Allophrys Förster, 1869

Khalaim, A. I., 2013, Discovery of the South African fauna of Allophrys Förster (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersicochinae), Zootaxa 3701 (3), pp. 329-343 : 330

Allophrys Förster, 1869

Type species: Thersilochus oculatus Ashmead, 1895 .

Description (based on Afrotropical material). Small and very small species with body length 2.5–3.4 mm and fore wing length 1.7–2.3 mm.

Head, in dorsal view, more or less roundly tapered behind eyes; temple distinctly shorter than eye width. Clypeus more or less lenticular, sometimes with lower margin centrally slightly truncate. Flagellum with 13 segments, or very rarely with 14 segments. Occipital carina dorsally absent or weak ( Figs 1 , 35 ). Hypostomal carina present.

Notaulus as strong and rather long carina ( Fig. 15 ). Scutellum with longitudinal carinae developed only at extreme base. Propodeal spiracle separated from pleural carina by about 1.5–3.0× diameter of spiracle.

Fore wing ( Figs 39–42 ) with second recurrent vein distinctly antefurcal. First abscissa of radius curved, shorter than width of pterostigma. Intercubitus short and thick, virtually absent. Metacarp somewhat not reaching apex of fore wing. Hind wing with nervellus strongly reclivous (slanted 30–50° from horizontal). Hind leg with tibial spurs straight. Tarsal claws not pectinate ( Fig. 11 ).

First tergite of metasoma slender, round in cross-section, mostly smooth, base of petiole (especially laterally) usually more or less striate. Glymma absent. Thyridial depression long, sometimes shallow and indistinct, over 3.0× as long as broad. Ovipositor short to moderately long, upcurved, with shallow dorsal subapical depression ( Figs 13 , 38 ); sheath 0.9–2.0× as long as first tergite.

Males have compound eyes greatly enlarged, are rather uniform morphologically and strongly differ from females. Most diagnostic characters used for identification of females do not work for males, thus males were not separated to species.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Allophrys astafurovae sp. nov., paratype, ♀: 1 — head and mesoscutum, dorso-lateral; 2 — head, frontal; 3 — mesosoma, ventro-lateral. Allophrys granulata sp. nov., paratype, ♀: 4 — head and mesoscutum, dorso-lateral; 5 — mandible, ventro-lateral; 6 — mesosoma, ventro-lateral.

FIGURES 33 – 38. Allophrys tractor sp. nov., ♀: 33 — habitus, lateral (holotype); 34 — head with antenna and anterior part of mesosoma, dorso-lateral (paratype); 35 — head and mesoscutum, dorso-lateral (holotype); 36 — head, ventro-lateral (paratype); 37 — propodeum, dorso-postero-lateral (holotype); 38 — metasoma with ovipositor, lateral (paratype).

FIGURES 14 – 20. Allophrys broadi sp. nov., ♀: 14 — head, ventral (paratype); 15 — head and mesoscutum, lateral (paratype); 16 — propodeum, dorso-lateral (holotype). Allophrys calculator sp. nov., paratype, ♀: 17 — head, frontal; 18 — head, ventral; 19 — head with antennae, antero-lateral; 20 — fore wings.

FIGURES 39 – 42. Wings, paratype, ♀: 39 — A. astafurovae sp. nov.; 40 — A. broadi sp. nov.; 41 — A. granulata sp. nov.; 42 — A. tractor sp. nov.

FIGURES 7 – 13. Allophrys astafurovae sp. nov., paratype, ♀: 7 — antenna and mesoscutum, lateral; 8 — propodeum and first tergite, lateral. Allophrys broadi sp. nov., holotype, ♀: 9 — head with antennae and anterior part of mesosoma, lateral; 10 — hind leg, lateral; 11 — claw of hind leg. Allophrys granulata sp. nov., paratype, ♀: 12 — habitus, lateral; 13 — metasoma with ovipositor and hind leg, lateral.