Myzininae of the Old World The subtribe Braunsomeriina (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae)
Author
Boni, M.
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2011
2011-07-25
43
1
363
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5324590
0253-116X
5324590
Braunsomeria
TURNER
1912
Females
F aa)
cOc
poorly expressed either only ventrally before lower genae near
PoG
in
N. mutilloides
, either laterally in
N. constrictiventris
F bb) Scape with scattered and rare bristles throughout its surface, without stripe of densely packed pits
F cc) 4
th
to 7
th
flagellomeri clearly longer than thick
F dd) Palpal formula:
Pam
1-2-,
Pal
1 –segmented
F ee) Labrum: row of long bristles just along distal border of velum
F ff) Mandible inner border like an irregular saw; subapical tooth directed backwards, perpendicularly to the main plane of the head
F gg) Mesoscutum almost completely concealed in dorsal aspect; only extreme sides in
N
,
mutilloides
bear punctures with bristles; its surface mate and not pigmented
F hh)
em
3
in
N. perpunctata
does not show endophragmal pit like in
Braunsomeria
; in
N. mutilloides
its height along the mesopleural suture is 1/3 the total length with a strong, well detectable endophragmal pit
F ii) Apterous; only micro stumps lie within the rounded fossa of fore wing where are detectable only at x100 magnifications
F jj) Tegulae very small as long as or shorter than ¼ the scape length
F kk) Fore tibial spur with apex clearly shorter than trunk
F ll) Hindtibial spur with borders evenly tapering toward an acute tip
F mm) No gradulus present on terga
F nn) Areola absent
F oo) 1
st
laterotergum narrow, subtriangular and vertically placed leaving completely exposed sternal surface in ventral aspect and partially in lateral aspect too
F pp) Integument mostly either mate by fine punctures spread throughout either shining with strong and dense punctures bearing black bristles