Afrobethylus

Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), Zootaxa 4097 (4), pp. 495-510 : 496-497

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.3

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:50A0F0D3-C953-4298-BD54-E9CE3E0C60F9

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6081405

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A21487B9-1F00-FFFC-FF4D-F90DFA2BD1EA

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Afrobethylus
status

gen. nov.

Key to species for females of Afrobethylus (males unkown)

1. Eye glabrous ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B); genitalia with pp2vf of 2vf long ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C).................. 2

- Eye with sparse pilosity ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 B); genitalia with pp2vf of 2vf short, and wide ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 C)...................................................................................................... A. zulu Ramos & Azevedo , sp. nov.

2(1). Forewing with flexion lines forming rectangular area, when present delimited by three flexion lines ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 A, 4A)........ 3

- Forewing with flexion lines not forming rectangular area, when present only one longitudinal flexion line ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A, 4A, 5A) 4

3(2). Ocelli small ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B); median clypeal lobe rounded ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B); sting (1vv+2vv) as long as body of genitalia ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C); genitalia with 2vv as long as to 1vv ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C)...................................... A. antemoro Ramos & Azevedo , sp. nov.

- Ocelli large ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 B); median clypeal lobe angled ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 B); sting (1vv+2vv) longer than body of genitalia ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 C), genitalia

with 2vv shorter than 1vv ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 C).......................................... A. vezo Ramos & Azevedo , sp. nov. 4(2). Head with vertex crest convex ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 B, 4B); forewing with distal margin of 2R1 cell forming right angle ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A, 4A); sting (1vv+2vv) as long as body of genitalia ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 C, 4C); genitalia with 2vv as long as to 1vv ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 C, 4C)............... 5

- Head with vertex crest straight ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 B); forewing with distal margin of 2R1 cell not forming right angle ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 C); sting (1vv+2vv) longer than body of genitalia ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 C); genitalia with 2vv shorter than 1vv ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 C).............................................................................................. A. swazi Ramos & Azevedo , sp. nov.

5(4). Median clypeal lobe angled ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 B); median clypeal carina present; head with area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe almost straight ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 B).................... A. bapedi Ramos & Azevedo , sp.nov.

- Median clypeal lobe rounded ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 B); median clypeal carina absent; area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe clearly concave ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 B)........................... A. antankarana Ramos & Azevedo , sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Bethylidae

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