Spathioplites
A small genus with only one species described [1]. Rcently discovered in South Africa (see Spathioplites on WaspWeb)
References
- , “Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive.”. www.taxapad.com, Ottawa, Canada., 2012.
Unknown.
Head. Scape less than two times longer than maximally wide. Apical lobe of scape absent, margin of scape and pedicel without dense cluster of setae. First flagellar segment longer 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 present. Frons with lateral protuberances. 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. Prepectal carina present. Propodeal bridge between abdominal and coxal foramina absent. Propodeum completely or partly (micro)sculptured. Propodeal carinated areas completely absent. Propodeum without median process.
Wings. Wings present. Radial (marginal) cell of fore wing open. Second radiomedial vein (r-m) of fore wing present, largely tubular, with posterior bulla only. 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. Parallel vein (CU1a) relative to cubital vein (2-CU1) of fore wing interstitial, brachial (1st subdiscal) cell of fore wing distally closed. Fore wing of male without sclerotized enlargement, including veins 1-m and 1-SR+M. 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 closed.
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. Dorsal spines of hind tibia absent. Hind femur without teeth on ventral side. Basoventral tooth of hind coxa absent.
Metasoma. Dorsope of first metasomal tergite absent or indistinct. Acrosternite of first metasomal tergite very long, 0.6–0.85 as long as tergite and entirely fused with it ventral margin, petiole present and long. First and second tergites not fused. Laterotergites separated from each other for at least second and third tergites, separated at all 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 with more or less distinct lateral angulations. Third tergite medially without any distinct transverse narrow depression. Fifth or sixth metasomal tergites not enlarged, not covering succeeding tergites and entirely smooth. Fourth-sixth metasomal tergites of males smooth (or striate/coriaceous) basaly, simple, submarginal lateral carinae absent.
Female genitalia. Ovipositor nodus double (or more as Cryptodoryctes), with both nodus well developed. Ovipositor apex heavily sclerotized and typically black. One or more ancillary teeth near the tip of the ovipositor absent.
It is superfically similar to Afrospathius but is distinguished by the brachial cell closed, acrosternite of first metasomal segment distinctly shorter than half of first tergite, metacarp absent at least in distal half and very faintly sclerotised, antenna subclavate, frons with distinct lateral protuberances, hind tibia without spines on dorsal side, and hind coxa without basoventral corner and tubercle [1].
References
- , “Afrospathius trjapitzini sp.n., the second species of the rare Afrotropical genus Afrospathius Belokobylskij et Quicke, 2000 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)”, Russian Entomological Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 171-175, 2013.
Afrotropical.