146 Z. BOUCEK 



Leucospis bifasciata Klug 

 (Text-fig. 175) 



Leucospis bifasciata Klug, 1814 : 70, 9. Holotype$, Italy: Genoa (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. 

 Leucospis gibba Klug, 1814 : 70, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), U.S.S.R. : Ukraine, 

 Crimea (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. 



L. bifasciata. Klug (1814) originally stated that he had only one specimen, 

 which I have labelled as holotype. 



L. gibba was described from two females. Westwood (1839 : 2 55) refers to 

 one with small yellow lateral spots on the fourth tergite as to 'var. jS'; consequently 

 I have chosen as lectotype the female without those spots. 



The synonymy and variation is discussed by Boucek (1959 : 440-441, figs 13-21); 

 some characters of the female are mentioned by Masi (1943 : 82-83). I n the Crimean 

 specimens (gibba), females, the first tergite is more or less raised posteriorly at the 

 ovipositorial furrow. Most other specimens have this part rather low and correspond 

 better to the typical bifasciata. I examined intermediate forms from Yugoslavia 

 (Mostar), Daghestan and from Crete. Nikolskaya (i960) did not know of any 

 specimens fitting gibba from the U.S.S.R. 



The males of bifasciata are extremely similar to those of L. dorsigera Fabricius. 

 The antenna is more distinctly clavate, flagellum rather spindle-shaped, with the 

 segments more transverse, the second and third flagellar segments subquadrate to 

 slightly transverse, whilst they are almost always slightly oblong in dorsigera; 

 flagellum plus pedicellus combined slightly shorter than breadth of the head (slightly 

 longer than breadth of head in dorsigera). In most specimens the side lobes of 

 the lower margin of clypeus are low, whilst in dorsigera usually they are raised into 

 high oblique keels converging downwards. Hind femur with relatively finer 

 puncturation. I have seen the males of bifasciata only from Rhodes and Cyprus. 



Also some females of bifasciata might be confused with L. dorsigera, especially 

 with that form having a slightly shorter ovipositor. I find that even then, however, 

 the ovipositorial furrow on the first tergite in bifasciata is always tapering forwards 

 and the hind femur is relatively broader and more densely punctured. 



Biology. Reared from Anthidiellum strigatum (Panzer) in Yugoslavia (Fahringer, 

 1922; specimen examined). 



Distribution. France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, 

 S. Ukraine (Crimea, N. Caucasus) , Transcaucasia, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Turkmenian 

 S.S.R., Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan (Nikolskaya, i960). 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



France (questioned by Berland, 19346 : 69) : Bouches du Rhone, Port du Bouc, 

 1 $ (A. Honore) (IRSNB, Brussels). Italy: Oulx, 1 $ (MCSN, Genoa); Piemonte, 

 Rosignano, 1 $; Venice, 1 $ (MCSN, Genoa); Cattolica, viii. 1959, 1 $ (Griinwaldt) 

 (BMNH); Portici, vii. 1907, 1 $ (IEA, Portici). Yugoslavia: Pulj district, Istria, 

 1917, ex A. strigatum, 1 $ (Fahringer) (DEI, Eberswalde); Hvar Island, vi. 1938, I °. 



