Beitr. Ent. Keltern ISSN 0005 - 805X 53 (2003) 2 S. 341-435 15.12.2003 Checklist of the Braconidae of Germany (Hymenoptera) S. A. Belokobylskij1, A. Taeger, C. van A chterberg, E. Haeselbarth, M. Riedel Summary A revised checklist of the German braconids is presented. 1485 species are listed for Germany, accompanied by a reference. In addition doubtful records, species to be deleted from the German checklist, and species incertae sedis are listed. The dates of several important papers on braconids are discussed. Because these data and the comments in the list concern not only Germany, the main chapters were written in English. Zusammenfassung Es wird eine aktualisierte Checkliste der Braconidae Deutschlands vorgelegt. 1485 Arten werden, verbun­ den mit einer Quellenangabe, für Deutschland aufgeführt. Für zweifelhafte Nachweise sowie aus der Deutsch­ landliste zu streichende Arten und species incertae sedis erfolgte eine gesonderte Auflistung. Die Datierun­ gen verschiedener wichtiger Arbeiten über Braconiden werden diskutiert. Weil diese Angaben und die Kommentare in der Liste in ihrer Wirkung über Deutschland hinausgehen, wurden die hauptsächlichen Kapitel auf Englisch verfasst. Contents / Inhalt Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................342 E in le itu n g .......................................................................................................................................................................................................343 On the dates of several papers on Braconidae.........................................................................................................................346 The dates of publication of NEES VON ESENBECK's “Ichneumonides adsciti ...” ................................ 346 PANZER‘s and H e r r ich -SCHÀFFER's Braconidae in the “Faunae Insectorum Germanicae” .....................346 The dates of the Braconidae described by CURTIS in the “British Entomology...” ..................................348 T h e dates o f publication o f FlALIDAY'S papers on B raco n id ae.......................................................................... 349 T h e dates o f C. 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THOMSON'S w orks on B rac o n id ae..............................................................................................352 T he dates o f publication o f MARSHALL'S volum es in “Species des H ym énoptères d’Europe & d’Algérie” on Braconidae................................................................................................................. 353 A note on GRIFFITHS' papers on A ly siin ae...................................................................................................................... 354 List of species recorded from Germany...................................................................................................................................... 354 List of species with uncertain records from Germany........................................................................................................399 Species deleted from the German checklist...............................................................................................................................400 Species incertae sedis .............................................................................................................................................................................. 400 References for German records........................................................................................................................................................401 Register of species and synonyms................................................................................................................................................... 406 1 The work of S. A. BELOKOBYLSKIJ was supported by the DFG grant 436 RUS 17/18/98. DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.53.2.341-435 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 342 BELOKOBYLSKIJ, S. A.; TaEGER, A.; ... : Checklist of the Braconidae Introduction (AT2) The Braconidae is the second largest family of Hymenoptera in Germany after the Ichneumonidae. Although the family is rich in species, the group is also poorly known — this begins with the apparently trivial question of which species are even recorded in Germany. BELOKOBYLSKIJ & TAEGER reported 1064 species from Germany in 2001 in the “Entomofauna Germanica”3. For various reasons this checklist remained very incomplete. To solve this problem, the two authors began the compilation of a revised list soon after the first was published. To further improve the quality and reliability of the list, C. VAN ACHTERBERG and E. HAESELBARTH were asked to assist. Both colleagues declared themselves willing, and their help enabled the presentation of the work in its present form. Mr. VAN ACHTERBERG contributed previously unpublished information on synonymies of more than 30 nominal taxa. These are based mainly on unpublished revisions of the Opiinae, the Leiophron-complex, Euba^us, Sjntretus an&Aleiodes of the West Palaearctic. The reasons for these taxonomic-nomenclatural alternations are to appear soon in another publication. The inclusion here of this information should help to avoid future problems, in that a better nomenclatural agreement with the forthcoming “Fauna Europaea” (VAN ACHTERBERG, in prep.) is achieved. Shortly, before the manuscript was completed, Mr. M . RlEDEL contacted us because he also was working on a more detailed, improved checklist of German Braconidae. From this work were taken valuable data on published German records. The list presented includes not just the updated inventory of species, but also a source on which the record is based. An important disadvantage of “Entomofauna Germanica” is that although sources are listed under literature references, a direct link to the species is missing. Tracing the origin of the records is therefore made very difficult. A considerable improvement over the old list is the inclusion of synonyms (including misidentifications and misspellings). The bibliographical references for these synonymies are not included, because these would have greatly exceeded the scope of the present work. The records of species listed below can be based on corresponding synonyms. We have let one source for each species suffice. These are listed with the following priority: 1. Material in museums (determined by recognised specialists). Extensive material was checked or determined in 1998 / 1999 by S. BELOKOBYLSKIJ during a scientific visit funded by the DFG (436RUS17/18/98). 2. Literature record in a current revision of the group. 3. Literature record from a faunal list. 4. Literature record in the Flymenopterorum Catalogus (SHENEFELT, 1969-1978). This publication contains references to publications, which are comparable to 2. and 3. above. We did not attempt to determine the corresponding original source. 2 The responsibility for particular sections or commentaries is indicated by the following abbreviations: AT - T a e g e r , CvA - v a n A c h t e r b e r g , EH - H a e s e l b a r t h , SB - B elokobylskij 3 Belokobylskij, S. A. & T a e g e r , A. 2001: Braconidae. - Im D a t h e , H. H.; T a e g e r , A. & B l a n k , S. M. (Hrsg.): Verzeichnis der Hautflügler Deutschlands (Fauna Germanica 4). - Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte, Dresden Beiheft 7: 103-115 DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.53.2.341-435 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Beitr. Ent, 53 (2003) 2 343 A further source of records, namely species (or their synonyms) with a type locality in Germany, is not separately dealt with. These taxa are in part covered by points 1. and 2. (above). A total of approximately 600 species (or their synonyms) have been described from Germany. The bulk of these species were dealt with by the most important of the German specialists of the 19th Century: C. G. D. NEES VON ESENBECK (1776- 1858), P. F. B o u c h é , (1783P-1856), J. F. R u t h e (1788-1859), G. A. W. H e r r i c h - S c h ä f f e r (1799-1874), J. T. C. R a t z e b u r g (1801-1871), A. F ö r s t e r (1810-1884) and H. REINHARD (1816-1892). With almost no exceptions, it can be taken that a taxon in this list described by these authors was based on German material. Nomenclature and systematics follow the ideas of S. BELOKOBYLSKIJ. In a few cases, there are differing views as to the validity of individual species. Such controversial points are explained in corresponding commentaries. Generic placement often also differs between authors. Where it appeared necessary, and especially to promote “nomenclatural compatibility” with the immediately forthcoming “Fauna Europaea”, alternative new combinations are referred to. The literature contains frequent contradictions and unclarities in the dating of some taxa. For this reason the list is preceded by a section which deals with the main problems (see: On the dates of several papers on Braconidae). As far as was possible, species were excluded from the list (see: Species deleted from the German checklist), which were recorded in error from Germany, or only in a historical context (outside the present borders). This type of exclusion is often difficult, because distributional information is not infrequently incorporated in subsequent publications without a reference. In such cases it is often impossible to decide whether an original record is involved or a record from previous literature.