Meristomerinx

Woodley, Norman E., 2010, Parameristomerinx copelandi — a new genus and species of Afrotropical Pachygastrinae and a new generic synonym of Dolichodema Kertész (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Zootaxa 2397, pp. 41-47 : 42

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.194003

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6211942

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scientific name

Meristomerinx
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Key to Meristomerinx View in CoL and related genera of Afrotropical Pachygastrinae

1 Scutellum with two spines ..................................................................................................... Meristomeringina James View in CoL

- Scutellum without spines .............................................................................................................................................. 2

2 At least part of eighth antennal flagellomere forming a bare, arista–like style, the basal portion of which can be thickened and heavily, uniformly setose ....................................................................................................................... 3

- Eighth antennal flagellomere without any part slender or arista-like........................................................................... 5

3 Eighth antennal flagellomere entirely slender and arista-like, basal portion without any obvious stiff, dense setae ( Woodley 1997: figs. 1–3) ..................................................................................................... Meristomerinx Enderlein View in CoL

- Eighth antennal flagellomere with basal part thickened, with obvious stiff, dense setae, only apical portion aristalike................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

4 Basal one-third or less of eighth flagellomere thickened and with stiff, dense setae ( Woodley 1987: fig. 1); thoracic pleura and at least part of abdominal tergites yellowish-orange; male with eyes widely separated .. Ashantina View in CoL Kertész

- Basal one-half or more of eighth flagellomere thickened and with stiff, dense setae; thoracic pleura and abdominal tergites largely black, except for translucent spot on basal two tergites; male with eyes contiguous ............................ ................................................................................................................................................ Hermetiomima View in CoL Grünberg

5 Antenna distinctly longer than head; flagellomeres 7 and 8 of antenna slightly to moderately thickened and completely covered with obvious stiff, dense setae; eighth flagellomere at least twice as long as seventh.......................... ..................................................................................................................................................... Dolichodema View in CoL Kertész

- Antenna distinctly shorter than head ( Figs. 1, 2 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ); flagellomeres 7 and 8 of antenna short, conically tapered, their diameter less than preceding flagellomeres and without obvious stiff, dense setae ( Figs. 5, 6 View FIGURES 5 – 9 ); eighth flagellomere minute, shorter than seventh in male, subequal to seventh in female ................................. Parameristomerinx View in CoL gen. n.

Woodley, N. E. (1987) The Afrotropical pachygastrine genera Ashantina Kertesz and Meristomeringina James, with two new generic synonyms (Diptera, Stratiomyidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 89, 103 - 121.

Woodley, N. E. (1997) A review of the Afrotropical pachygastrine genus Meristomerinx Enderlein (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 18, 289 - 297.

Gallery Image

FIGURES 1 – 4. Habitus images of Parameristomerinx copelandi gen. n., sp. n. 1, holotype male, dorsal view. 2, allotype female, dorsal view. 3, holotype male, left lateral view. 4, allotype female, left lateral view.

Gallery Image

FIGURES 5 – 9. Antennae and male terminalia of Parameristomerinx copelandi. 5, male antenna, lateral view. 6, female antenna, lateral view. 7, male phallic complex, dorsal view. 8, male epandrium and postgenital segments, dorsal view. 9, genital capsule, dorsal view.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Stratiomyidae

SubFamily

Pachygastrinae