J. Hilszczanski, European species of subgenus Moerophora Foerster of Xorides Latreille (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Xoridinae), with descriptions of two new species, IN SYST EVO, 31(3), 2000, pp. 247-255
The European species of the subgenus Moerophora Foerster, 1869, of the genu
s Xorides Latreille, 1809 (= Xorides rufipes species-group, Wahl 1997) (Ich
neumonidae: Xoridinae) are reviewed. A key to the species and notes on thei
r distribution are provided. Seven species are recorded from Europe: X. (M.
) austriacus (Clement),X. (M.) ephialtoides (Kriechbaumer), X. (M.) jakovle
vi (Kokujev), X. (M.) rufipes (Gravenhorst), X. (M.) rusticus (Desvignes) a
nd two new species, X. (M.) flavotibialis and X. (M.) ilignus, which are de
scribed. Macrosterotrichus bischoffi (Clement) is synonymized with Xylonomu
s rusticus Desvignes. Xorides (M.) rufipes is recorded as new to Croatia an
d Bosnia.