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The first record of Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) in Finland
Emil M Österman1, Max M J Koistinen1, Kari M Kaunisto1
1Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku Turku Finland.
Background:
Brachycyrtinae is a small, but distinctive subfamily of Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) with one widespead species in Europe: Brachycyrtusornatus Kriechbaumer, 1880. We recently collected the species during the faunistic survey of the Urban Biodiversity Parks project in Skanssi, Turku, south-western Finland.
New Information:
We report the Darwin wasp Brachycyrtusornatus as the first record of the subfamily for Finland. We collected a single female specimen with a Malaise trap in Skanssi Biodiversity Park during a period from August to September 2024. This is the northernmost record of B.ornatus and the subfamily Brachycyrtinae as a whole. Notes on the species' distribution and morphological variation are included.
