Austroterobia Girault

Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, 2017, Revision of world Austroterobiinae and Parasaphodinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), parasitoids of giant scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae), Zootaxa 4301 (1), pp. 1-63 : 6-7

Austroterobia Girault

( Figs 1–71 )

Austroterobia Girault, 1938: 86 ; type species: A. partibrunnea Girault, 1938 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: clava symmetric (100%) ( Figs 6 , 16 , 24 , 34, 35 , 46 , 56 , 66, 67 ); anterior margin of propodeum without any flange-like projections partially concealing dorsellum, propodeum with median area at least slightly sculptured and with almost complete plicae (88%) ( Figs 9 , 19 , 50 , 59 , 70 ); lateral side of prothorax without visible membranous area between posteroventral corner of pronotum and fore coxa, posteroventral corner of pronotum long and acute (100%) ( Figs 8 , 27 , 49 , 58 , 69 ); posterior margin of gena carinate (88%); medial ventral margin of scape not carinate (100%) ( Figs 22 , 54 ); antenna inserted at or above middle of face (88%) ( Figs 13 , 32 , 43 , 54 ); left mandible with 2 teeth (88%) ( Figs 13 , 22 , 54 , 64 ); inner tooth of both mandibles undivided (88%) ( Figs 13 , 54 ); posterior part of mesoscutellum not surpassing base of propodeum, without median spine (88%) ( Figs 7 , 17 , 48 , 57 , 68 ); marginal vein equal to or longer than stigmal vein (88%) ( Figs 10 , 20 , 39 , 47 , 60 , 71 ); notauli complete (63%) ( Figs 17 , 36 , 48 , 57 , 68 ). Male: scape with ventral protuberance towards apex (100%) ( Figs 31 , 35 , 42 ).

Remarks. Because of the many exceptions discovered after the description of Teasienna , the differences between Austroterobia and Teasienna are less conspicuous and partly different from those presented by Heydon (2004). The diagnoses of the two genera given in the present paper are intended to redefine these generic limits. Biology is known only for A. iceryae , which attacks two species of Monophlebidae ( Hemiptera : Coccoidea) ( Bouček 2004). Austroterobia maldica was obtained from an unknown species of Icerya on mango ( Narendran & Das 2000). Based on their morphology, the other species are expected to attack similar taxa.

Figures

FIGURES 1, 2. Austroterobia achterbergi, holotype ♀: 1, habitus, lateral view; 2, habitus, dorsal view.

FIGURES 3 – 10. Austroterobia achterbergi: 3, holotype ♀, head, frontal view; 4, paratype ♀, Borneo, head, dorsal view; 5, holotype ♀, head, lateral view; 6, holotype ♀, antennae; 7, paratype ♀, Vietnam, mesosoma, dorsal view; 8, holotype ♀, mesosoma, lateral view; 9, paratype ♀, Vietnam, propodeum and petiole, dorsal view; 10, paratype ♀, Borneo, fore wing.

FIGURES 11, 12. Austroterobia gatesi, holotype ♀: 11, habitus, lateral view; 12, habitus, dorsal view.

FIGURES 13 – 20. Austroterobia gatesi, holotype ♀: 13, head, frontal view; 14, head, dorsal view; 15, head, lateral view; 16, antenna; 17, mesosoma, dorsal view; 18, mesosoma, lateral view; 19, propodeum and petiole, dorsal view; 20, fore wing.

FIGURES 22 – 28. Austroterobia heydoni, holotype ♀: 22, head, frontal view; 23, head in anterodorsal view and mesoscutum in dorsal view; 24, antenna; 25, mandibles; 26, head, lateral view; 27, mesosoma, lateral view; 28, fore wing.

FIGURES 32 – 39. Austroterobia iceryae: 32, paratype ♀, Kenya, head, frontal view; 33, paratype ♀, Kenya, head, dorsal view; 34, paratype ♀, Kenya, head, lateral view; 35, paratype ♂, Kenya, antenna; 36, paratype ♀, Kenya, mesosoma, dorsal view; 3 7, paratype ♀, Kenya, mesosoma, lateral view; 38, paratype ♀, Kenya, propodeum, dorsal view; 39, paratype ♀, Kenya, fore wing.

FIGURES 43 – 50. Austroterobia noyesi: 43, holotype ♀, head, frontal view; 44, holotype ♀, head, dorsal view; 45, allotype ♂, head, frontal view; 46, holotype ♀, head, lateral view; 47, holotype ♀, fore wing; 48, holotype ♀, mesosoma, dorsal view; 49, paratype ♀, D. R. Congo, mesosoma, lateral view; 50, holotype ♀, propodeum, dorsal view.

FIGURES 54 – 60. Austroterobia partibrunnea, ♀: 54, head, frontal view; 55, head, dorsal view; 56, head, lateral view; 57, mesosoma, dorsal view; 58, mesosoma, lateral view; 59, propodeum and petiole, dorsal view; 60, fore wing.

FIGURES 64 – 71. Austroterobia partiviridis: 64, holotype ♀, head, frontal view; 65, holotype ♀, head, dorsal view; 66, holotype ♀, head, lateral view; 67, allotype ♂, antennae; 68, paratype ♀, mesosoma, dorsal view; 69, holotype ♀, mesosoma, lateral view; 70, paratype ♀, propodeum and petiole, dorsal view; 71, holotype ♀, fore wing.

FIGURES 29 – 31. Austroterobia iceryae: 29, paratype ♀, Kenya, habitus, lateral view; 30, paratype ♀, Kenya, habitus, dorsal view; 31, paratype ♂, Kenya, lateral view.

FIGURES 40 – 42. Austroterobia noyesi: 40, holotype ♀, habitus, lateral view; 41, holotype ♀, habitus, dorsal view; 42, allotype ♂, habitus, lateral view.