Plectocynipinae Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar

Farré, P. Ros & Pujade-Villar, J., 2007, Plectocynipinae, a new subfamily of Figitidae and description of a new Neotropical genus of Thrasorinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea), Zootaxa 1583 (1), pp. 1-13 : 2-3

Plectocynipinae Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar n. subf.

Type genus: Plectocynips Díaz, 1976 .

Diagnosis. Differs from all other figitids by the presence of an extremely long posterior metatibial spur ( Fig. 4d ). Differs from Thrasorinae by having a metasoma extremely compressed laterally in females ( Fig. 5a ), petiole ring or collar like and females have 7 th sternum (hypopygium) long and big, much visible ( Fig. 6d ).

Description. Antenna filiform 13-segmented in female, 19-segmented in male ( Díaz, 1976). Gena not inflated, occipital carina absent; malar furrow superficial. Subpronotal plate projected, notauli complete, median mesoscutal furrow only indicated basally, mesopleural furrow present. Posterior metatibial spur extremely long ( Fig. 4d ). Radial cell closed, areolet absent. Metasoma extremely compressed laterally in females ( Fig. 5a ), third abdominal tergum shorter than fourth, which occupies most part of metasoma, 7 th sternum long and big, much visible.

Included genera: Plectocynips Diaz, 1976 and Pegascynips Brèthes, 1928 .

Figures

FIGURE 4. (a) head in trontal view of Anacharitinae: Acanthaegilips ashmeadi (Morphbank: Liljeblad), (b) pronotal plate of Anacharitinae: Acanthaegilips ashmeadi (Morphbank: Liljeblad), (c) head in fronal view of Aspicerinae: Prosaspicera paragicida, (d) metatibia of Plectocynipinae n. subf.: Plectocynips sp, (e) metatibia of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen sp, (f) anterior part of metasoma in dorsal view of Aspicerinae: Omalaspis cavroi, (g) scutellum of Eucoilinae, (h) idem of Emargininae: Thoreauella sp (Morphbank: Fontal-Cazalla), idem of Emargininae: Emargo and (j) idem of Charipinae: Phaenoglyphis villosa. (Facial impression: fai; third abdominal tergum: T3).

FIGURE 5. (a) Dorsal view of Plectocynipinae n. subf.:Plectocynips sp, (b) head frontal view of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen platensis, (c) idem of Parnipinae: Parnips nigripes, (d) idem of Euceroptres montanus (Morphbank: Liljeblad), (e) lateral head of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen platensis, (f) mesopleura of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen mimosae, (g) idem of Euceroptres montanus (Morphbank: Liljeblad), (h) idem of Parnipinae: Parnips nigripes, (i) T2 of Parnipinae: Parnips nigripes and (j) T2 of Figitinae: Neralsia incompleta. (Circumtorular impression: cti; abdominal tergum: T).

FIGURE 6. (a) Scutum in dorsal wiew of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen sp., (b) idem of Myrtopsen platensis, (c) Metasoma in lateral view of Thrasorinae: Thrasorus sp male, (d) idem of Plectocynipinae n. subf.: Plectocynips sp female and (e) idem of Thrasorinae: Myrtopsen sp female. (Abdominal tergum: T)