Pseudodryinus Olmi, 1991

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 378-379

11. Genus Pseudodryinus Olmi, 1991

Pseudodryinus Olmi 1991: 365 ; 1993b: 62; He & Xu 2002: 285; Mita 2009: 52; Kim et al., 2011: 167; Xu et al. 2013: 311; Olmi & Xu 2015: 145.

Type species. Pseudodryinus townesi ( Olmi 1984) , by original designation.

Diagnosis. ♀ ( Figs 154C, D ): fully winged ( Figs 154C, D ); palpal formula 3/2, 4/2, 4/3, 5/2, or 5/3 (for 6/3, see remarks about Pseudodryinus townesi ); antenna with many long scattered setae on antennomeres 6–10 (setae not forming tufts) ( Fig. 154C ); forewing with three cells enclosed by pigmented veins (C, R and 1Cu) ( Figs 154C, D ); protarsus chelate ( Figs 154C, D ); chela with rudimentary claw ( Fig. 155C ); protarsomere 5 less than twice as broad as enlarged claw ( Fig. 155C ); enlarged claw with one subapical tooth ( Fig. 155C )); tibial spurs 1/1/2. ♂ ( Figs 156A, B ): fully winged ( Figs 156A, B ); palpal formula 6/3; occipital carina complete; mandible with four irregular teeth; notauli joint or separated at posterior margin of mesoscutum; if separated, minimum distance between notauli much shorter than greatest breadth of lateral ocelli; forewing with three cells enclosed by pigmented veins (C, R and 1Cu) ( Figs 156A, B ); forewing with PostabR1 as long as, or longer than pterostigma ( Fig. 156B ); tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Distribution. Palaearctic, Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian regions.

Hosts. Unknown.

World species. Ten species are known, two in the Afrotropical region.

Remarks. Two fossil species of Pseudodryinus are known: Pseudodryinus parisiensis Peinado et al. 2006 (amber from Le Quesnoy deposit (Oise, France)); P. burmensis Olmi, Xu & Guglielmino 2014 (amber from Myanmar).

Key to species of Pseudodryinus

♀♀

1. Mesosoma completely testaceous........................................................... P. townesi (Olmi) - Mesosoma black, except some reddish nuances on prothorax........................................ P. paulyi Olmi

♂♂

Unknown (see remarks about Ps. townesi (Olmi)) .

Figures

FIGURE 154. A, B: Gonadryinus bicarinatus Guglielmino, Olmi, Marletta & Speranza, ♀ holotype: habitus in dorsal view (A); head and mesosoma in dorsal view (B). C, D: Pseudodryinus townesi (Olmi) in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view; ♀ from Uganda, Kampala. Scale bar: A: 5.87 mm; B: 1.62 mm; C: 5.56 mm; D: 3.41 mm.

FIGURE 155. A, B: Gonadryinus bicarinatus Guglielmino, Olmi, Marletta & Speranza: chela of holotype (A) and paratype (B). C: Pseudodryinus paulyi Olmi: chela of holotype. D: Pseudodryinus townesi (Olmi): chela of holotype. Scale bar: A, B: 0.09 mm; C, D: 0.11 mm.

FIGURE 156. A, B: Pseudodryinus sp.: ♂ in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view. C, D: Thaumatodryinus sp.: ♀ in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view. Scale bar: A: 2.30 mm; B: 1.76 mm; C: 3.74 mm; D: 4.63 mm.