Polynema (subgenus Dorypolynema) Hayat & Anis, 1999

Polynema (Dorypolynema) Hayat & Anis 1999: 318 . Type species: Polynema mendeli Girault, 1913, by original designation.

Comments

Polynema (Dorypolynema) was originally thought to have an Australasian and Oriental distribution but we found it to be more speciose and common in the Afrotropical region. It is also found (although rarely) in the New World, mostly in the Neotropical region. The morphological differences between P. ( Dorypolynema) and P. (P o l y n e m a) are not as clearcut as between the latter and P. ( Doriclytus), especially regarding the shape of the petiole, so perhaps P. ( Dorypolynema) may represent only a species group within P. ( Polynema). The diverse Afrotropical fauna needs to be better studied first.