Monarea
A small genus with 4 species described [1].
References
- , “Phylogenetic affinities of Monarea Szépligeti, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae), with description of a new species from Mexico”, Zootaxa, vol. 3795, no. 4, pp. 421-430, 2014.
Unknown.
Head not depressed, transverse. Ocelli arranged in triangle with base distinctly larger than its sides. Frons distinctly concave, with distinct, flat, wide and high median longitudinal keel in its anterior 0.5–0.7. Eyes glabrous. Occipital carina dorsally complete, fused with hypostomal carina. Malar suture absent. Palpi formula 6-4. Scape wide and short, without apical flange and lobe nor basal constriction. First flagellar segment not curved, slightly longer than second segment. Mesosoma not or (male) slightly depressed, long. Neck of promesosoma short. Pronotal carina absent. Mesonotum highly and roundly elevated above pronotum, entirely smooth. Median lobe of mesonotum without median longitudinal furrow, its anterolateral corner wide and obtuse. Notauli more or less complete, mainly shallow, deeper anteriorly, wide, entirely smooth or finely crenulate anteriorly. Scutellum slightly convex, not shorter than anterior width, without lateral carinae. Sternaulus shallow, narrow, long, almost straight, oblique. Prepectal carina distinct, high below, laterally before sternaulus, strongly curved towards apex of prepectus. Propodeum without areas, mostly smooth; lateral tubercles and propodeal bridge absent. Vein radial (r) vein arising almost from middle of pterostigma. Radial (marginal) cell not shortened. Both radiomedial veins (RS and r-m) present. Second radiomedial (submarginal) cell short or long, narrow. Recurrent (m-cu) vein distinctly antefurcal. Nervulus (1cu-a) slightly postfurcal or interstitial. Discoidal (first discal) cell sessile or subsessile anteriorly. Basal (M) and recurrent (m-cu) veins subparallel. Parallel (2CUb) vein not interstitial, arising from posterior 0.15–0.20 of apical margin of brachial (first subdiscal) cell. Brachial (first subdiscal) cell closed postero-apically, brachial (2cu-a) vein short, complete and sclerotised. Transverse anal veins (1a and 2a) absent. Hind wing with at least seven hamuli. First abscissa of costal vein (C+Sc+R) shorter than second abscissa (SC+R). Radial (RS) vein arising from costal (R) vein closely to basal (r-m) vein, or from basal (r-m) vein closely to costal (R) vein. Radial (marginal) cell subparallel-sided or slightly narrowed apically, without transverse (r) vein. Medial (basal) cell (Fig. 19) not widened from middle towards apex, narrow, 0.5–0.6 times as long as hind wing. Nervellus (cu-a) present, perpendicular to mediocubital vein. Submedial (subbasal) cell long. First abscissa of mediocubital vein (M+CU) slightly longer than second abscissa (1M). Recurrent vein (m-cu) completely absent. Fore tibia on inner surface with several short and strong spines arranged in almost vertical line or narrow vertical stripe. Middle tibia with a few or single spines on lateral surface. Hind coxa short and wide in female, long and narrow in male, without basoventral angle and tubercle, dorsally without spines or teeth. Fore and middle femora with low but distinct dorsal protuberances. First tergite not petiolate, medium size or elongated, wide, convex dorsally (lateral view). Acrosternite of first segment not elongate, 0.15–0.20 times as long as first tergite. Second tergite with deep and convergent but usually not united posteriorly furrows fusing with second suture, furrows and second suture delineated almost in “V” or “U” shape, but (rarely) suboval area (with usually rounded posterior corner). Second suture deep, complete, almost straight or slightly sinuate. Third tergite without transverse furrow. Ovipositor subapically with two low and widely separated nodes. Ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma (modified after [1]).
References
- , “Phylogenetic affinities of Monarea Szépligeti, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae), with description of a new species from Mexico”, Zootaxa, vol. 3795, no. 4, pp. 421-430, 2014.
It is distinguished from other doryctine taxa by the frons distinctly concave and with high median keel, the propleuron with additional lower lateral lobes slightly before its anterior margin, the sternaulus very shallow, the most part of body smooth, the discoidal (first discal) cell of fore wing sessile anteriorly, the brachial (first subdiscal) cell of fore wing closed apico-posteriorly by very short brachial (2cu-a) vein, the recurrent (m-cu) vein of fore wing strongly antefurcal, the submedial (subbasal) cell of hind wing long, the recurrent (m-cu) vein of hind wing completely absent, the medial (basal) cell of hind wing not widened in apical half, narrow and long, the hind coxa without basoventral corner and tubercle; hind basitarsus long and the second metasomal tergite with subtriangular areas delineated by deep furrows (modified after [1])
It is is similar to Megaloproctus, but is distinguished by the frons concave and with distinct median keel, the propleuron with additional lower lobes slightly before its anterior margin, the discoidal (discal) cell of fore wing almost sessile, the recurrent vein (m-cu) of hind wing absent, the medial (basal) cell of hind wing not widened from middle towards apex, and the second metasomal tergite with median area delineated by deep furrows (modified after [1])
It is similar to Nervellius Roman, but is distinguished by the medial (basal) cell of hind wing narrow, not widened towards apex; the radial (marginal) cell of hind wing without transverse (r) vein, the propleuron with additional lower lobes slightly before its anterior margin, second metasomal tergite with median area delineated by deep furrows, propodeum and all metasomal tergites entirely smooth, and in lacking the recurrent vein (m-cu) of hind wing (modified after [1])
References
- , “Phylogenetic affinities of Monarea Szépligeti, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae), with description of a new species from Mexico”, Zootaxa, vol. 3795, no. 4, pp. 421-430, 2014.
Neotropical. Also collected in French Guiana and northwest Argentina (unpublished data, Braet and [1]).
References
- , “Phylogenetic affinities of Monarea Szépligeti, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae), with description of a new species from Mexico”, Zootaxa, vol. 3795, no. 4, pp. 421-430, 2014.