Parameristomerinx copelandi — a new genus and species of Afrotropical Pachygastrinae and a new generic synonym of Dolichodema Kertész (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Author
Woodley, Norman E.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2397
41
47
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.194003
7f66e3fe-491e-489e-80f4-18d161547164
1175-5326
194003
Key to
Meristomerinx
and related genera of Afrotropical
Pachygastrinae
1 Scutellum with two spines .....................................................................................................
Meristomeringina
James
- Scutellum without spines .............................................................................................................................................. 2
2 At least part of eighth antennal flagellomere forming a bare, arista–like style, the basal portion of which can be thickened and heavily, uniformly setose ....................................................................................................................... 3
- Eighth antennal flagellomere without any part slender or arista-like........................................................................... 5
3 Eighth antennal flagellomere entirely slender and arista-like, basal portion without any obvious stiff, dense setae (
Woodley 1997: figs. 1–3
) .....................................................................................................
Meristomerinx
Enderlein
- Eighth antennal flagellomere with basal part thickened, with obvious stiff, dense setae, only apical portion aristalike................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
4 Basal one-third or less of eighth flagellomere thickened and with stiff, dense setae (
Woodley 1987: fig. 1
); thoracic pleura and at least part of abdominal tergites yellowish-orange; male with eyes widely separated
..
Ashantina
Kertész
- Basal one-half or more of eighth flagellomere thickened and with stiff, dense setae; thoracic pleura and abdominal tergites largely black, except for translucent spot on basal two tergites; male with eyes contiguous ............................
................................................................................................................................................
Hermetiomima
Grünberg
5 Antenna distinctly longer than head; flagellomeres 7 and 8 of antenna slightly to moderately thickened and completely covered with obvious stiff, dense setae; eighth flagellomere at least twice as long as seventh..........................
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Dolichodema
Kertész
- Antenna distinctly shorter than head (
Figs. 1, 2
); flagellomeres 7 and 8 of antenna short, conically tapered, their diameter less than preceding flagellomeres and without obvious stiff, dense setae (
Figs. 5, 6
); eighth flagellomere minute, shorter than seventh in male, subequal to seventh in female .................................
Parameristomerinx
gen. n.