Myzininae of the Old World The subtribe Braunsomeriina (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) Author Boni, M. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2011 2011-07-25 43 1 363 380 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