Pseudoceraphron Dodd, 1924

Desjardins, Christopher A., 2007, Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Zootaxa 1647 (1), pp. 1-88 : 73-74

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1647.1.1

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scientific name

Pseudoceraphron Dodd
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Pseudoceraphron Dodd View in CoL

( Figs. 42–49 View FIGURES 41–46 View FIGURES 47–52 , 70–72 View FIGURES 65–70 View FIGURES 71–72 )

Pseudoceraphron Dodd 1924 View in CoL . Type species: Pseudoceraphron pulex Dodd. View in CoL

Dipareta Bouček 1988: 332 View in CoL . Type species: Dipareta albifrons Bouček View in CoL (orig. desig. and by monotypy). New synonymy. [Type specimen of genus examined]

Malinka Bouček 1988: 333 View in CoL . Type species: Malinka nana View in CoL (orig. desig. and by monotypy). New synonymy. [Type specimen of genus not examined]

Note: Dessart (1967) transferred Pseudoceraphron View in CoL from Megaspilinae (Ceraphronidae) to Diparinae .

Diagnosis: Pseudoceraphron is most easily identified by the presence of 7 anelli in the female, the eye extended posteriorly beyond the occiput and obscuring the pronotum in lateral view, and a posteriorly concave metacoxa, all of which are unique among Diparinae . All other diparines have at most 5 anelli, an eye which is not extended posteriorly beyond the occiput (pronotum visible in lateral view), and a concave metacoxa.

Discussion: Pseudoceraphron as defined here is united by 7 synapomorphies, 6 of which are nonhomoplastic in the analysis: a carinate posterior genal margin, eye extended posteriorly, 7 female anelli, a wide, flat scutellum wide, a propodeum which is depressed lateral to the plicae, concave metacoxae, and an anteriorly pinched GT1. Historically, Bouček (1988) separated his genera Dipareta and Malinka from Pseudoceraphron Dodd based primarily on notaular structure and bristle patterns. While notaular structure supports monophyly of Malinka Bouček and Pseudoceraphron Dodd in the phylogenetic analysis, newly described species show variability in the bristle patterns within and between these groups. Dipareta Bouček is supported as paraphyletic in the analysis. Dipareta albifrons Bouček is sister-group to Pseudoceraphron Dodd + Malinka Bouček based on two synapomorphies: loss of the acropleuron expansion and the axillae. Therefore, Dipareta Bouček and Malinka Bouček are herein synonymized with Pseudoceraphron Dodd , based on the strong evidence for monophyly of the whole clade, reduced evidence for monophyly of Pseudoceraphron Dodd and Malinka Bouček , and evidence for the paraphyly of Dipareta Bouček.

Bouček (1988) diagnoses, but does not describe, a male specimen from the ANIC which he states does not belong to the species albifrons but does belong to Dipareta . This specimen resembles a small Dipara male but has a reduced number of flagellar segments (8 flagellar segments excluding the anellus compared to Dipara ’s 10). However, this specimen cannot be associated for certain with any female, and therefore remains undescribed.

Number of Species: 6 described species ( Australia: Queensland, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia), and many undescribed species from these areas.

Distribution: Queensland, Australia east New Caledonia and north to Papua New Guinea.

Hosts: Unknown.

Key to species: Given below.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Pteromalidae

Loc

Pseudoceraphron Dodd

Desjardins, Christopher A. 2007
2007
Loc

Dipareta Bouček 1988: 332

Boucek, Z. 1988: 332
1988
Loc

Malinka Bouček 1988: 333

Boucek, Z. 1988: 333
1988
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