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Spinola, 1840.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="13">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Antenna with 8 or 7 flagellomeres, including usually a single clavomere but sometimes with 2 or (in males) 3 clavomeres. Eyes ventrally divergent (Fig.
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). Clypeus with or without transverse subapical groove. Labrum exposed or hidden behind clypeus, sclerotized and with a row of submarginal setae extending anteriorly (Fig.
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). Mandibles with 2 or 3 teeth, sometimes with a truncation in place of the dorsal teeth. Subforaminal bridge with elongate lower tentorial bridge and secondary tentorial pits that extend to the convergent hypostomal carina, with or without a postgenal groove and postgenal lamina, or (
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). Notauli complete. Mesoscutellum usually without a frenum (Fig.
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); without or (rarely) with axillular sulcus. Mesopleural area without an expanded acropleuron; mesepimeron not extending over anterior margin of metapleuron. All legs with 5 tarsomeres; protibial spur stout and curved; basitarsal comb longitudinal; metafemur with or without ventral teeth or expansion, with apical spurs arising from a truncate metatibial apex when the metafemur has ventral teeth. Metasoma with syntergum, therefore without epipygium, although a complex set of carinae sometimes present on syntergum.
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antenna
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mesosoma lateral
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sp. (
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head frontal
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mesosoma lateral view.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="13">Discussion.</paragraph>
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The family
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was potentially a major part of what
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had in mind when describing his concept of
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as a monophyletic lineage, being &quot;certainly one of the oldest in
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, as seems to be supported by their association with wood-boring beetles.&quot; However,
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itself appears to be relatively young and separate from
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and all other members of the former sense of
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, based upon next-generation molecular data (Cruaud et al., submitted).
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are relatively generalized and are therefore easily confused with many other large-bodied
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. While the longitudinal median smooth strip or carina of the pronotum is distinctive, it can be difficult to assess in some taxa depending on the position of the head. However,
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differ from
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chiefly in the lack of this feature. Many
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<taxonomicName family="Lyciscidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Lyciscidae</taxonomicName>
the metatibia is truncate where the metatibial spurs insert, whereas in
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Chalcedectidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Chalcedectidae</taxonomicName>
the spurs are either absent or placed on a ventroapical projection.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicName family="Lyciscidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Lyciscidae</taxonomicName>
differ from many other large-bodied
<taxonomicName authorityName="Mayr" authorityYear="1905" class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="superFamily" superFamily="Chalcidoidea">Chalcidoidea</taxonomicName>
in lacking a frenum. In
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Walker" baseAuthorityYear="1833" family="Cleonymidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Cleonymidae</taxonomicName>
the notauli are incomplete.
<taxonomicName family="Pelecinellidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Pelecinellidae</taxonomicName>
differ in having an elongate petiole with long setae perpendicular to its longitudinal axis.
<taxonomicName family="Macromesidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Macromesidae</taxonomicName>
do not have ventrally divergent eyes, and often instead have ventrally convergent eyes.
<taxonomicName family="Eunotidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Eunotidae</taxonomicName>
have a much shorter pronotum without a distinctive anterior neck.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="13">
For
<taxonomicName lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Solenurinae">Solenurinae</taxonomicName>
, identification can be more difficult due to the presence of a frenal arm, which is shared with a greater number of other chalcidoids. While
<taxonomicName authorityName="Westwood" authorityYear="1868" class="Insecta" family="Macromesidae" genus="Solenura" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Solenura" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="13">Solenura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Westwood itself is a highly distinctive genus with an elongate gaster,
<taxonomicName authorityName="Surenshan &amp; Narendran" authorityYear="1997" class="Insecta" family="Spalangiidae" genus="Grooca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Grooca" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="13">Grooca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Sureshan &amp; Narendran has a shorter gaster similar to that of many other
<taxonomicName authorityName="Surenshan &amp; Narendran" authorityYear="1997" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="superFamily" superFamily="Chalcidoidea">Chalcidoidea</taxonomicName>
. Confusion is most likely with other groups that have ventrally divergent eyes, such as
<taxonomicName family="Coelocybidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Coelocybidae</taxonomicName>
which differ in having strong setae on or nearly adjacent to the frenal groove.
<taxonomicName family="Herbertiidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Herbertiidae</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName family="Pirenidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Micradelinae">Micradelinae</taxonomicName>
have a different antenna with 10 or 11 flagellomeres.
<taxonomicName family="Pteromalidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Ditropinotellinae">Ditropinotellinae</taxonomicName>
differ in having a distinctive T-shaped and elongate syntergum that resembles an elongate epipygium.
<taxonomicName family="Moranilidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Moranilidae</taxonomicName>
may appear similar to
<taxonomicName family="Lyciscidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Lyciscidae</taxonomicName>
when comparing the lists of features, but in practice are easily distinguished. Some
<taxonomicName family="Moranilidae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="family">Moranilidae</taxonomicName>
do not have ventrally divergent eyes (
<taxonomicName family="Asaphidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="13" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Asaphesinae">Asaphesinae</taxonomicName>
), while others have a much smaller body with a different antennal flagellum that is strongly clavate and or with transverse funiculars.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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