Meringopus calescens

Meringopus calescens
Meringopus calescens, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Meringopus
Species: M. calescens
Binomial name
Meringopus calescens
(Gravenhorst 1829)
Synonyms
  • Meringopus crassitarsis (Habermehl, 1918)
  • Meringopus nevadensis (Seyrig, 1928)
  • Meringopus tuberculipes (Rudow, 1886)

Meringopus calescens is a species of wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.[1]

Subspecies

Distribution

This holarctic species is present in Afghanistan, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey and United States.[2][3]

Description

Meringopus calescens can reach a length of about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in females, of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in males. These relatively large Ichneumonid have a black head and a well defined clypeus, with some heavy punctures. Thorax is black and sculptured. Mesoscutum is polished, with irregular punctures. Wings are quite infuscate. Legs show black coxae and trochanters, but the remaining parts are orange. Abdomen has a mostly fuscous 1st segment, 2 and 3 segments are orange, while the apical segments are mostly black. Ovipositor is slightly upcurved and can reach about 5 mm.[4]

Behavior

These ichneumonid wasps have been observed apparently attempting to parasitize the sphecids Ammophila sabulosa and Podalonia affinis, but they also parasitize Saturnia pyri. [2][5]

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