Pambolidea
A small genus with less than 10 species described [1].
References
- , “Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive.”. www.taxapad.com, Ottawa, Canada., 2012.
Host of the beetles Scolytidae, Bostrichidae [1].
References
- , “Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive.”. www.taxapad.com, Ottawa, Canada., 2012.
Head. Antennae 14–21 flagellomeres (number is fewer in male). Scape less than two times longer than maximally wide. Apical lobe of scape absent, margin of scape and pedicel without dense cluster of setae. Scape shorter than first flagellomere. First flagellar segment longer than second or equal to or shorter than second, surface regularly smooth or finely sculptured. Maxillary palpi six-segmented, labial palpi four-segmented, third labial palp segment as long as or longer than second. Malar suture absent, or present. Frons without lateral protuberances, raised ridge between antennae absent. Occipital carina present, at least laterally. Vertex striate.
Mesosoma. Propleuron only smoothly rounded. Pronotum dorsally without modifications (or convex lobe). Notauli complete or at least partly present (smooth or sculptured). Prescutellar depression (scutellar sulcus) long and narrow or of medium length. Scutellum flat. Prepectal carina present. Sternaulus (precoxal sulcus) present, shortened (less or, at most, equal to 2/3 length of mesopleuron), at least partly sculptured (even only anteriorly; sometimes fully) or without sculptures (may be smooth or coriaceous, but not carinated). Propodeal bridge between abdominal and coxal foramina absent. Propodeum not convex, sloping from base to apex or horizontal, completely or partly (micro)sculptured. Propodeal carinated areas completely absent. Propodeum without median process.
Wings. Wings present, or absent. Radial (marginal) cell of fore wing open. Second radiomedial vein (r-m) of fore wing absent. First radiomedial vein (2-SR) of fore wing present, leading the first and second submarginal cells of fore wing separated. Recurrent vein (m-cu) of fore wing interstitial or antefurcal (arising basad or directly in line with 2RS, (RS+M)b present then second submarginal cell petiolate horizontally). Nervellus (cu-a) of fore wing present, postfurcal or interstitial. Brachial (1st subdiscal) cell of fore wing open. Hind wing with three distal hamuli. Hind wing without transverse vein (r) of radial cell. Hind wing with the recurrent vein (m-cu), recurrent vein (m-cu) not curved towards apex of wing. Hind wing with the nervellus (cu-a) vein. Hind wing male without a stigma-like enlargement . Hind wing with a distinctly enlarged submedial (subbasal) cell, the first abscissa of M + CU more than 1 times, often 1.5–2.0 times, as long as second abscissa (1-M). Medial (basal) cell of hind wing widely open antero-distally (vein SC+R absent). Fore wing hyaline.
Legs. Fore tibial spines present, usually few and forming a single row. Subapical teeth on fore and middle femora ventrally absent. Hind coxa dorsally without teeth. Hind femora swollen, at most 2.5x longer than wide. Dorsal spines of hind tibia absent. Hind femur without teeth on ventral side. Basoventral tooth of hind coxa absent.
Metasoma. Petiole from 1 times to 1.5 times longer than apical width, apical width less than or equal to 1.5 times (or subequal to) basal width. Dorsope of first metasomal tergite present and more or less distinct, or absent or indistinct. Acrosternite of first metasomal tergite short, nearly 0.2–0.25 as long as tergite, not fused with ventral margins of tergite, petiole absent. First and second tergites not fused. Laterotergites separated from each other for at least (or only at) second and third tergites. Second tergite without apical lenticulate area. Second tergite basal area enclosed by carinae or grooves absent. Second metasomal suture present or largely or entirely absent, shape of second metasomal suture straight or evenly curved. Third tergite medially without any distinct transverse narrow depression. Fifth or sixth metasomal tergites not enlarged, not covering succeeding tergites and entirely smooth.
Venom gland structure. Venom reservoir divided, comprising two parts. Posterior of venom gland narrow. Spiral stucture of venom reservoir normal. Base of secondary venom duct simple. Venom gland is inserted on to the reservoir or the primary duct twice. Pair of blind-ended protuberances from the primary duct arising just posterior to the insertions of the venom glands absent. Primary venom duct and base of reservoir glandular, with simple ductules.
Female genitalia. Position of the valvillar insertion close to the dorsal edge of the egg canal. Bar posterior to valvillus or valvillar zone absent. Bars anterior to valvillus or valvillar zone absent. Tips of bars not forming spines. Ctenidia minor type only. Broad-based, robust spines in egg canal, posterior to valvillar zone absent. Subctenidial setae simple. Subctenidial setae distinctly flattened. Posterior ovipositor lower valve fans formed from groups of leaflets absent. Basal most ovipositor lower valve setae small. Single, large crescentic bar-like structure just distal to valvillus absent. Transverse bars near valvillus straight. Pre-apical zone of the rachies without very dense and strong scale-like microsculpture (from [1]).
References
- , “Phylogeny of the genera of the parasitic wasps subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on morphological evidence.”, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 369-404, 2004.
Nearctic, Neotropical.