European distribution of Cleptes nigritus Mercet, 1904
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species.
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the presence/absence of the species according to personal and bibliographical
data (see also the Italian
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Genus (or a higher class) not necessarily conserved according to actual
interpretations.
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generally priority.
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Geographic distribution
World distribution
Type locality = the location indicated for the typical series in
the original description.
Kimsey & Bohart = the locations indicated in: Kimsey L.S. &
Bohart R., 1991 - The Chrysidid wasps of the World. Oxford Press, 652 pp.
Linsenmaier = the locations indicated by Linsenmaier (various
years).
Other Authors = the locations indicated by other valued Authors.
Chorology = the known geographic distribution of the species,
described by a distribution pattern called chorological category. Examples:
W-Mediterranean distribution, Oriental distribution, etc. At present time a
chorologic classification of the Italian Chrysidids doesn't exist. Our suggestion is
based on the species listed by Rosa (2002, 2005, 2006).
Distribution notes = observations and comments on the world
distribution.
Italian distribution according to the Checklist of the species of the
Italian Fauna
The Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana reports the presence of the
species in four italian macro-regions (North, South, Sicily
and Sardinia), as decided by the Italian Checklist Commission.
References:
(1) Strumia F., 1995 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. In: Minelli A, Ruffo
S., La Posta S (eds). Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana, 99. Calderini,
Bologna.
(2) Strumia F., 2001 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. Aggiornamento alla
Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. Boll. Soc. entomol. ital., 133 (I):
88-92.
(3) Strumia F., 2005 - Hymenoptera Chrysididae. In: Ruffo S. &
Stoch F. (eds.), Checklist e distribuzione della fauna italiana. 10.000 specie
terrestri e della acque interne. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di
Verona, II Serie. Sezione Scienze della Vita 16: 269-270 + CD-ROM.
Endemism = the term is used here to indicate that the species lives
only in Italy or in a specifica region/area of Italy.
Italian distribution by Administrative Region (Literature records, Personal
evidences and other sources)
Here you find the presence/absence of the species in
the different Administrative Regions of Italy (from North to South): Piemonte,
Valle d'Aosta, Lombardia, Trentino A.A., Veneto, Friuli V.G., Liguria, Emilia
Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia,
Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, including the following smaller
islands:
Sicilia: Is. Eolie (Stromboli, Panarea,
Alicudi, Filicudi, Salina, Lipari, Vulcano), Is. Egadi (Marettimo,
Favignana, Levanzo), Ustica, Pantelleria, Lampedusa.
Sardegna: Arcip. La Maddalena, Tavolara,
Asinara, San Pietro, Sant'Antioco.
The columns for presence/absence report the data drawn from:
the Literature (Literature records)
the website Forum Entomologi Italiani (FEI records)
private collections (Personal records)
FEI and Personal records may contain unpublished data.
Distribution notes = observations and comments on the Italian
distribution.
Biology
Known Hosts
Polyphagous = if the species is a parasite of more than one
systematic group (i.e. Sphecids + Vespids).
[Family] = the Family of insects parasitized by the species and
sharing the same environment. Data drawn from the literature show the
bibliographical references in brackets.
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known plants and microhabitats. Data drawn from the literature show the
bibliographical references in brackets.
Plants for rest/refuge = the flowers and plants used by the species
for rest and or for refuge. Data drawn from the literature show the bibliographical
references in brackets.
Parasites = the parasites of the species. Data drawn from the
literature show the bibliographical references in brackets.
Biological notes = observations and comments drawed from personal
field observations.
Systematic position of
Cleptes nigritus
Mercet, 1904
Subfamily & Tribe
Cleptinae (0)
Size (mm):
Genus & species
Cleptes nigritus Mercet, 1904
Species group
semiauratus
Original combination
Cleptes nigrita Mercet, 1904
Type series
Holotype ♂ (Mus.: Madrid)
Original description
Submediocris, cinereo-alboque pilosa; capite, thorace, femoribusque laete cyaneis, plus minusve violascenti- vel virescenti-cyaneis; abdomine nigro-piceo. Facie convexa, sat sparsim punctata, medio canaliculata, canalicula usque ad stemma anticum continuata; genis brevibus, convergentibus; antennis nigris, scapo cyaneo; pronoto convexo, sat punctato, parte postica in medio parum impressa, intra marginem posticum serie transversa obsoleta punctorum praedito; mesonoto, scutello, nec non postscutello sparsim punctatis; metanoto irregulariter crasse rugoso, rugae in basi area subrotundata formantes; mesopleuris supra levibus infra sparsim punctatis, haud transverse rugulosis; metathoracis dentibus postico-lateralibus minutis, subacutis. Pedibus: coxis, trochanteribus, femoribusque cyaneis; tibiis anticis testaceo brunneis, reliquis tarsisque nigro brunneis. Alis subhyalinis, venis fuscis, tegulis cyaneis, nitidis. Abdomen sat-breviter ovatum, depresso-convexum, nitidum, subtilissime punctatum, segmento primo fere laevi. ♂. Long. 6 mm. Patria: España, Sierra Gallina, en la provincia de Cádiz. (M. de la Escalera.) Esta especie pertenece al grupo del C. semiaurata L. y C. pallipes Lep. Se diferencia de esta última por la coloración del abdomen y las patas; por la puntuación de la cabeza, pronoto y mesonoto, que es mucho más espaciada que en el C. pallipes L., y por la estructura de las mesopleuras, que no son rugoso-estriadas transversalmente, sino simplemente punteadas. La serie de puntos del borde posterior del pronoto está mucho menos acusada que en el C. pallipes. Todos estos caracteres diferencian también la nueva especie del C. semiaurata L. De las especies de abdomen negro, como el C. Morawitzi Rad. y. el C. nitidula F. var. nigricans Buyss., se diferencia mucho mas todavia, pues ambas pertenecen al grupo del género que no presenta surco ni serie punteada en el borde posterior del pronoto. Mayor parecido de estructura que pon las anteriores, aunque no de coloración, debe ofrecer la nueva especie con el C. aerosa Forst., que presenta ya desvanecida la serie de puntos del surco posterior del pronoto y una fosita ó impresión delante de este canalito. La puntuación del pronoto, mesonoto, escudete, postescudete y mesopleuras debe ser muy semejante en ambas especies, así como la conformación del abdomen. Sin embargo, una y otra se diferencian bien: el C. aerosa Forst. tiene la frente, el vértice, el pronoto, el dorso del mesonoto y el escudete de color de fuego dorado, y el abdomen con los dos primeros segmentos testáceos y el tercero rojo testáceo con solo el borde apical negro píceo; su pubescencia es negruzca. El C. nigrita es blanco pubescente, el color de la cabeza y tórax es azul y el del abdomen negro de pez, ligeramente pardusco sobre el borde de los primeros segmentos.
Systematic position of
Cleptes nigritus
Mercet, 1904
Subfamily & Tribe
Cleptinae
Size (mm):
Genus & species
Cleptes nigritus Mercet, 1904
Species group
semiauratus
Original combination
Cleptes nigrita Mercet, 1904
Type series
Holotype ♂ (Mus.: Madrid)
Original description
Submediocris, cinereo-alboque pilosa; capite, thorace, femoribusque laete cyaneis, plus minusve violascenti- vel virescenti-cyaneis; abdomine nigro-piceo. Facie convexa, sat sparsim punctata, medio canaliculata, canalicula usque ad stemma anticum continuata; genis brevibus, convergentibus; antennis nigris, scapo cyaneo; pronoto convexo, sat punctato, parte postica in medio parum impressa, intra marginem posticum serie transversa obsoleta punctorum praedito; mesonoto, scutello, nec non postscutello sparsim punctatis; metanoto irregulariter crasse rugoso, rugae in basi area subrotundata formantes; mesopleuris supra levibus infra sparsim punctatis, haud transverse rugulosis; metathoracis dentibus postico-lateralibus minutis, subacutis. Pedibus: coxis, trochanteribus, femoribusque cyaneis; tibiis anticis testaceo brunneis, reliquis tarsisque nigro brunneis. Alis subhyalinis, venis fuscis, tegulis cyaneis, nitidis. Abdomen sat-breviter ovatum, depresso-convexum, nitidum, subtilissime punctatum, segmento primo fere laevi. ♂. Long. 6 mm. Patria: España, Sierra Gallina, en la provincia de Cádiz. (M. de la Escalera.) Esta especie pertenece al grupo del C. semiaurata L. y C. pallipes Lep. Se diferencia de esta última por la coloración del abdomen y las patas; por la puntuación de la cabeza, pronoto y mesonoto, que es mucho más espaciada que en el C. pallipes L., y por la estructura de las mesopleuras, que no son rugoso-estriadas transversalmente, sino simplemente punteadas. La serie de puntos del borde posterior del pronoto está mucho menos acusada que en el C. pallipes. Todos estos caracteres diferencian también la nueva especie del C. semiaurata L. De las especies de abdomen negro, como el C. Morawitzi Rad. y. el C. nitidula F. var. nigricans Buyss., se diferencia mucho mas todavia, pues ambas pertenecen al grupo del género que no presenta surco ni serie punteada en el borde posterior del pronoto. Mayor parecido de estructura que pon las anteriores, aunque no de coloración, debe ofrecer la nueva especie con el C. aerosa Forst., que presenta ya desvanecida la serie de puntos del surco posterior del pronoto y una fosita ó impresión delante de este canalito. La puntuación del pronoto, mesonoto, escudete, postescudete y mesopleuras debe ser muy semejante en ambas especies, así como la conformación del abdomen. Sin embargo, una y otra se diferencian bien: el C. aerosa Forst. tiene la frente, el vértice, el pronoto, el dorso del mesonoto y el escudete de color de fuego dorado, y el abdomen con los dos primeros segmentos testáceos y el tercero rojo testáceo con solo el borde apical negro píceo; su pubescencia es negruzca. El C. nigrita es blanco pubescente, el color de la cabeza y tórax es azul y el del abdomen negro de pez, ligeramente pardusco sobre el borde de los primeros segmentos.
Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2025) Cleptes nigritus Mercet, 1904, in: Chrysis.net Database of the European Chrysididae. Interim version 01 July 2025, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-european-chrysididae/species/?rif=Cleptes_nigritus.
Here you find the presence/absence of the species in
the different Administrative Regions of Italy (from North to South): Piemonte,
Valle d'Aosta, Lombardia, Trentino A.A., Veneto, Friuli V.G., Liguria, Emilia
Romagna, Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia,
Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, including the following smaller
islands:
