Apsilocera Bouček, 1956

Tselikh, Ekaterina V., Lee, Jaehyeon, Haas, Michael, Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan & Ku, Deok-Seo, 2024, Review of the Palaearctic species of Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae), with descriptions of the eight new species, ZooKeys 1215, pp. 259-288 : 259-288

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.1215.128603

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13945316

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scientific name

Apsilocera Bouček, 1956
status

 

Genus Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 View in CoL

Apsilocera Bouček, 1956: 319–121. Type species Apsilocera verticillata Bouček, 1956, by monotypy. View in CoL

Buloloa Bouček, 1988: 425–426. Type species: B. bidens Bouček, 1988, by monotypy. Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449. View in CoL

Kratinka Bouček, 1988: 428–429. Type species: K. brevis Bouček, 1988, by monotypy. Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449, 450. View in CoL

Bulolosa Bouček, 1990: 87. Replacement name for Buloloa Bouček, 1988. Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449. View in CoL

Diagnosis.

Head with (Figs 1 View Figures 1–7 , 53 View Figures 48–55 , 61 View Figures 56–63 , 69 View Figures 64–72 , 100 View Figures 97–106 , 101 View Figures 97–106 , 105 View Figures 97–106 ) or without (Figs 11 View Figures 8–15 , 20 View Figures 16–23 , 27 View Figures 24–31 , 36 View Figures 32–39 , 42 View Figures 40–47 , 78 View Figures 73–80 , 85 View Figures 81–88 , 94 View Figures 89–96 , 103 View Figures 97–106 ) ornamentation; without occipital carina. Gena usually moderately to strongly receding towards mouth, hollowed of not hollowed at mouth corner; gena lamina absent. Lower margin of clypeus with one small tooth (Fig. 91 View Figures 89–96 ), with two small teeth (Figs 13 View Figures 8–15 , 27 View Figures 24–31 , 75 View Figures 73–80 ), convex (Fig. 45 View Figures 40–47 ), produced and emarginate medially (Figs 19 View Figures 16–23 , 35 View Figures 32–39 , 84 View Figures 81–88 ), with small median projection (Fig. 105 View Figures 97–106 ), weakly emarginate (Fig. 1 View Figures 1–7 ), rounded (Fig. 58 View Figures 56–63 ). Antennal formula 11264; anelli small, F 1 – F 6 longer than broad or quadrate, with one or two rows of sensilla, antennal clava not large, symmetrical, micropilose area small. Antennal toruli situated above level of lower edges of eyes (Figs 11 View Figures 8–15 , 20 View Figures 16–23 , 27 View Figures 24–31 , 36 View Figures 32–39 , 42 View Figures 40–47 , 53 View Figures 48–55 , 69 View Figures 64–72 , 78 View Figures 73–80 , 85 View Figures 81–88 , 94 View Figures 89–96 , 100 View Figures 97–106 , 101 View Figures 97–106 , 103 View Figures 97–106 ), sometimes on level of upper edges of eyes (Figs 1 View Figures 1–7 , 61 View Figures 56–63 ); antennal protuberance and scrobes absent. Mandible formula 3: 4 (Figs 11 View Figures 8–15 , 91 View Figures 89–96 ) or 4: 4 (Figs 35 View Figures 32–39 , 68 View Figures 64–72 ).

Mesosoma short, moderately depressed or arched. Pronotum narrower than mesoscutum, with collar margin carinate (Figs 21 View Figures 16–23 , 28 View Figures 24–31 , 37 View Figures 32–39 , 43 View Figures 40–47 ). Notauli incomplete (Figs 4 View Figures 1–7 , 10 View Figures 8–15 , 25 View Figures 24–31 , 33 View Figures 32–39 , 41 View Figures 40–47 , 49 View Figures 48–55 , 57 View Figures 56–63 , 65 View Figures 64–72 , 82 View Figures 81–88 , 90 View Figures 89–96 ). Scutellum moderately depressed (Figs 2 View Figures 1–7 , 24 View Figures 24–31 , 89 View Figures 89–96 , 102 View Figures 97–106 , 104 View Figures 97–106 , 106 View Figures 97–106 ) or arched (Figs 16 View Figures 16–23 , 40 View Figures 40–47 , 48 View Figures 48–55 , 64 View Figures 64–72 , 81 View Figures 81–88 , 97 View Figures 97–106 ), without conspicuous sublateral grooves, with distinct reticulate frenal area, but without frenal groove. Metapleuron entirely smooth. Propodeum finely reticulate (Figs 49 View Figures 48–55 , 74 View Figures 73–80 ), weakly alutaceous (Figs 33 View Figures 32–39 , 41 View Figures 40–47 , 57 View Figures 56–63 , 65 View Figures 64–72 , 82 View Figures 81–88 ), smooth and shiny (Figs 4 View Figures 1–7 , 9 View Figures 8–15 , 90 View Figures 89–96 ), plicae present; without costula and with median carina, nucha short or absent; propodeal spiracles near to front margin of sclerite. Fore wing hyaline or with infumation, with distinct speculum; M not widened proximally; M longer than S (Figs 14 View Figures 8–15 , 22 View Figures 16–23 , 30 View Figures 24–31 , 38 View Figures 32–39 , 46 View Figures 40–47 , 54 View Figures 48–55 , 62 View Figures 56–63 , 71 View Figures 64–72 , 79 View Figures 73–80 , 87 View Figures 81–88 , 95 View Figures 89–96 ). Hind coxa dorsally bare; hind tibia with one spur.

Metasoma sessile, short, ovate (Figs 39 View Figures 32–39 , 55 View Figures 48–55 , 72 View Figures 64–72 , 80 View Figures 73–80 , 96 View Figures 89–96 ) to acuminate (Figs 7 View Figures 1–7 , 15 View Figures 8–15 , 23 View Figures 16–23 , 31 View Figures 24–31 , 47 View Figures 40–47 , 63 View Figures 56–63 , 88 View Figures 81–88 ), as long as or shorter than combined length of mesosoma and head. Cerci with setae subequal in length. Ovipositor not much protruding.

Distribution.

Nearctic, Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian regions.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Pteromalidae

SubFamily

Pteromalinae

Loc

Apsilocera Bouček, 1956

Tselikh, Ekaterina V., Lee, Jaehyeon, Haas, Michael, Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan & Ku, Deok-Seo 2024
2024
Loc

Bulolosa Bouček, 1990: 87. Replacement name for Buloloa Bouček, 1988 . Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449 .

Mitroiu M-D & Achterberg C 2013: 449
Bulolosa Bouček, 1990: 87. Replacement name for Buloloa Bouček, 1988 . Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449 .
2013
Loc

Buloloa Bouček, 1988: 425–426 . Type species: B. bidens Bouček, 1988 , by monotypy. Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449 .

Mitroiu M-D & Achterberg C 2013: 449
Bouček Z 1988: 426
1988
Loc

Kratinka Bouček, 1988: 428–429 . Type species: K. brevis Bouček, 1988 , by monotypy. Synonymy by Mitroiu and Achterberg 2013: 449 , 450.

Mitroiu M-D & Achterberg C 2013: 449
Bouček Z 1988: 429
1988
Loc

Apsilocera Bouček, 1956: 319–121 . Type species Apsilocera verticillata Bouček, 1956 , by monotypy.

Bouček Z 1956: 121
1956