Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine, 1989

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2007, Paranaphoidea Girault 1913, Zootaxa 1596, pp. 1-111 : 21-22

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scientific name

Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine
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Genus Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine View in CoL ( Figs. 14–20 View FIGURES 14–20 )

Allanagrus Noyes & Valentine, 1989: 22 View in CoL . Type species: Allanagrus magniclava Noyes & Valentine View in CoL , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Allanagrus belongs to the Anagrus group of genera. It is distinguished from other genera in the group as follows: clava 3-segmented and rather loose, with the sutures between segments almost transverse ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 14–20 ); posterior scutellum divided medially by a longitudinal groove; fore wing with posterior margin scarcely lobed behind venation ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 14–20 ). Fore leg as in Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14–20 . Male flagellum 11-segmented ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14–20 ) and genitalia as in Fig 18 View FIGURES 14–20 .

Allanagrus is most likely to be confused with Stethynium , but Stethynium species have the fore wing posterior margin more distinctly lobed behind the venation and the clava is more compact and oval, usually with partly oblique and less distinct sutures between the segments. Allanagrus males are much more easily sepa-

rated from Stethynium males than are females because Stethynium has unique, asymmetrical and complex genitalia and the apical two flagellar segments are fused, clublike, whereas Allanagrus has relatively simple genitalia ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 14–20 ), and the apical two flagellar segments ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14–20 ) are similar to the preceding segments, not fused.

Body length. 465–841 µm.

Distribution. Australian region.

Hosts. Unknown.

Important reference. Noyes & Valentine (1989).

Australian species (3):

A. aurum ( Girault, 1938 [452]: 388); Dahms, 1983: 85 (types). Comb. nov. from Stethynium View in CoL . TL: Vic., Canterbury .

A. gladius (Girault, 1915 [228]: 162); Dahms, 1984: 651 (types). Comb. nov. from Stethynium View in CoL . TL: Qld, Gordonvale.

A. mayeri (Girault, 1912 [120]: 161, 166 [key]); Dahms, 1984: 801 (types). Comb. nov. from Stethynium View in CoL . TL: Qld , Nelson [= Gordonvale] .

Dahms, E. C. (1983) A checklist of the types of Australian Hymenoptera described by Alexandre Arsene Girault: II. Preamble and Chalcidoidea species A - E with advisory notes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 21, 1 - 255.

Dahms, E. C. (1984) A checklist of the types of Australian Hymenoptera described by Alexandre Arsene Girault: III. Chalcidoidea species F - M with advisory notes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 21, 579 - 842.

Girault, A. A. (1938) [452] New Trichogrammatidae and Mymaridae from Australia (Hymenoptera). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro), 9, 382 - 396.

Noyes, J. S. & Valentine E. W. (1989) Mymaridae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) - introduction, and review of genera. Fauna of New Zealand, 17. 95 pp.

Gallery Image

FIGURES 14–20. Allanagrus spp. Male (Qld, Brisbane Forest Park, 27°25’04”S 152°49’48”E, 21–27.iii.1998, N. Power) 14, fore- and hind wings. Male (same data as above but 14–20.iii.1998) 15, antenna; 16, head anterior; 17, fore leg. Male (Qld, 12 km SSE. Heathlands, 11.51S 142.38E, 22.iii–25.iv.1992, T. McLeod) 18, genitalia dorsal. Female (same data as above but 4.ix.1997) 19, antenna; 20, body, (right middle leg detached electronically and positioned above head).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Mymaridae