Spaniopus varicornis Boucek 1972

Spaniopus varicornis Bouček, 1972

(Figs 63–66)

Spaniopus varicornis Bouček, 1972: 310 –312; holotype ♂ (BMNH, examined). Type locality: [Slovakia] “Smokovec”.

Description. Male. Body length 1.35–1.60 mm; fore wing length 1.2–1.3 mm. Colour: head, mesosoma and metasoma metallic green with diffuse coppery lustre; antenna with scape, F1, F2, F5 and F6 yellow, pedicel, F3, F4 and clava brown; legs yellowish-brown, mid tibia apically brown; fore wing with dark broad spot under M and S.

Head in dorsal view 1.8–1.9× as broad as length and 1.35–1.40× as broad as mesoscutum; in frontal view 1.25× broader than high. POL 1.4–1.5× OOL. Eye height 1.3× eye length and 2.2–2.45× as long as malar space. Distance between antennal toruli and lower margin of clypeus 0.90–0.95× as long as distance between antennal toruli and median ocellus. Clypeus radially striate, its lower margin weakly subemarginate. Mandible formula 3:4. Antenna with scape 0.9× as long as eye height and 1.2× as long as eye length; pedicel 1.7–1.8× as long as broad and 1.4–1.6× as long as F1; combined length of pedicel and flagellum 1.36× width of head; F1–F6 subquadrate; each funicular segment with one row of dense sensilla; clava 2.9–3.0× as long as broad.

Mesosoma 1.95–2.0× as long as broad. Pronotal collar medially 1.13× as long as mesoscutum. Scutellum finely reticulate, with noticeable but shallow frenal line. Propodeum medially 0.7× as long as scutellum; with median carina complete and irregular; nucha reticulate, occupying 0.45× length of propodeum. Inner margin of mid tibia weakly concave submedially. Basal cell of fore wing pilose; speculum open; M 1.25–1.28× as long as P and 1.56–1.60× as long as S; P 1.25–1.30× as long as S.

Metasoma 1.20–1.45× as long as broad and 0.7× as long as mesosoma.

Female. Body length 2.0 mm. Colour: head, mesosoma and metasoma metallic green or blush-purple often with diffuse coppery lustre; fore wing hyaline. Head in dorsal view 2.0× as broad as length and 1.26× as broad as mesoscutum. Combined length of pedicel and flagellum 0.9× width of head; clava 2.0× as long as broad. Fore wing M 1.04× as long as P and 1.13× as long as S; P 0.9× as long as S. Metasoma ovate-acuminate 1.6× as long as broad (Bouček 1972).

Material examined. SLOVAKIA: 1 ♂ (holotype), “ Slovakia, Vys. Tatry, Starý Smokovec, 29.8.58. Bouček”, “ Holotype ”, “ HOLOTYPUS ♂ Spaniopus varicornis Bouček ”, “Presented to BMNH 1976 Z. Bouček”, “B.M. TYPE HYM. 5. 2400”, “ BMNH (E) #953701” (BMNH). RUSSIA *: 1 ♂, “Kamchatka Territory, 80 km S Lazo, Natural Reserve “Kronotsky”, Ipuin; N 55° 06.969 E 159°57.925, 18.VIII 2013, Tselikh, Rachin” (ZISP).

Distribution. Russia (Far East)*, Slovakia (Noyes 2015).

Biology. Unknown.

Comparative diagnosis. Spaniopus varicornis is very similar to S. hedqvisti; the differences between the species are given in the respective keys to the sexes.