOR THE ROMANIAN FAUNA
CAMIL ȘTEFAN LUNGU-CONSTANT INEANU, RAOUL CONSTANTINEANU
The paper presents 15 species of 14 genera from Ichneumonidae, belonging to
subfamilies Campopleginae, Cryptinae, Diplazontinae, Ichneumoni nae, Orthocentrinae,
Pimplinae and Tryphoninae. The species Stenomacrus intermedius (Holmgren) is new
for the Romanian fauna. The othe r 14 species are rare or very r are in Romania.
Keywords : Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, new records, Central Moldavian Pl ateau,
Romania.
INTRODUCTION
We consider important the study of the ichneumonological fauna in meadows,
because we can draw conclusion on the state of degradation of t h e a r e a , t h e
changes in time and the anthropogenic impact on flora and fauna . Among insects,
Hymenoptera is an important order, especially insects belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae, part of the useful entomofauna, being considered bioindicators.
Their large or small presence reveals important information abo ut the phytosanitary
status, about the degree of inf estation or attack of specific p ests. Ichneumonids number
is directly proportional to the pest and bring important data a bout the attack.
Our research has been achieved in Dobrovăț, Schitu Duca and Poi ana–Schitu
Duca meadovs, Iași county, in the Central Moldavian Plateau, Ro mania, during
May 2015.
RESULTS
We present the synopsis of the 15 species from some meadows in the Central
Moldavian Plateau, in 2015.
Family ICHNEUMONIDAE Latreille, 1802
Subfamily CAMPOPLEGINAE Förster, 1869
I. Genus Casinaria Holmgren, 1859
Type species: Campoplex tenuiventris Gravenhorst, 1829, Öfvers. Kong. Vet.–Akad.
Förhandl., 15: 321-330.
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1. Casinaria nigripes Gravenhorst, 1829, ♂
Material : 1 ♂, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 9 mm.
Hosts : Tephrina arenacearia Den. et Schiff. (Lep., Geometridae), Calliteara
pudibunda ( L . ) , Orgya antiqua (L.) (Lep., Lymantriidae) and Dendrolimus pini ( L . )
(Lep., Lasiocampidae). Casinaria nigripes is parasitized by Theronia atalantale
Poda, as a secondary parasitoid (Atanasov et al., 1981).
Geographical distribution : Western Europe, Russia (Samara). In Romania it
is a rare species, being previously recorded only from Ineu, Ar ad county, Reșița,
Caraș Severin county, Fundulea, Ilfov county.
Subfamily CRYPTINAE Kirby, 1837
II. Genus Listrocryptus Brauns, 1905
Type species: Listocryptus spatulatus Brauns, 1905, Zeitschr. Syst. Hym. Dipt.,
5: 134-136.
2. Listrocryptus spatulatus Brauns, 1905, ♀
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 8 mm.
Hosts : Pyrausta sticticalis L. (Lep., Pyraustidae).
Geographical distribution : Germany, Hungary. In Romania it is a very rare
species, being previously recorded only from “Ponoare” National Reservation,
Suceava county (Constantineanu & Voicu, 1982).
III. Genus Listrognathus Tschek, 1871
Type species: Listognathus cornutus Tschek, 1871, Verh. Zool.–Bot. Gesell.
Wien, 18: 437-448.
Synonyms : 1900 Mesostenoideus Ashmead, Proc. US Nat. Mus., 23: 1-220;
1903 Sulvalta C a m e r o n , Z e i t s c h r . S y s t . H y m . D i p t . , 3: 298–304, 337–343; 1914
Mesostenidea Viereck, US Nat. Mus. Bull., 83-186.
3. Listrognathus ligator (Gravenhorst, 1829), ♂
Synonyms : Mesostenus ligator Gravenhorst, 1829, Ichn. Eur., 2: 1–989;
Cryptus senilis Rudow, 1882, Ent. Nachricht., 8 (20): 279-289; Cryptus aculeatus
Rudow, 1883, Ent. Nachricht., 9 (19-20): 232 -247.
Material : 1 ♂, Poiana Schitu Duca, Iași county.
Length: 14 mm.
Hosts : Zygaena trifolii Esp. (Lep., Zygaenidae), Malacosoma neustria L .
(Lep., Lasiocampidae) and Acronicta rumicis L. (Lep., Noctuidae).
Geographical distribution : Western Europe, Ukraine, Russia (Western and
Southern). In Romania it is a rare species, being previously re corded from Hodod,
Satu Mare county, Saschiz, Mureș county, Dealu Cetățuii–Perșani , Brașov county,
and Slobozia–Ciurea, Iași county (Pisică, 2001).

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4. Listrognathus obnoxius (Gravenhorst, 1829), ♂
Synonyms : 1873 Mesostenus subovalis Thomson, Opusc. Ent. Lund, 5: 455-
527; 1882 Cryptus robustus Rudow, preoccupied by Cryptus robustus Cresson,
1864; 1896 Mesostenus subcircularis Thomson, Opusc. Ent. Lund, 21: 2343-2388.
Material : 1 ♂, Schitu Duca, Iași county.
Length: 11 mm.
Hosts : Zygaena filipendulae Zett., Z. peucedani Esp. and Z. lonicerae Schev.
(Lep., Zygaenidae) (Pisică, 2001).
Geographical distribution : Western Europe, Ukraine, Russia (Daghestan).
In Romania it is a very rare species, being previously recorded from Hodod, Satu
Mare county and the Bucegi mountains (Pisică, 2009).
Subfamily DIPLAZONTINAE Viereck, 1918
IV. Genus Promethes Förster, 1869
Type species: Bassus sulcator Gravenhorst, 1829, Verh. Naturhist. Ver. Preuss.
Phein. Westf., 25: 135-221.
5. Promethes bridgmani Fitton, 1976, ♂
Synonyms : 1886 Bassus scutellaris Bridgman, preoccupied by Bassus
scutellaris Cresson, 1868, Trans. Ent. Soc. London. 1848: 335-373.
Material : 1 ♂, Poiana Schitu Duca, Iași county.
Length: 5 mm.
Hosts : unknown.
Geographical distribution : Northern and Southern Europe, Belorussia, Ukraine
(Poltava), Russia (Bryansk). In Romania it is a very rare speci es, being previously
recorded only from Iacobeni, Suceava county (Constantineanu et al., 2000).
Subfamily ICHNEUMONINAE Latreille, 1802
V. Genus Diadromus Wesmael, 1845
Type species: Ichneumon troglodites Gravenhorst, 1829, Nouv. Mém. Acad. Roy.
Sci. Lett. et Beaux–Arts Belg., 18: 1-239.
6. Diadromus arrisor Wesmael, 1845, ♀♂
Material : 1 ♂, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 6 mm.
Hosts : Ypsolophus persicellus F. (Lep., Plutellidae).
Geographical distribution : Northern and Center Europe, Italy. In Romania
it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded only from Bârno va massif forest
(Bârnova, Poieni, Schitu Duca commune, Repedea, Păun, Bârnova) (Constantineanu,
1965).

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VI. Genus Dicaelotus Wesmael, 1845
Type species: Ichneumon pumilus Gravenhorst, 1829, Nouv. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci.
Lett. et Beaux–Arts Belg., 18: 1-239.
7. Dicaelotus parvulus (Gravenhorst, 1829), ♀
Synonyms : 1829 Ichneumon parvulus Gravenhorst, Ichn. Eur., 1: 591.
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 4-5 mm.
Hosts : Lobesia botrana (Schiff.) (Lep., Tortricidae) and Plutella xylostella L.
(Lep., Plutellidae) (Mustață, 1979).
Geographical distribution : England, Sweden, Fin land, Belgium, Germany
and Austria. In Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from Sadova,
Dolj county, Moldovița, the Rarău mountains, Suceava county, Bi caz, Neamț county
and Homorcea, Vrancea county.
VII. Genus Tycherus Förster, 1869
Type species: 1891 Phaeogenes elongatus Thomson, Verh. Naturhist. Ver. Preuss.
Rheinl. Westf., 25: 135-221.
8. Tycherus elongatus (Thomson, 1891),
Synonyms : 1891 Phaeogenes elongatus Thomson, Verh. Naturhist. Ver. Preuss.
Rheinl. Westf., 25: 135–221, 1901–1902 Proscus elongatus Dalla Torre, Cat. Brit.
Hym., 3: 741.
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 6 mm.
Hosts : unknown.
Geographical distribution : England, Sweden, Finland and Germany. In
Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from Re pedea, Păun, Iași
county and Dorohoi, Botoșani county (Pisică & Popescu, 2009).
VIII. Genus Syspasis Townes, 1965
Type species: 1829 Ichneumon scutellator Gravenhorst, Mem. Reale Acad. Sci.
Torino, 24: 275-388.
9. Syspasis leucolomia (Gravenhorst, 1829), ♀
Synonyms : 1829 Ichneumon leucolomius Gravenhorst, Ichn. Eur., 1: 479;
1847 Ichneumon salutator Fonscolombe, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 5: 402; 1847
Ichneumon dissectus Fonscolombe, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 5: 404; 1933 Stenich-
neumon leucolomius Meyer, Parazit. Perep. Sem. Ichn., 1: 79.
Material : 1 ♀, Schitu Duca, Iași county.
Length: 12 mm.
Hosts : unknown.

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Geographical distribution : Spain, France, Austria, Germany and Ukraine
(Harkov). In Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly rec orded only from
Bârnova forest, Iași county (Constantineanu, 1959).
IX. Genus Barichneumon Thomson, 1893
Type species: Ichneumon anator Fabricius, 1793, Opusc Ent. Lund, 18: 1889–1967.
10. Barichneumon nubilis Brischke, 1891, ♀
Synonyms : 1891 Ichneumon nubilus Brischke, Schrift. Naturf. Ges. Danzig.,
N. F., 7: 58.
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 10 mm.
Hosts : unknown.
Geographical distribution : Germany. In Romania it is a rare species, being
anteriorly recorded from Babadag , Constanța county, Torcești, G alați county, Lunca
Rogoaza, Deleni commune, Iași county, Călian forest, Nicșeni co mmune, Botoșani
county (Pisică & Popescu , 2009).
X. Genus Ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758
Type species: Ichneumon extensorius Linnaeus 1829
11. Ichneumon analis Gravenhorst, 1829, ♂
Material : 1 ♂, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 8 mm.
Hosts : unknown.
Geographical distribution : England, Germany, Belgium, Russia (Iaroslav).
In Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from Ruda, Hunedoara
county and Bicaz Chei, Neamț county (Pisică & Popescu, 2009).
Subfamily ORTHOCENTRINAE Förster, 1869
XI. Genus Orthocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829
Type species: 1829 Orthocentrus anomalus Gravenhorst, Ichn. Eur., 3: 1-1097.
12. Orthocentrus frontator Zetterstedt, 1838, ♀
Synonyms : 1838 Tryphon frontator Zetterstedt, Insecta Lapponica. Sectio
Secunda. Hymenoptera, Lipsiae, 317-476; 1858 Orthocentrus repentinus Holmgren,
Kong. Svensk. Vet. Handl. N.F., 1 (2): 305-394.
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 3.5 mm.
Hosts : unknown.

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Geographical distribution : Sweden, Russia (St. Petersburg). In Romania it is
a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from Hitiaș, Timiș co unty (Pisică &. Popescu,
2009).
XII. Genus Stenomacrus Förster, 1869
Type species: Orthocentrus silvaticus Holmgren, 1858, Verh. Naturhist. Ver. Preuss.
Phein. Westf., 25: 135-221.
13. Stenomacrus intermedius (Holmgren, 1856), ♂
Material : 1 ♂, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
♂. Head is bulging, almost not narrowed behind. Face is shining . Frons is
smooth enough. Antennae with 32 articles, the first one cylindr ical. Radial vein
starts at the middle of stigma. Legs short and stout.
Black. Palpi, clypeus, ventral side of antennae, wing basis, fr ont coxae and
trochanters yellow. Cheeks and anterior margin of frons yellow.
Length: 4 mm.
Hosts : unknown.
Geographical distribution : Northern and Southern Europe, Belarus, Ukraine
(Poltava), Russia (Bryansk) (Yu & Horstmann, 1997).
New species for the Romanian fauna. This species belongs to Dr. Raoul
Constantineanu’s private collection, in Iași.
Subfamily PIMPLINAE Wesmael, 1915
XIII. Genus Apechthis Förster, 1869
Type species: Ichneumon rufatus Gmelin, 2318 Verh. Naturhist. Ver. Preuss.
Phein. Westf., 25: 135-221.
14. Apechthis capulifera (Kriechbaumer, 1887), ♂
Synonyms : 1874 Pimpla destructor Smith, preoccupied by Pimpla destructor
Smith, 1863; 1901, Pimpla japonica Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym. 3: 1-544; 1906 Apechtis
orbitalis Ashmead, Proc. US Nat. Mus., 30: 169–201; 1906 Apechtis sapporoensis
A s h m e a d , P r o c . U S N a t . M u s . , 30: 169–201; 1914 Apechtis japonica M o r l e y ,
preoccupied by Apechtis japonica (Dalla Torre, 1901).
Material : 1 ♂, Schitu Duca, Iași county.
Length: 16 mm. Hosts : it is a polyphagous species, pa rasitising: Cerambycidae (Cole optera);
Tortricidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuida e, Hesperiidae,
Papilionidae, Pieridae and Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera).
Geographical distribution : Northern and Western Europe, Ukraine, Russia
(widespread). In Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from Ineu,
Arad county and Poieni, Iași county (Pisică & Popescu, 2009).

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Subfamily TRYPHONINAE Shuckard, 1840
XIV. Genus Netelia (Fourcroy, 1869)
Type species: Paniscus inquinatus Gravenhorst, 1829, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 5 (3):
339-342. 15. Netelia virgata (Fourcroy, 1785), ♀
Material : 1 ♀, Dobrovăț, Iași county.
Length: 12 mm. Hosts : it is a polyphagous species, parasitising Cerambycidae (Coleo ptera);
Tortricidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuida e, Notodontidae,
Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieri dae and Nymphalidae (Lepidopter a).
Geographical distribution : Northern Africa, Europe, Russia (wide spread),
India, Korea and Japan. In Romania it is a rare species, being anteriorly recorded from
the Retezat mountains, the Bucegi mountains and Agapia, Neamț c ounty (Pisică &
Popescu, 2009).
CONCLUSION
The authors present 15 ichneumonid species of 14 genera recorde d from
some meadows in the central Moldavian plateau. The species belo ng to the
subfamilies Campopleginae, Cryptinae, Diplazontinae, Icheumonin ae, Orthocentrinae,
Pimplinae and Tryphoninae. The species Stenomacrus intermedius (Holmgren) is
new for the Romanian fauna. The following species: Casinaria nigripes Grav.,
Listrocryptus spatulus B r a u n s , Listrognathus ligator (Grav.), Listrognathus obnoxius
(Grav.), Promethes bridgmani Fitton, Diadromus arrisor Wesm., Dicaelotus
parvulus (Grav.), Tycherus elongatus (Thoms.), Syspasis leucolomius ( G r a v . ) ,
Barichneumon nubilus Brisch., Ichneumon analis Grav., Orthocentrus frontator
Zett., Apechthis capulifera (Kriechb.) and Netelia virgata (Fourcr.) are rare or very
rare in Romania.
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Received January 20, 2016
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