Belyta Jurine, 1807

Izadizadeh, M., Talebi, A. A., Chemyreva, V. G., Farahani, S., Kazerani, F. & Ameri, A., 2023, New data on the genus Belyta Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae, Belytinae) from Iran, Far Eastern Entomologist 471, pp. 1-18 : 3

Genus Belyta Jurine, 1807

Type species: Belyta bicolor Jurine, 1807 .

DIAGNOSIS. Body slender, rather flattened (2.0– 5.5 mm); head orthognathous to hypognathous with strongly prominent antennal shelf; subantennal grooves distinct or reduced; mandibles short, asymmetrical with slightly overlapping tips; female antennae 15-segmented with transverse to submoniliform flagellomeres of equal width; male antenna 14-segmented with cylindrical flagellomeres and A3 modified; pronotum more or less elongate with wide pronotal collar; pronotal collar rugose, sometimes divided by median pit in two parts; mesoscutum flat in females, rather convex in males; notauli distinct; scutellum smooth along posterior margin, with single scutellar fovea of varying shape and size; fore wings with radial cell closed to open; stigmal vein oblique and form acute angle with the marginal vein; marginal vein shorter than its distance from basal vein; hind wing lanceolate with distinct basal cell; metascutellum with three low longitudinal keels; propodeum with median keel simple or bifurcate; petiole cylindrical, at least slightly longer than wide, on dorsal surface with longitudinal keels, or rugose sculpture ( Nixon, 1957; Kozlov, 1978; Macek, 1996).