Thrasorinae Kovalev, 1994, 2011

Paretas-Martinez, J., Restrepo-Ortiz, C., Buffington, M. & Pujade-Villar, J., 2011, Systematics of Australian Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with descriptions of Mikeiinae, new subfamily, two new genera, and three new species, ZooKeys 108, pp. 21-48 : 26

Thrasorinae Kovalev, 1994 Figs 2 3 4 9

Type genus:

Thrasorus Weld, 1944.

Diagnosis.

Distinguished from other figitids by the presence of a circumtorular impression ( Figs 2A, D , 3A , 4A , 9A, B ) ( Table 2 ); further distinguished from Euceroptrinae by the absence of an areolet in the forewing and the absence of a lateral pronotal carina. Additional characters that distinguish Thrasorinae from other Figitidae can be found in the key to subfamilies below.

Comments.

In the redescription of Thrasorus , Buffington (2008) erroneously described species of the genus as having 12 flagellomeres in the female antenna; the correct number is 11.

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Australia, South America and North America.

Included genera:

Cicatrix , gen. n.; Myrtopsen Rübsaamen, 1908; Palmiriella , gen. n., Scutimica Ros-Farré, 2007; Thrasorus Weld, 1944.

Figures

Figure 2. Diagnostic characters of Cicatrix sp. (Thrasorinae): A Cicatrix pilosiscutum; B-D and F Cicatrix schauffi; E, Cicatrix neumannoides A head, anterior view B mesosoma, dorsal view C metasoma, lateral view D head, anterior view E mesosoma, dorsal view F female antenna, dorsal view. CI, circumtorular impression.

Figure 3. Diagnostic characters of Palmiriella neumanni (Thrasorinae), female A head, anterior view B mesosoma, dorsal view C mesosoma, lateral view D antenna, dorsal view E head and mesosoma, antero-dorsal view F metasoma, lateral view. CI, circumtorular impression.

Figure 4. Characters of Thrasorus (A-G) and Scutimica (H) A head, anterior view B mesosoma, dorsal view, Thrasorus rieki C antenna, male, medial view D mesosoma, dorsal view, Thrasorus schmidtae E head and mesosoma, lateral view F metasoma, lateral view G antenna, female, medial view H mesosoma, dorsal view, Scutimica transcarinata.

Figure 9. Characters of Scutimica and Myrtopsen A head, Scutimica transcarinata B head, Myrtopsen luedervaldti C metasoma, Myrtopsen sp. D mesosoma in dorsal view, Scutimica flava E mesosoma in dorsal view, Mikeius mimosae F mesosoma in lateral view, Scutimica transcarinata G mesosoma in lateral view, Mikeius punctuatus.