Pagarenes CAMERON, 1903

A. M, 2009, Illustrated key to the tribes of subfamilia Ichneumoninae and genera of the tribe Platylabini of world fauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1317-1608 : 1475-1476

13. Pagarenes CAMERON

Pagarenes CAMERON 1903 - Ztchr. Hym. Dipt. 3: 183-184.

Type species: Pagarenes erythropus CAMERON

Pagarenes: HEINRICH 1974 - Ann. Zool. Wars. 32 (8): 167-168.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Oriental Region ( Burma, India). 1 species.

I n t r o d u c t i o n.

There is differed from Platylabus WESMAEL by apical yellow-white spots on 6th and 7th tergites of abdomen, by developed teeth of propodeum and small short-oval, almost circular spiracles.

M o r p h o l o g y:

F l a g e l l u m. Of female very long and slender, bristle-shaped, slightly widened beyond middle, distinctly longer than front wing; first segment 4 times longer than width at apex, other longer than wide. Black with white annulus (semiannulus) on segments 7- 11; scape ventrally yellowish-white.

H e a d. Temples profile very strongly and straightly narrowed behind eyes, temples and occiput abrupt almost vertically just after of eyes and ocelli; genae profile strongly and straightly narrowed downwards; clypeus strongly convex, with straight front margin, distinctly separated from face; maxillary palps normal; middle field of face only just protrude. Face and clypeus densely punctured by superficial punctures, only just shining.

T h o r a x. Transverse furrow of pronotum shallow, not interrupted by keel. Mesonotum strongly convex, only just longer than width, extremely densely punctured; notauli slightly marked only at base; scutellum moderately elevated above postscutellum, convex from above, with strong lateral carinae, sparse punctures and shining. Horizontal surface of females propodeum shorter than area posteromedia; carinae of propodeum except costulae developed; coxal carina distinct in front part; area superomedia of females approximately square; area basalis deepened in front; areae dentiparae with distinctly projecting teeth; spiracles of propodeum very small, oval, almost circular.

L e g s. Long, slender.

W i n g s. Nervulus interstitial; area superomedia quadrangular; radius rather long, curved.

A b d o m e n. Of females longish-oval; petiolus distinctly two times wider than height, at base more broad; postpetiolus with indistinct middle field, delicate and indistinctly irregularly-wrinkled, shining. Gastrocoeli distinct, not strongly impressed, with sharp thyridia, interval of females only just narrower each of them; contour of gastrocoeli quadrangular; tergites 2 and 3 strongly and densely punctured, slightly shining, tergite 4 also rather densely, but more delicate punctured.

C o l o r a t i o n. Black with reach yellow-white pattern on head abdomen and femora.

S i z e. Body length 7 mm.