Rhysipolis, Foerster, 1962

Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Manukyan, Andranik R., 2024, First reliable fossil record of the subfamily Rhysipolinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): a new subgenus and species of the genus Rhysipolis Foerster, 1863 from Baltic amber, Zootaxa 5448 (4), pp. 591-600 : 594

Key for determination of the Rhysipolis subgenera

1. Mesoscutum mainly smooth, without granulation ( Fig. 3E ); notauli complete ( Fig. 3E ) or reduced and present in anterior half only. Hind femur rather narrow, 5.0–5.5 × longer than maximum width ( Fig. 3A ). Acrosternite of first metasomal segment short, 0.20–0.25 × as long as first tergite ( Fig. 3H ). Ovipositor apically without ventral serration.................................................................................................. Subgenus Rhysipolis Haliday

- Mesoscutum entirely granulate ( Fig. 1F ); notauli entirely complete ( Fig. 1F ). Hind femur widened, 4.0 × longer than maximum width ( Fig. 2C ). Acrosternite of first metasomal segment elongate, about 0.4 × as long as first tergite ( Fig. 2C ). Ovipositor apically with ventral serration ( Fig. 1I )......................... Subgenus Granulopolis Belokobylskij , subgen. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Rhysipolis (Granulopolis) simutniki subgen. et sp. nov. (holotype, female, Baltic amber, # 9/24.1). (A) Habitus, lateral view. (B) Head and anterior half of mesosoma, ventro-lateral view. (C) Basal antennomeres of antenna, front view. (D) Apical flagellomeres of antenna (E) Head and mesosoma, ventro-lateral view. (F) Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. (G) Head, front view. (H) Hind leg, lateral view. (I) Ovipositor and sheaths, lateral view.

FIGURE 2. Rhysipolis (Granulopolis) simutniki subgen. et sp. nov. (holotype, female, Baltic amber, # 9/24.1). (A) Habitus, dorsal view. (B) Wings. (C) Metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view.

FIGURE 3. Rhysipolis (Rhysipolis) meditator (Haliday, 1836). (A) Body, lateral view. (B) Head, front view. (C) Head, dorsal view. (D) Basal antennomeres (E) Mesosoma and first metasomal tergite, dorsal view. (F) Head and mesosoma, lateral view. (G) Metasoma, dorsal view. (H) Metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view. (I) Wings.