Myocious, 2002

Sime, Karen R. & Wahl, David B., 2002, The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134 (1), pp. 1-56 : 31-32

MYOCIOUS WAHL & SIME , GEN. N.

Type-species. Myocious orientalis sp. n.

Description. Flagellum of female unknown; flagellum of male with tyloids present. Clypeus flat and wide, apicolateral margin forming an angle of approximately 90°, punctures evenly distributed, apical 0.3 not thinned, apical margin straight and with weak median projection. Mandible long and evenly tapered to apex, ventral tooth in same plane as dorsal tooth. Supra-antennal area without median paired ridges or denticles. Vertex with posterior section about as long as ocellar triangle, gently sloping to occipital carina. Gena convex in dorsal view. Juncture of hypostomal and occipital carinae separated from mandible by about 0.5¥ basal mandibular width. Occipital carina with ventral region above mandible produced as a low flange.

Pronotal flange low and with posterior face convex. Epicnemial carina dorsally incomplete. Scutellum strongly convex; lateral carinae absent. Central convexity of metanotum not widened and lateral depressions not reduced. Base of propodeum rising steeply and abruptly. Areola reduced and completely filled-in, appearing as polished boss. Anterior transverse carina complete, median section not swollen; posterior transverse carina complete; lateral longitudinal carinae complete; median longitudinal carinae absent basad anterior transverse carina, present apicad anterior transverse carina. First and second lateral area with fine contiguous punctures. Metapleuron weakly rugosopunctate. Juxtacoxal carina absent. Propodeal lateral profile steeply sloping. Scopa unknown. Cell 1 + 2Rs of fore wing pointed, vein 2/Rs <3r-m, vein 2m-cu interception at midpoint of posterior margin.

MS 1 in lateral view with petiole flattened, postpetiole convex; sclerotized anterior portion of S1 1.4 ¥ as long as distance from posterior margin of anterior portion to apex of T1 , basally without dorsal or lateral bulges; postpetiole without basal convexity, median longitudinal carinae absent, median field present, punctures fine and dense and without rugae. Ventral margin of T2 simple. T2-4 without longitudinal rugae. T2-4 evenly convex, with fine punctures separated by 0.3–0.5¥ their diameter. T2-5 not basally constricted and without dorsolateral ridges. S2 divided, S3-5 entire. Apex of female metasoma not known .

Autapomorphies. Apical margin of clypeus with weak median tooth (#5–1); occipital carina with ventral region above mandible produced as low flange (#17–1); scutellum moderately convex (#20–0), and first and second lateral areas finely and contiguously punctate (#35–1). Alternate combination: #s 17–1, 20–0, and 35–1.

Etymology. The generic name is a euphonious combination of letters with no meaning. Its gender is masculine.

Species and distribution. There is one described species, Myocious orientalis , found in northern India. Biology. Unknown.