Zeuxevania Kieffer, 1902

Li, Yicheng, He, Yanbiao & Chen, Huayan, 2024, An annotated catalog of Evanioidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China, Zootaxa 5468 (1), pp. 75-111 : 91-92

4.5 Genus Zeuxevania Kieffer, 1902

Zeuxevania : Kieffer, 1902: 2 [in key], 4–5 [descr.]; Szépligeti, 1903: 375 [in key]; Enderlein, 1905: 699 [in key], 700–701 [spp. checklist]; Bradley, 1908: 132 [tarsal claw morphology], 133 [wing morphology], 163 [in key], 178 [diag.], 179 [spp. key]; Kieffer, 1911: 151 [in key], 155 [in classification]; Kieffer, 1912: 10 [in key], 54 [redescr., spp. key]; Hedicke, 1939: 30 [in catalog]; Roth, 1985: 161 [“evaniid” developing in egg case carried by “ Blattella armata Princis ”], 163 [fig. 92C head capsule of pharate adult in “ Blattella armata Princis ” ootheca], 175 [“evaniid” developing in egg case carried by “ Blattella dethieri Roth ”], 163 [fig. 102E pharate adult evaniid in “ Blattella dethieri Roth ”] {both of these records are referred to as “evaniids” by Roth, but they are Zeuxevania spp. nr. globiceps}; Pagliano, 1986: 16 [in key], 18 [diag.], 19 [key to Italian spp.]; Huben, 1995: 197 [table 8.1 host = “ Loboptera sp. ”]; Nel et al., 2002: 267 [compared to Eoevania ]; Deans & Huben, 2003: 861 [in table 1], 863 [in key, diag.], 868 [fig. 12 fore wing], 871 [fig. 24 head], 873 [fig. 31 hind tibia]. Li & Xu, 2017: 129 [descr., species included, distribution and biology]; Sharanowski et al., 2019: [ Parevania and Papatuka as junior synonyms of Zeuxevania ,]. Type species: Evania dinarca Schletterer , by monotype;

Parevania : Kieffer, 1907: 270 [descr.]; Kieffer, 1912: 10 [in key], 58, [redescr.], 58–59 [spp. key]; Kieffer, 1916: 318 [spp. key]; Ceballos, 1966: 201 [potential host for some spp. = “ Loboptera ”]; Lit, 1988: 367 [ Parevania sp. Host = “ Supella supellectilium ”, specimen at UPLB]; Nel et al., 2002: 267 [compared to Eoevania ]; Deans & Huben, 2003: 861 [in table 1], 864 [in key, diag.], 866 [fig. 6 wings], 871 [fig. 21 mesosoma]; Sharanowski et al., 2019: 16 [ Parevania as junior synonym of Zeuxevania ].

Zeuxevania subg. Parevania : Bradley, 1908: 191 [note on taxonomic history and morphology, lowered to subg.]; Hedicke, 1939: 32 [in catalog]. Type species: Parevania semirufa Kieffer.

Papatuka : Deans, 2002: 2–3 [escry. ♀], 4 [fig. 1 lateral habitus], 5 [fig. 2A, head; fig. 2B, dorsal habitus]; Deans & Huben, 2003: 861 [in table 1], 862 [in key, diag.]; Sharanowski et al., 2019: 17 [ Papatuka as junior synonym of Zeuxevania ]. Type species: Papatuka alamunyiga Deans, 2002 .

Number of valid species from China: 5.

(1) Zeuxevania achlys Chen, Liu & Li, 2023

Zeuxevania achlys : Chen et al., 2023: 67 [in key], 68–70 [descr., holotype, ♀, HUHST, figs. 1–2] .

Distribution: China (Yunnan) ( Chen et al. 2023).

Biology. Host unknown.

(2) Zeuxevania brevipetiolata Chen, Liu & Li, 2023

Zeuxevania brevipetiolata : Chen et al., 2023: 67 [in key], 70–72 [descr., ♀, HUHST, figs. 3] .

Distribution: China (Yunnan) ( Chen et al. 2023).

Biology. Host unknown.

(3) Zeuxevania kriegeriana ( Enderlein, 1905)

Evania kriegeriana : Enderlein, 1905: 703 [descr. ♀, ZMHU, “West-Borneo. Silnas Sambas 22–26.July 1903. Gesammelt von W. Micholitz”]; Enderlein, 1906: 227 [in checklist], 240–241 [diag.]; Bradley, 1908: 166 [in key]; Kieffer, 1912: 70 [in key].

Evania kriegeriana var. trochanterica : Enderlein, 1906: 227 [in checklist], 241 [descr. ♂, “ Sumatra. Soekaranda. Januar 1894. Dr. H. Dohrn”], [2♂, syntypes at ZMIZ]; Kieffer, 1912: 124 [diag.].

Evania kriegeriana kriegeriana : Kieffer, 1912: 123–124 [descr. ♂].

Parevania nitida : Kieffer, 1916: 317 [in key], 317–318 [descr. ♀ ♂, “ Palawan, Puerto Princesa ”], [types lost, specimens at NMNH]; Baltazar, 1966: 156 [in catalog of Philippine spp. as syn. of Parevania kriegeriana ].

Zeuxevania subg. Parevania nitida : Hedicke, 1939: 32 [in catalog]

Evania subg. Evania kriegeriana : Hedicke, 1939: 14 [in catalog].

Evania subg. Evania kriegeriana var. trochanterica : Hedicke, 1939: 14 [in catalog].

Parevania kriegeriana : Baltazar, 1966: 156 [in catalog of Philippine spp., transferred from Evania ]; He et al., 2004: 82–83 [descr., plate VIII-47]; Deans, 2005: 73–74 [in catalog].

Zeuxevania kriegeriana : Sharanowski et al. 2019: 16 [genus transfer]; Chen et al., 2023: 67 [in key].

Distribution: China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou), Philippines, Kalimantan Island, Indonesia ( Enderlein 1905; Baltazar 1966; He et al. 2004; Deans 2005).

Biology. Host unknown.

(4) Zeuxevania laeviceps ( Enderlein, 1913)

Evania laeviceps : Enderlein, 1913: 321–322 [descr. SDEI, ♀, “ Kankau. Juli 1912. Gessamelt von H. Sauter ”].

Evania subg. Evania laeviceps : Hedicke, 1939: 14 [in catalog].

Parevania laeviceps : Deans, 2005: 74 [in catalog, comb. n.].

Zeuxevania laeviceps : Sharanowski et al., 2019: 17 [genus transfer]; Chen et al., 2023: 67 [in key].

Distribution: China (Taiwan) ( Enderlein 1913; Deans 2005).

Biology. Host unknown.

(5) Zeuxevania orientalis Li & Xu, 2017

Zeuxevania orientalis : Li & Xu, 2017: 130–133 [in key, holotype, ♂, SCAU, descr., figs. 1–10]; Chen et al., 2023: 68 [in key].

Distribution: China (Yunnan) ( Li & Xu 2017).

Biology. Host unknown.