Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

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Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

European distribution of Cleptes ignitus
World distribution of Cleptes ignitus Chorology of Cleptes ignitus

Systematic position of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamily & Tribe Cleptinae (0) Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)
Species group  
Original combination Ichneumon ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Type series Holotypus ♀ (Mus.: Copenhagen)
Original description Nigro cyaneus, thorace antice aurea, abdomine ferrugineo; fascia postica nigra. Habitat in Barbaria Dom. Vahl. Magnitudo et statura omnino praecedentis. Caput, thorax postice pedesque obscure cyanea. Thorax antice aureus, nitidus. Abdomen ferrugineum fascia postica nigricante. Alae obscurae. Plantae piceae.
Synonyms and subspecies  
Systematic notes  

World distribution of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

World distribution East Palearctic, Near East
Type locality Barbaria
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: Europe, S URSS, Armenia, N Africa
Linsenmaier CS Europe to S Russia, Armenia, Anatolia
Other Authors France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, S Russia, N Africa (Mocsáry, 1889); Hungary, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Russia, Turkey, Tunisia (Móczár, 1997a)
Chorology Turano-Mediterranean
Distribution notes Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

European distribution of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Country Records
Austria
Czechia
France Mainland
Italy Mainland
Distribution notes

Italian distribution of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna

Macroregion North (N): South (S): Sicily (Si): Sardinia (Sa):
Endemic
Italian distribution of Cleptes ignitus
Italian distribution

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal evidences and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records Online records Personal records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto Massalongo, 1891 (to be confirmed - lost specimen);
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

Data from GBIF on Cleptes ignitus

Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 15 occurrences.

Scientific name Country Locality State province Coordinates Month & Year Basis of record Dataset Recorded by Collection code Institution code Identified by
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Taghbalout 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Demnate 3 km E 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus scutellaris Mocsary, 1889 MATERIAL_CITATION
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Tunisia [Papis unnamed locality] Tunisia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natural History Museum Denmark Entomology EN NHMD
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Algeria [Papis unnamed locality] Algeria PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natural History Museum Denmark Entomology EN NHMD

Biology of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae  
Vespidae  
Eumenidae  
Masaridae  
Sphecidae
Apidae  
Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae  
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge Euphorbia and branches sprayed with water+sugar (Schmidt, 1977)
Parasites  
Biological notes  

Further pictures of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) drawn from GBIF

Pictures taken from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 0 occurrences.

Systematic position of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamily & Tribe Cleptinae Size (mm)
Size (mm):
 
Genus & species Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)
Species group  
Original combination Ichneumon ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Type series Holotypus ♀ (Mus.: Copenhagen)
Original description Nigro cyaneus, thorace antice aurea, abdomine ferrugineo; fascia postica nigra. Habitat in Barbaria Dom. Vahl. Magnitudo et statura omnino praecedentis. Caput, thorax postice pedesque obscure cyanea. Thorax antice aureus, nitidus. Abdomen ferrugineum fascia postica nigricante. Alae obscurae. Plantae piceae.
Synonyms and subspecies  
Systematic notes  

Geographic distribution of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

World distribution

World distribution East Palearctic, Near East
Type locality Barbaria
Kimsey & Bohart Palaearctic: Europe, S URSS, Armenia, N Africa
Linsenmaier CS Europe to S Russia, Armenia, Anatolia
Other Authors France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, S Russia, N Africa (Mocsáry, 1889); Hungary, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Russia, Turkey, Tunisia (Móczár, 1997a)
Chorology Turano-Mediterranean
Distribution notes Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

European distribution

Country Records
Austria
Czechia
France Mainland
Italy Mainland
Distribution notes

Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna

Macroregion North (N): South (S): Sicily (Si): Sardinia (Sa):
Endemic
Italian distribution of Cleptes ignitus
Italian distribution

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal evidences and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records FEI records Personal records
Piedmont
Aosta Valley
Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto Massalongo, 1891 (to be confirmed - lost specimen);
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Distribution notes Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

Data from GBIF

Data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). 15 occurrences.

Scientific name Country Locality State province Coordinates Month & Year Basis of record Dataset Recorded by Collection code Institution code Identified by
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Imi-n-Ifri 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Taghbalout 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Morocco Demnate 3 km E 52015 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Morocco 2015 Villu Soon TUZ TU Villu Soon
Cleptes ignitus scutellaris Mocsary, 1889 MATERIAL_CITATION
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Tunisia [Papis unnamed locality] Tunisia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natural History Museum Denmark Entomology EN NHMD
Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) Algeria [Papis unnamed locality] Algeria PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natural History Museum Denmark Entomology EN NHMD

Biology of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae  
Vespidae  
Eumenidae  
Masaridae  
Sphecidae
Apidae  
Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae  
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat  
Plants for rest/refuge Euphorbia and branches sprayed with water+sugar (Schmidt, 1977)
Parasites  
Biological notes  

Further pictures of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787) drawn from GBIF

No pictures in GBIF.

More info on Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)


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Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2024) Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787), in: Chrysis.net Database of the European Chrysididae. Interim version 07 October 2024, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-european-chrysididae/species/?rif=Cleptes_ignitus.