Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

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Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)
Image(s) 		Chorology: Palearctic
Chorology: Palearctic		 Italian distribution of Cleptes nitidulus
Italian distribution








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Systematic position of Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793)

Subfamily & Tribe Cleptinae Size (mm)
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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 (Personal evidences, Literature records and other sources)

Adm. Region Literature records FEI records Personal 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

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
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Colletidae  
Halictidae  
Megachilidae  
Anthophoridae  
Lepidoptera  
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Known Habitat

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Agnoli G.L. & Rosa P. (2020) Cleptes nitidulus (Fabricius, 1793), in: Chrysis.net website. Interim version 15 August 2020, URL: https://www.chrysis.net/database-of-the-italian-chrysididae/species/?rif=Cleptes_nitidulus.