Polynema Haliday

Triapitsyn, Serguei V. & Fidalgo, Patricio, 2006, Definition of Doriclytus, stat. rev. as a subgenus of Polynema and redescription of its type species, P. (Doriclytus) vitripenne (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Zootaxa 1362, pp. 55-68 : 57

Key to subgenera of Polynema Haliday s. l.

1 Face with a pit next to each torulus ( Fig. 1 ); propleura abutting each other anteriorly along midline, the prosternum thus closed anteriorly ( Fig. 6 ); digitus of male genitalia without hooks ( Fig. 8 ), rarely with minute denticles ...................................................... .......................................................................... P. ( Doriclytus ) Foerster, 1847 stat. rev.

- Face without a pit next to each torulus; propleura not abutting anteriorly, the prosternum occupying the gap between them, thus open anteriorly ( Fig. 9 ); digitus of male genitalia with 1 or 2 conspicuous hooks ( Fig. 10 ) ........................................................ 2

2 Propodeum evenly curved, without posterior elevation medially; petiole varying in shape, usually more or less cylindrical .....................P. ( Polynema ) Haliday, 1833 s. str.

- Propodeum with posterior elevation medially; petiole notably expanded anteriorly ..... ..........................................................................P. ( Dorypolynema ) Hayat & Anis, 1999

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Polynema (Doriclytus) vitripenne, female (from Oset, Örebro, Sweden except Fig. 4 from Mamontovka, Moscow Region, Russia). 1. Head, frontal view. 2. Antenna. 3. Mesosoma. 4. Forewing.

FIGURES 5 – 7. Polynema (Doriclytus) spp. 5, 7. P. (D.) vitripenne, female (from Oset, Örebro, Sweden), 5. petiole, 7. gaster. 6. P. (D.) euchariforme (from Glamorgan Co., Wales, UK), female prosternum and propleura.

FIGURES 8 – 10. Polynema spp. 8. P. (Doriclytus) sp., male genitalia. 9. P. (Polynema) sp., female prosternum and propleura. 10. P. (Polynema) sp., male genitalia.