''Dusona nidulator'' is a species of parasitic wasp belonging to the family

Ichneumonidae The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species cu ...

, subfamily Campopleginae.''Taxapad Ichneumonoidea''. Yu D.S.K., 4 May 2009 It is a parasitoid, but the host is unknown.

Description

Head, antennae and

thorax The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the ...

black. Central

abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso ...

segments red, basal and posterior segments black (second tergite red on the posterior 0.1–0.3). Hind tibia yellowish red, often weakly marked with black basally, distinctly marked with black apically. First gastral sternite

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medially. Petiole distinctly sculptured laterally in front of the deep glymmae, with long rows of transverse wrinkles or with irregular wrinkles. Mesopleuron with distinctly separated punctures at least dorsally and ventrally, smooth and shining between punctures. Third gastral tergite separated from the epipleuron by a crease. Spiracular carina indistinct or obliterated. Size 12–13 mm, 48–52

flagellomeres Antennae ( antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers", are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. Antennae are connected to the first one or two segments of the arthropod head. They vary widely in form but are always made of one o ...

. Ovipositor index 0.5–0.6. ''D. nidulator'' is very similar to other small species of Dusona such as ''

Dusona leptogaster ''Dusona leptogaster'' is a species of parasitic wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae.''Taxapad Ichneumonoidea''. Yu D.S.K., 4 May 2009 It is a parasitoid of Geometrid moth larvae, the two known hosts being ''Als ...

'', ''

Dusona admontina ''Dusona admontina'' is a species of parasitic wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae, subfamily Campopleginae.''Taxapad Ichneumonoidea''. Yu D.S.K., 2009-05-04 It is a parasitoid of the larvae of ''Herminia grisealis''. Description Head, An ...

'' and '' Dusona terebrator'' but can be distinguished by a combination of the sculpture of the mesopleuron and petiole, the coloration of abdomen, the number of flagellomeres, the size and other smaller characteristics.

Ecology

Flight period between April and July.

Distribution

''Dusona nidulator'' is known from most of the

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: Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (including east

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), Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2135598 Campopleginae Insects described in 1860