Illustrated key to the tribes of subfamilia Ichneumoninae and genera of the tribe Platylabini of world fauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)
Author
A. M
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10.5281/zenodo.5277083
0253-116X
5277083
Tribe
Ischnojoppini
HEINRICH
Ischnojoppini
HEINRICH 1938
- Mem. de l'Acad. Malgache
25
: 117.
Type
genus:
Ischnojoppa
KRIECHBAUMER.
Ischnojoppini
: HEINRICH 1968 - Ichn. Stenop. of Africa
1
: 213, 216-217.
D i s t r i b u t i o n: Mainly Ethiopian Region, including
Madagascar
; only one species is known from Oriental Region.
I n t r o d u c t i o n:
Head and structure of mandibles of this tribe are almost identical with such of
Listrodromini
. For
Ischnojoppini
slender and elongated body is characteristic. They are distinct from
Listrodromini
by structure of usually elongated propodeum, that usually considerably longer than vertical part in
type
genus and area superomedia, if present, several times longer than width, and additionally, by morphology of flagellum of both sexes. Rare, for
Pseudischnojoppa
HEINRICH
horizontal part is only slightly longer than width. By coloration
Ischnojoppini
do not demonstrate any resemblance with
Listrodromini
. Areolet is usually pentagonal, strongly narrowed in front. Claws are smooth, never pectinate. Abdomen is cylindrical, second and third tergites of abdomen considerably longer than width, of females oxypygous, rare, semiamblypygous with usually projecting sheath of ovipositor.
M o r p h o l o g y:
F l a g e l l u m: Of females, moderately long, bristle-shaped, lanceolate, strongly flattened ventrally and usually strongly widened beyond middle, strongly attenuated toward apex, of females always, of males sometimes with white annulus. Flagellum of males nodose, with distinct transversal ridges and long row of rather weak or indistinct tyloides.
H e a d: Head contour from front with long genae; genae from lateral extraordinary broad in comparison with eyes, which comparatively small and slightly convex; clypeus, face and malar space forming single, slightly convex surface, without traces of sutures, impressions or elevations. Occiput deeply concave; temples very long, not narrowed or slightly narrowed behind eyes; malar space at least equal to mandible base width, at genus
Ischnojoppa
considerably longer, sometimes two times longer than mandible base width; mandibles broad, with long large teeth situated in the same plane and with wide gape; antennal cavities moderately deep; ocelli small; ocellar triangle elevated and clearly expressed.
T
h o r a x: Collar of pronotum very long, of
Ischnojoppa
with lamellae. Mesonotum moderately convex, of equal length and breadth, sometimes some longer than width in middle; notauli usually rather distinct basally, or at least marked; sternauli fully absent; scutellum strongly elevated above postscutellum, rather short and apically rounded, dorsally strongly convex, laterally carinated by high carinae, from apex abruptly slanted. Hind margin of metanotum with triangular projections. Propodeum from lateral usually of broken
type
, although often gradually slanting backwards, long, horizontal part longer than vertical, usually approximately two times, slightly shorter only of
Pseudischnojoppa
; areas of propodeum usually indistinct or partially atrophied; area superomedia, if distinguishable, much longer than width, merged with area basalis and gradually narrowed to apex; at
Pseudischnojoppa
with complete set of carinae; spiracles of propodeum long.
L e g s: Slender, moderately long; hind coxae of females sometimes with indistinct scopa; claws smooth.
W i n g s: Areolet pentagonal, narrow in front; radius sinuous or almost straight; nervulus usually interstitial, of some species strongly postfurcal.
A b d o m e n Narrow, parallel sided, elongated; abdomen of females usually with sharpened apex, oxypygous, with slightly projecting ovipositor, as exception at one species blunted, semiamblypygous with cut last tergite and hidden ovipositor. First tergite not flattened at base, narrow, from lateral without sharp break to postpetiolus, from above distinctly broadened to postpetiolus; middle field of postpetiolus convex, but laterally indistinctly separated, wrinkly-punctured, sometimes more or less distinctly longitudinally striated. Gastrocoeli rather deep, with approximately quadrangular contour, thyridia distinct, interspace between them striated; lunulae absent; tergites 2-5 distinctly longer than width, densely sculptured and semimatt; hypopygium of males, rather short, apically broadly and bluntly rounded.
C o l o r a t i o n: Main color lightly ferruginous or yellowish, sometimes with limited white anal spots; apices of hind femora and tibiae of
type
species of
Ischnojoppa
and of some African species black.