Callajoppina HEINRICH

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 : 1397-1398

Subtribe Callajoppina HEINRICH

Callajoppina HEINRICH 1962 - Can. Ent., Suppl. 29: 809, 810.

Type genus: Callajoppa CAMERON.

Callajoppina : HEINRICH 1968 - Ichn. Stenop. of Africa 1: 233-234.

Callajoppina : HEINRICH 1977 - Ichn. Florida and Neigb. States 9: 283-284.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Holarctic, Oriental, Neotropical and Ethiopian (some species) Regions.

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

The representatives of subtribe are differed from species of second subtribe by similar to Protichneumonini structure of a head, more long propodeum and normal sculpture of abdomen. Females of African genus Afrotrogus, putting by G. HEINRICH into Callajoppina , in contrast to other Trogini , have developed scopa on hind coxae and oxypygous abdomen (HEINRICH 1968). Therefore, their belonging to tribe Trogini , in the hereinabove treatment, seems to be doubtful (apparently representatives of genus are closer to tribe Protichneumonini , like to a genus Catadelphus). The subtribe includes largest species of subfamily.

M o r p h o l o g y:

F l a g e l l u m: Of females bristle-shaped, long with numerous number slightly differentiated segments, slightly flattened ventrally beyond middle and sometimes widened, strongly attenuated toward apex; basal segments relatively short. Flagellum shorter than the front wing and body length. Flagellum of males with weakly developed transversal ribs on internal side; tyloides pronounced or absent.

H e a d: Genae and temples with curved outline, temples behind eyes from above from broadened to swollen; genae long; front margin of clypeus not concave and not sharpened, mandibles strong, with two teeth; all parts of face distinctly differentiated; ocellar triangle, with exception of hind part, surrounded by deep furrow.

T h o r a x: Mesonotum slightly convex, notauli slightly expressed, often distinct in front third; mesopleurae with broad impression at area of mesopleural fovea; lower part of mesopleurae with distinct bend; scutellum always high elevated above postscutellum, sometimes semi-spherical or almost pyramidal, slightly carinated only at base. Hind margin of metanotum always with projections. Propodeum from lateral triangle, shortened, area superomedia strongly reduced, usually to small, elevated and smoothed projection from which propodeum abruptly sloping down to postscutellum, as well as and backwards to petiolus; front slope of propodeum smooth and without carinae, hind slope densely and roughly wrinkly-punctured and mainly presented by two unusually large areae dentiparae, carinated by very high carinae, and very long area posteromedia; metapleurae swollen, without coxal carinae.

L e g s: Moderately strong and long; hind coxae of females usually without scopa, in contrast to most of Protichneumonini .

W i n g s: Areolet of front wings irregularly quadrangular, to shortly petiolate; wings sometimes with dark pattern, often uniformly, deeply darkened.

A b d o m e n: Of females amblypygous (oxypygous of African species of genus Afrotrogus). Postpetiolus usually broad with slightly expressed middle field, of one genus with conical elevation at place of bend ( HEINRICH 1962). Gastrocoeli distinct, of moderate size and depth, thyridia weak; tergites not many narrower at base than at apex, dorsally usually convex, not striated, densely and finely punctured or coriaceous, usually dull or semimatt, without expressed sculptural impressions and prominences as of Trogina subtribe.

C o l o r a t i o n: Black or rusty-red (red) or both color in combination; without white pattern, except (rare) annulus or semiannulus on flagellum. Sexual dimorphism in coloration slight. All known African species distinct by deeply darkened wings and by lightcolored reddish-brown color of body, including legs and sometimes parts of flagellum, in combination with completely or partially blue-black abdomen; hind legs and flagellum sometimes mainly black (HEINRICH 1968).

B i o l o g y:

Females of species of Temperate Zone do not hibernate. All species are specialized parasites of Sphingidae , some specialize on one species of the host, other on groups of closely related species. In Temperate Zone there is only one generation annually. Both sexes occur in middle of summer ( HEINRICH 1962).