Systematic position of Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Subfamily & Tribe	Cleptinae	Size (mm):
Genus & species	Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)
Species group	nitidulus
Original combination	Ichneumon nitidulus Fabricius, 1793
Type series	Holotypus ♀ (Mus.: Paris)
Original description	Cyaneo niger thorace abdomineque antice ferrugineis.  Ross. Fn. Etrusc. tab, 6. fig. 1. 7. Habitat in Italia Mus. Dom. Bosc. Statura omnino praecedentis. Antennae inflexae primo articulo longiori, atro, secundo rufo, reliquis nigris. Caput atrum, nitidum. Thorax postice bidentatus, cyaneus, nitidus lobo antico ferrugineo. Abdomen ferrugineum, apice nigrum. Alae fuscae. Pedes ferruginei femoribus posticis annulo atro.
Synonyms and subspecies	Cleptes fallax Mocsáry, 1889: 49, ♂. Lectotypus ♂ (desig. Móczár , 1962: 119); Hungary (Budapest). Cleptes nitidulus: Buysson, 1891: 86, ♀♂ (fallax Mocsáry as synonym).
Systematic notes

Geographic distribution of Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

World distribution

Type locality	Italy
Kimsey & Bohart	Palaearctic: Europe (Italy), Turkey, Manchuria
Linsenmaier	Europe, Anatolia, Manchuria
Other Authors	Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Rep., Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Spain, Albania, Italy, Turkey (Móczár, 1997)
Chorology	Palearctic
Distribution notes

Geographic distribution of Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

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	Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Valle d Aosta|Aosta V.
Lombardia|Lombardy	Strumia, 2005;
Trentino Alto Adige	Strumia, 2005;
Veneto
Friuli V.G.
Liguria	Spinola, 1806; Mantero, 1899;
Emilia Romagna	Grandi, 1927; Grandi, 1937; Rosa, 2005b; Strumia, 2005;
Toscana|Tuscany	Grandi, 1936; Rosa, 2005a; Strumia, 2005;
Umbria
Marche
Lazio	Lepri, 1911; Moczár, 1962; Moczár, 1998; Strumia, 1996;
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania	Strumia, 2005;
Puglia|Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria	Costa, 1863; Invrea, 1933; Rosa, 2005a;
Sicilia|Sicily
Sardegna|Sardinia	Strumia, 2005;
Distribution notes

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

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

Biology of Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Known Hosts

Polyphagous
Tenthredinidae	Caliroa cerasi (L.) (Morgan, 1984), Nematus ribesii Scop. (Berland & Bernard, 1938), Nematus ribesii Scop. (Mocsáry, 1889) (Kimsey & Bohart, 1990)
Vespidae
Eumenidae
Masaridae
Sphecidae
Apidae
Colletidae
Halictidae
Megachilidae
Anthophoridae
Lepidoptera

Notes on Hosts

Known Habitat

Habitat
Plants for rest/refuge
Parasites
Biological notes

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