Gyragathis Achterberg & Long, 2010

Sharkey, Michael J. & Chapman, Eric, 2017, Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia, ZooKeys 660, pp. 107-150 : 118

Gyragathis Achterberg & Long, 2010

Diagnosis.

Antennal sockets margined, completely or at least laterally and medially, with carinae. Interantennal space with a longitudinal depression bordered by carinae. Temples squared in dorsal view. Third labial palpomere minute, barely visible, much smaller than apical palpomere. Notauli depressed and partly or entirely pitted. Scutellar triangle smooth or rugose. Ventral margin of hind coxal cavities situated below or in line with dorsal margin of metasomal foramen. Pegs on anterior surface of fore tibia absent. Hind trochantellus lacking longitudinal carinae

Distribution and diversity.

There are four species, all of which are restricted to the Oriental region (Taiwan, Philippines, and Viet Nam, Thailand). The three previously described species may be distinguished most easily from Gyragathis leucosoma sp. n. by the extensive pale color (yellow to orange) on their mesonota. Achterberg and Long (2010), described the genus Gyragathis and the new species Gyragathis guyi from Viet Nam. They also transferred three species to the new genus, viz. Gyragathis angulosa (Bhat & Gupta, 1977) Gyragathis parallela (Chou & Sharkey, 1989) and Gyragathis daanyuanensis (Chen & Yang, 2006). The species described here Gyragathis leucosoma , is strikingly different from other members of the genus in aspects of sculpture, dimensions, and color, and may belong in its own genus. Molecular data for the described species are lacking to confirm or refute this suspicion.

New combinations.

Gyragathis sabahensis (Bhat and Gupta), comb. n., from Agathis . Contrary to Achterberg and Long (2010) Bassus daanyuanensis (Chen & Yang, 2006) is a member of Therophilus , Therophilus daanyuanensis comb. n.

Biology.

Unknown.