Afrectopius HEINRICH, 1935

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4. Afrectopius HEINRICH

Afrectopius HEINRICH 1935 - Miss. Scient. de l'Omo 3: 232-233.

Type species: Afrectopius kenyae HEINRICH.

Afrectopius HEINRICH 1967 - Ichn. Stenop. of Africa 2: 398-399.

Type species: Hoploplatystylus seyrigi HEINRICH.

Hoplectopius HEINRICH 1967 - Ichn. Stenop. of Africa 2: 398-399.

Type species: Hoploplatystylus seyrigi HEINRICH.

Afrectopius: TOWNES H. & M. TOWNES 1973 - Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 19: 256.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Africa. 17 species.

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

The genus, by number of characters is similar to Ectopius : circular spiracles of propodeum, atrophied gastrocoeli, presented by slight furrow and indistinct thyridia far removed from base of tergite. It is differed by propodeum with developed teeth or strongly developed apophysises. The character sign of species of genera is narrowed behind projecting spiracles postpetiolus of first tergite of abdomen.

M o r p h o l o g y:

F l a g e l l u m: Bristle-shaped, very long and slender. Of males with long row of long and narrow bacilliform tyloides.

H e a d: Head contour from front strongly narrowed downwards and from above roundly behind eyes; clypeus strongly convex with straight front margin. Face and clypeus densely punctured, coriaceous between punctures.

T h o r a x: Transverse furrow of pronotum not interrupted by keel; pronotal ridge not swollen; pronotal base gradually uniformly curved. Mesonotum strongly convex, notauli expressed basally at different extent, sometimes up to middle of mesonotum; sternauli in certain cases more distinct; scutellum high elevated above postscutellum, vertically abrupt to postscutellum, sharply carinated basally and apically, sometimes with exception of top; horizontal part of propodeum slightly sloped to descending, approximately equal or shorter than last; carinae from distinct, with exception of costulae, to almost completely lacking, only carina metapleuralis always very distinct; coxal carina not devel- oped; apices of areae dentiparae transformed into teeth up to developing very sharp apophysises; spiracles small, almost circular; sculpture of propodeum always densely and more or less delicate irregularly wrinkled.

L e g s: Long and slender.

W i n g s: Areolet from quadrangular slightly pointed anteriad, to pentagonal, strongly narrowed in front; nervulus usually interstitial, rarely slightly postfurcal.

A b d o m e n Petiolus at the base distinctly wider than height, long, gradually curved and widened to postpetiolus; postpetiolus without distinct median field, with projecting spiracles and slightly narrowed behind them, usually very delicate and irregularly wrinkled. Gastrocoeli atrophied, thyridia present, but often rather indistinct. Sheath of ovipositor protrude behind apex of abdomen.