Aoplus castaneus var. nigrocaudatus

[crex]

Location: Midwest Sweden (Dalsland)
Date: 2008-JUL-19

This is the only angle I have. I suspect this'll be a hard one to ID ...

[thirionc]

Please, color of the abdomen, size?

[crex]

As this is the only angle I have I can't tell for sure the colour, but it looks redish brown doesn't it. I'll try to calculate the size when I get back home.

[crex]

The only thing I can say about the size is that it is larger than 5 mm. I don't think I got close anough for a 1:1 photo ...

[thirionc]

Hello Crex, Aoplus castaneus (female) form nigricaudus Valemberg, 1965
from Valemberg det!

[crex]

Wow, thank you very much to you and Valemberg. Is the name Joël Valemberg and is he from Belgium?

[thirionc]

Valemberg is French (Lille), author of many general work on Ichneumons especially into systematic and biology, morphology published into out of the ordinary at the entomological Society of N of France!

Sexagenerian like me, we have worked together for 40 years but he is a more expert than me for Ichneumoninae, then I ask him to confirm my identifications or to fill the hesitations!

[crex]

OK, thanks, France it is

[Camille Thirion]

! Aoplus female castaneus var.nigrocaudatus VAL.1965

[Camille Thirion]

!!! Aoplus castaneus var. nigrocaudatus VAL.,1965

[crex]

Thanks Camille!

[Camille Thirion]

!!!!Aoplus castaneus nigrocaudus and not nigrocaudatus