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Sur Quelques Priocnemis Européens Du Sous-Genre Umbripen ©Bembix, Christian Schmid-Egger; download unter http://bembix.de oder www.zobodat.at Sur quelques Priocnemis européens du sous-genre Umbripen- nis Junco et description du Y inconnu de Priocnemis provencalis Wolf, 1962 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae: Pepsinae) Raymond Wahis, Faculté universitaire des Sciences agronomiques , Zoologie générale et appliquée, B- 5030 Gembloux (Belgique) Résumé: Des informations sur la morphologie et la distribution ouest-européenne de plusieurs Priocnemis du sous-genre Umbripennis (provencalis Wolf, enslini Haupt, fal- lax Verhoeff, hankoi Móczár, massaliensis Soyer, susterai Haupt et vulgaris Dufour) sont apportées. Le Y de provencalis, resté inconnu, est caractérisé. Zusammenfassung: Der vorliegende Artikel bringt Informationen zur Morphologie und Verbreitung der folgenden westeuropäischen Priocnemis-Arten der Untergattung Um- bripennis: provencalis Wolf, enslini Haupt, fallax Verhoeff, hankoi Móczár, massaliensis Soyer, susterai Haupt und vulgaris Dufour. Das bisher unbekannte Y von provencalis Wolf wird beschrieben. Priocnemis provencalis Wolf, 1962 TES-ALPES: Serres X 10.vi.1892 «Prio- ÿ Carte 1 cnemis fuscus var. magna, très grandes n 1962, Wolf donne une description dimensions» (J.de Gaulle; Paris). PYRE- E très détaillée de la X dun Priocnemis NEES-ORIENTALES: Saint-Paul-de-Fe- nouveau quil nomme provencalis parce nouillet X 12.vii.1968 («Priocnemis suste- que, comme lindique son nom, lespèce rai Haupt» dt.H.Wolf 1982; CRW ). VAR: est seulement connue de Provence: La-Sainte-Beaume X 31.v.1897 (J.de Gaul- Hyères et Grasse. Elle se caractérise le; Paris); Collobrières, «La Malières», notamment par la tête fort développée et 250m. X 13.iv.1988 (P.Rasmont; coll. presque cubique, les articles antennaires Wahis); Gonfaron «Les Ribas» X 22.v. relativement courts ainsi que sa forte 1987 (R.Wahis; CRW); Gonfaron «Notre- pilosité. Wolf suppose que le Y, resté Dame-du-Figuier» X 7.v.1985 sur Eu- inconnu, doit être proche de celui de phorbia amygdaloides (R.Wahis; CRW). vulgaris auct. nec Lepeletier (= P.fallax VAUCLUSE: Bonnieux X 18.iv.1992 Verhoeff). (CRW). Lespèce est manifestement peu com- Dune autre localité, jai disposé de mune. Jen ai cependant vu plusieurs YX, femelles et de mâles capturés au même toutes en provenance du midi de la emplacement: ALPES-MARITIMES: Cap France: ALPES-MARITIMES: Villefranche Martin 2.iv.1972 sur Euphorbia segetalis X v.1987 (Paris). ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PRO- (CRW). Enfin, quelques-unes me procurè- VENCE: X v.1891, 1894 (Paris), Peyresq X rent des mâles isolés: ALPES-MARITIMES: 16.vii.1968, X 15.vii.1971, X 16.vii.1971, Col dEze Y 24.iv.1962 (CRW); Gorbio X 18.vii.1971, X 4.vii.1992 (Gembloux, 320m. Y 1.iv.1972 (CRW); Menton Y 1- CRW); Saint-Michel-Peyresq X 27.vi.1971; 13.iii.1920 (Mme DeCoen; Bruxelles). Saint-Raphael X 10.iv.1931 (CRW). HAU- VAR: Sollies-ville Y 11.iv.1965 (J.Barbier; ÿ Carte 2 34 9 (1997) 9 (1997) 35 ©Bembix, Christian Schmid-Egger; download unter http://bembix.de oder www.zobodat.at Paris). Avec les clés de détermination nombre dinformations à son sujet pour données par Wolf (1963, 1972) tous ces le territoire considéré. mâles aboutissent au nom enslini Haupt, La carte de distribution (no1 pastille) une autre espèce rare largement distri- montre bien quelle na jusquà présent buée en Europe centrale, que lon trouve pas été trouvée dans le sud-est et la également en Belgique et dans le nord et région méditerranéenne. Elle Y semble le centre de la France mais dont les remplacée par P.provencalis Wolf (carte femelles sont, semble-t-il, inexistantes no1 croix). dans le sud. FRANCE: AISNE: Monthurel X Jen ai donc déduit que mes mâles 7.v.1990, 28.v.1992 (E.Gros). ARDEN- méditerranéens devaient être associés NES: Hargnies X 17.vi.1962 (Gembloux). aux femelles de provencalis et une CANTAL: Le Lioran X 7.vi.1993 (D.Touri- comparaison attentive de ce matériel an). CÔTE-DOR: Binges X 19.v.1989 avec des mâles denslini dEurope centra- (J.Bruger); Reulle-Vergy X 3.vi.1974 (Di- le (CRW, CHW) ma permis de trouver jon); bois des Suchaux, combe de Bel- certains caractères permettant de les lefontaine X 19.vi.1937 (J.Barbier; Paris). distinguer. Je nai toutefois pu trouver de GERS: Lias X 24.vi.1965 (I.Dufis); Isle- différences sensibles au niveau de la Jourdain X 3.vi.1965 (I.Dufis). LOT: Sous- plaque et des structures génitales. ceyrac X 19.vi.1976 (Tussac; CJB). NIEV- RE: environs de Decize, forêt des Minimes Priocnemis enslini Haupt, 1927 Y 23.v.1970 (Marion). BAS-RHIN: Neubois X 25.v.1930 (L.Grauvogel; Strasbourg); En 1955, jai donné tous les ren- Dinsheim X 26.v.1929 (M.Klein; Stras- seignements disponibles à lépoque sur la bourg); Ekartswiller Y 6.v.1934 (L.Grau- distribution belge de lespèce. vogel; Strasbourg). HAUT-RHIN: La Ro- Depuis, jai accumulé un certain bertsau X 30.v.1939, X 30.v.1950, X 8.vi. Détermination enslini Haupt provencalis Wolf tête (vue de face) aaaaaaaaaa peu développée au dessus nettement développée au aaaaaaaaaaa des yeux (fig.1) dessus des yeux (fig.2) arrière tête (vue de dessus) rétrécie (fig.3) large, peu rétrécie (fig.4) tache sombre à la base du pointue à lapex (fig.5) aaaaa arrondie à lapex (fig.6) a a tergite 1 aaaaa a 3ème nervure intercubitale sinueuse (fig.11) aaaaaaaaa régulièrement incurvée de laile antérieure aaaaaaaaaaa (fig.12) metapostnotum aaaaaaa plus long que le metanotum un peu plus court que le aaaaaaaaa (fig.9) métanotum (fig.10) courbure du propodeum long et faiblement courbé plus court et convexe (fig.8) (profil) (fig.7) aaaaa clypeus (bord antérieur) rectiligne très légèrement concave distribution carte 1 (pastille) carte 1 (croix) 36 9 (1997) 9 (1997) 37 ©Bembix, Christian Schmid-Egger; download unter http://bembix.de oder www.zobodat.at 1952, X 3.v.1953 (M.Klein, Strasbourg); Hongrie: Harnaky. Schmid-Egger & Wolf Bischenberg X 1.vii.1928 (L.Grauvogel; (1992) renseignent quelques localités du Strasbourg), X 11.vi.1962 (M.Klein; Stras- Baden-Württemberg, le Haut-Rhin et le bourg); Monsviller, Faisanderie X 28.v. Taubergebiet. En 1995: 890, Wolf la 1934 (L.Grauvogel; Strasbourg). LOIRET: signale également du Turkmenistan: Ardon X 6.vi.1990 (bac jaune, A.Lariviè- Kopet-Dag, Karakala. re); HAUTE-SAVOIE: Cruseilles, La Gran- La carte présentée par Schmid-Egger & de Montagne, 1120m. X 23-25.v.1993, Wolf (1992) montre 3 points pour le forêt mixte à jeunes Larix, bac jaune territoire français. Deux dentre eux ont (J.Hamon). SEINE-ET-LOIRE: Cuisery X été localisés; quant au 3ème, les 2 8.v.1902 (Paris). SEINE-MARITIME: Blan- auteurs précités nont pu répondre à gy-sur-Bresle X 2.v.1968 (Versailles). SEI- notre interrogation, se rejetant mutuelle- NE-ET-MARNE: forêt de Champagne-sur- ment la source de linformation. Seine X 8.v.1993, sur feuillage de Rubus Le matériel strasbourgeois ma été (L.Casset). SEINE-ET-OISE: Maisons-Laffi- aimablement communiqué par Mr J.Mat- te XY 1919 (J.de Gaulle; Paris). ter (Strasbourg); il sagit dune X capturée par M.Klein aux environs de Strasbourg: Priocnemis fallax Verhoeff, 1922 La Robertsau 24.iv.1938. Je la connais également de Laver- Cette espèce subméditerranéenne, ré- cantière (LOT) X 7.vi.1975 (réc.Tussac) et pandue du Portugal à la Turquie, est très de Peyresq (ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PRO- ÿ Carte 3 abondante et dominante dans le sud de VENCE) X 6.vi.1995 (bac jaune, réc.G.To- la France; elle est présente dans les masovic, CRW) et en possède aussi plu- régions côtières et le delta du Rhône. Par sieurs spécimens XY de Pologne: Gory les vallées du Rhône et de la Garonne, elle Pieprzowe pow Sandomierz, Korie Gory remonte respectivement vers le centre et pow Trzebnica, Krzyzanowice Kies-distr. louest de lhexagone. Par contre, on ne la Pinczow et Wroclaw. trouve pas au nord du bassin parisien. Lespèce, peu abondante, recherche les habitats chauds et ouverts tels les pe- Priocnemis hankoi Móczár, 1944 louses calcaires et les mesobrometum mais parfois aussi les bois clairs. Selon Wolf (1962, 1963), il sagirait dune espèce médio-européenne et pan- Priocnemis massaliensis Soyer, 1945 nonique dont la limite ouest-européenne serait marquée par le Rhin. Notre collè- L espèce décrite des environs de Mar- gue allemand cite: «Elsass» (sur base de seille (Massalia) et dont le nom fut matériaux de la collection Klein, Stras- émandé en massiliensis (Massilia) par bourg, mais aussi Baden, Nürnberg et Wolf (émendation injustifiée puisque le Thüringen, Mecklenburg occidental, Silé- nom «Massalia», forme archaïque, est sie, sud de la Pologne, Autriche et néanmoins tout-à-fait correct) est restée Hongrie. En 1987, Oehlke & Wolf don- bien longtemps douteuse. La série typi- nent plusieurs localités de lex Allemagne que de Soyer communiquée par le de lEst (DDR). Wolf (1990: 262) la signale descripteur au Dr. Lucien Berland (Muse- des environs de Lübeck, dAutriche: um de Paris) a totalement disparu et ÿ Carte 4 Niederösterreich et Burgenland et de toutes les tentatives et multiples 38 9 (1997) 9 (1997) 39 ©Bembix, Christian Schmid-Egger; download unter http://bembix.de oder www.zobodat.at recherches pour la retrouver sont restées me entièrement mélanique «Priocnemis Priocnemis vulgaris Dufour, 1841. des données enregistrées et disponibles dans la sans résultat. Le biotope sur lequel Soyer vaucheri Tournier i.l.» (nomen ineditum). banque informatique de Gembloux. Je remercie avait effectué ses captures ayant été livré Etant donné la perte de la série origi- En 1983, jai pu établir que le vulgaris Mr Sébastien Patiny (Gembloux) pour son assistance lors de la mise au point de ces cartes. à lurbanisation (communication person- nale de Soyer, il me semble judicieux de des auteurs, attribué par erreur à Lepele- nelle), il était donc vain de pouvoir espé- désigner un néotype et jai choisi la X de tier, était en fait le Priocnemis fallax de Littérature rer Y retrouver lespèce en question.
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