Arthrolytus fasciatus (PROVANCHER, 1881)

Arthrolytus fasciatus (PROVANCHER, 1881), BURKS (1963: 1262), new combination for Semiotellus fasciatus PROVANCHER 1881.

T y p e m a t e r i a l s: Semiotellus fasciatus PROVANCHER, 1881: 294. Lectotype, MPQC, Canada, designated by GAHAN & FAGAN (1918)

D i a g n o s i s: ♀: Antenna with combined length of pedicel plus flagellum 2.2x as long as scape; Forewing shaded behind marginal vein; all legs beyond coxae yellow. Malar space 0.33x as long as eye height; POL 1.5 OOL; Antenna with anelli plus F1 1.4x as long as pedicel; club slightly shorter than F1 (15:17); flagellum 1.86x length of scape. Forewing with submarginal vein 2.5x as long as marginal vein; stigmal and marginal vein equal; post marginal vein 1.2x as long as marginal vein; propodeum with lateral carina interrupted in the middle, a transverse costula present midway between base and apex of propodeum; surface of propodeum anterior to this costula sculptured, surface posterior to costula smooth and shining; strong median carina present. Metasoma as wide as mesosoma

♂: Similar to ♀ except as follow: The antennal measurement taken from figure 331 of Boucek & Heydon (1997) as follows: Antenna: scape 15, basally slightly narrow, slightly expanded medially; pedicel 4:2.5 1.6x as long as wide and 0.44x as long as F1; flagellum 47.5, 3.16x length of scape, filiform; funicular segments slightly wider than pedicel, almost in same width, gradually shortening towards tip, F1 9:3, F2 6.5:3; F3-F5 5.5; F6 4.5:3,1.5x as long as width; club 9.5:3, 3 segmented, acuminate, long, as long as F1, 3.16x as long as broad; linear sensillae on F1-F6 3-4, in one row apically; C1 3; C2 3; C3 2. (Measurements given by Burks (1969): Antenna with proportional lengths of partsscape 25; pedicel 7; F1 16; F2 10; F3 9; F4 9; F5 8; F6 8; Club 15).

D e s c r i p t i o n:givenbyBURKS (1969).

H o s t: unknown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Canada: (PROVANCHER 1881), Quebec (BURKS 1969), USA: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania (BURKS 1969).