Obtusodonta equitatoria

Obtusodonta equitatoria (Panzer, 1786)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini

Species name

Obtusodonta equitatoria (Panzer, 1786)

Original name

Ichneumon equitatorius Panzer 1786

Distribution

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern).

Image

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

Body black with reach, variable red pattern; red: scapus and flagellum to apical third; head with exception of black lateral fields of face, antennal cavities and vertex, collar of pronotum, tegulae, sometimes spots on mesonotum; abdomen red with darkened base of tergites 3-4, sometimes tergite 2. Scutellum yellow. Legs, with exception of coxae, red.

Detailed description

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

Lepidoptera: Bupalus piniarius L. (Geometridae), Agrotis segetum Den. et Schiff., Apamea monoglypha Hufn., Apamea monoglypha Hufn., Panolis flammea Den. et Schiff. (Noctuidae)

Biology

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

Seasonal activity: Females: May – July (Tereshkin, 2014).

Literature

• Panzer, G.W.F. 1786: Die Forlphalaene (Phal. Noct. Piniperda) nebst den der Larve derselben nachstellenden Insekten.. In: Kob¹ J.A. "Die wahre Ursache der Baumtrockniss der Nadelwälder, durch die Naturgeschichte der Forlphalaene (Phalaene Noct. Piniperda) erwiesen und durch einige Versuche erörtert." Nürnberg: Bischoff: 50–58.

• Tereshkin, A. 2011: Illustrated key to the genera of the subtribe Amblytelina of Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 43 (1): 597-711. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Minsk:Pravo i ehkonomika: 1–284. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 45 (2): 1047–1277. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2014. Data on fauna of subtribe Amblytelina (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini): 1–24. http://tereshkin-ichn.narod.ru; http://tereshkin.info/. DOC

• Yu D.S., van Achterberg K. & K. Horstmann. 2012. World Ichneumonoidea. Taxonomy, Biology, Morphology and Distribution: URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20160404092612/http://www.taxapad.com/