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Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Dinotiscus isvicrensis Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Doganlar, 2007 (p. 50-51) Doganlar M (2007). A taxonomic revision of European species of Dinotiscus Ghesquiere (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 1, 45-55. The holotype is a female specimen deposited with the Zoologische Staatssammlung München. The type locality is given as "Germany, Oberammergau, Ammergebirge, Ammerwald, 1100m". The paratypes are several male and female specimens, also in the ZSM, from Switzerland. Synonyms Dinotiscus isvicrensis Doganlar, 2007 Note: this is a badly defined species and the publication containing the original description contains numerous errors and lapsus. It is highly likely that this name is only a synonym of Dinotiscus eupterus. I provisionally accept this species until the types are revised by a specialist. Identification Body length: 2.6 to 3.3 (female) and 2.3 to 2.4 (male). This species is probably identical to D. eupterus (see also Synonyms). The original publication by Doganlar (2007) is a very inaccurate piece of work, and if the numerous typographical errors and other lapsus are also an indication of the accuracy of the science behind the work, the species must be regarded as a species dubia. The differences given by Doganlar (2007) between the widely distributed and common D. eupterus and the present species are mainly concerning the size of the antennal segments and the mouth groove, and the number of minute hairs on the propodeum and the hind- and forewing. These characters are to a certain extent variable in D. eupterus, but the degree of intraspecific variation has not yet been studied. Thus, it is possible that D. isvicrensis falls within the range of variability of D. eupterus. At present, D. isvicrensis cannot be distinguished from D. eupterus on the basis of the pterostigma. Distribution Known only from the type specimens from Germany and Switzerland. The German record is a single female from Oberammergau (Bayern). Biology The known specimens were reared from conifer twigs obtained from dead trees and trees infected with Pytogenes species. It is thus likely that this species parasitizes Scolytidae beetles. This page has been updated on May 18, 2011 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved.	Related information: Subspecies Original description Synonyms Identification Distribution Biology References