Philoplitis Nixon, 1965 : 267

Fernandez-Triana, Jose & Goulet, Henri, 2009, Revision of the genus Philoplitis Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), ZooKeys 20 (20), pp. 285-298 : 286-288

Philoplitis Nixon, 1965: 267 .

Diagnosis. Adults of Philoplitis (Fig. 1) are distinguished by the following characteristics: palpi dark, with apical segments of maxillary palps paler; pronotum laterally with broad, crenulate dorsal groove and narrow ventral one; propleuron with lobe above coxae extending up and back over lower corner of pronotum; mesoscutum usually with carinate lateral margin above tegulae; scutellum coarsely punctate and greatly prolonged posteriorly over propodeum, being about as long as mesoscutum when measured from anterior margin of scutellar scrobe; metanotum punctate and withdrawn

Figures Ι–2. Ι Habitus of Philoplitis masneri 2 Detail of the forewing of Philoplitis striatus showing the vein measurements.

from scutellum exposing scutellar phragma, with anterior margin bearing long, cylindrical, apically setose process laterally; propodeum strongly rugose and bearing complete median longitudinal carina; mediotergite 1 rectangular and mediotergite 2 with

truncate, smooth or sculptured pyramidal area; metatibiae with inner spur extending slightly beyond the middle of first tarsomere.