Schizophragma, Ogloblin, 1949

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2024, Illustrated key to the genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in the Neotropical region, Zootaxa 5557 (1), pp. 1-263 : 97

SCHIZOPHRAGMA Ogloblin, 1949

( Figs 299–303 )

Schizophragma Ogloblin, 1949: 345 . Type species: Schizophragma basalis Ogloblin, 1949 , by original designation. Schizophragrama [sic] Yoshimoto, 1990: 11 (lapsus).

† Palaeopatasson Witsack, 1986: 266 . Type species: Palaeopatasson grollei Witsack , by monotypy. Syn. n.

Diagnosis. Face with subantennal sulcus ventral to each torulus ( Fig. 299a ); mandible with 4 or sometimes 5 teeth; antenna with inner surface of scape strongly ridged and clava 2-segmented ( Fig. 300 ); frenum longitudinally divided, with each paramedial plate longer than wide ( Fig. 302 ); second phragma with apex indented, often deeply notched; ovipositor not or barely exserted beyond apex of gaster ( Fig. 303 ).

Remarks. Schizophragma belongs to the Anagrus group of genera. In the Neotropical region it is most similar to Omyomymar based on the 2-segmented clava. The Oligocene fossil genus Palaeopatasson from Dominican amber is placed here in synonymy under Schizophragma and its type (and only) species, P. grollei Witsack (holotype in ZMHB), is transferred to Schizophragma as Schizophragma † grollei (Witsack) , comb. n. The longitudinally divided frenum “postscutellum: mit Mittelnaht”, 2-segmented clava, and shape and setation of the fore wing support the synonymy proposed above.

Neotropical hosts. Hemiptera : Membracidae .

Important references. Huber (1987), Huber et al. (2020).

Figures

FIGURES 299–301. Schizophragma. 299a; head, anterior; 299b, head, posterior; 300, antenna; 301, wings.

FIGURES 302, 303. Schizophragma. 302, mesosoma, dorsal; 303a, metasoma, dorsal; 303b, metasoma, ventral.