Phaeogenini (FOERSTER)

A. M, 2009, Illustrated key to the tribes of subfamilia Ichneumoninae and genera of the tribe Platylabini of world fauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1317-1608 : 1330-1331

Tribe Phaeogenini (FOERSTER)

Phaeogenoidae FOERSTER 1869 - Verh. Preuss. Rhein. West. 25: 144.

Phaeogenini ASHMEAD 1900 - Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 23 (1206): 1-220.

Phaeogenini : PERKINS 1959 - Roy. Ent. Soc. London 7 2 (aii): 68-71.

Phaeogenini : HEINRICH 1977 - Ichn. Florida and Neigb. States 9: 10, 298.

Phaeogenini : DILLER 1994 - Entomofauna 15 (20): 238.

Type genus: Phaeogenes WESMAEL.

D i s t r i b u t i o n:World-wide.

I n t r o d u c t i o n:

Tribe Phaeogenini includes only very small representatives of subfamily, parasitizing on Microlepidoptera. They distinct from closely related tribe Alomyini and other tribes of subfamily by completely circular small spiracles in combination with morphology of head of females. Genae and hypostomae not closed under foramen occipitalis. Besides that, basic characters of the tribe are convex in longitudinal and cross directions clypeus, pentagonal areolet of front wings with broadly divided veins of base (with wide base) and tendency to shortening radial cell and stigma. The set of carinae of propodeum with usually hexagonal area superomedia, narrowed from costulae in front to area basalis, almost parallel sided behind costulae and often longer than width are also character to majority of forms.

In contrast to Ichneumonini , Phaeogenini in most cases are monotonous in coloration and demonstrate only slightly expressed sexual dimorphism. The species are usually red (of different tints), or black, or both color in combination, usually without white pattern, or with very limited white pattern.

The figures of Pseudalomya , presented on color plate illustrate pari passu both characters of Alomyini and Phaeogenini .