Systematic position of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

Subfamily & Tribe	Cleptinae	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

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.

Geographic distribution of Cleptes ignitus (Fabricius, 1787)

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 by Administrative Region (Literature records)

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

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (FEI records)

Adm. Region	FEI records
Piemonte|Piedmont
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Personal evidences)

Adm. Region	Personal records
Piemonte|Piedmont
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Toscana|Tuscany
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia|Sicily
Sardegna|Sardinia
Distribution notes	Strumia (1995) lists the species citing reliable sources, but without a precise indication of locality.

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

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