Promicrogaster Brues & Richardson, 1913

Ranjith, A. P., Fernández-Triana, Jose, Sushama, V., Rajmohana, K. & Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, 2024, Three new species of Promicrogaster Brues & Richardson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India, Zootaxa 5403 (3), pp. 357-368 : 358

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Promicrogaster Brues & Richardson, 1913 View in CoL View at ENA

Promicrogaster Brues & Richardson 1913: 499 View in CoL .

Type species: Promicrogaster terebrator Brues & Richardson, 1913 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Head wider than long ( Figs 1B View FIGURE 1 , 3B View FIGURE 3 , 5B View FIGURE 5 ). Glossa usually present ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ), sometimes absent ( Figs 3B View FIGURE 3 , 5B View FIGURE 5 ). Lateral sides of scutellum with enlarged smooth area ( Figs 1F View FIGURE 1 , 3F View FIGURE 3 , 5F View FIGURE 5 ). Propodeum often without carina except irregular striae originating from nucha ( Figs 1F View FIGURE 1 , 3F View FIGURE 3 ), sometimes with complete areola ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 ). Fore wing often with small areolet (mostly in the New World species), but sometimes absent (in Oriental species) ( Figs 2C View FIGURE 2 , 4D View FIGURE 4 , 6C View FIGURE 6 ). Metacoxa elongate ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 4A View FIGURE 4 , 6A View FIGURE 6 ). Mediotergite 1 parallel sided ( Figs 4B View FIGURE 4 , 6B View FIGURE 6 ) to distinctly narrowing posteriorly ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Mediotergite 2 transverse, rectangular ( Figs 4B View FIGURE 4 , 6B View FIGURE 6 ) or broadly triangular ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Second metasomal suture smooth ( Figs 2B View FIGURE 2 , 4B View FIGURE 4 ) to crenulate ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ). Ovipositor exceptionally long, often more than 2.0 × as long as metatibia ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), rarely 1.1–1.3 × as long as metatibia ( Figs 1A View FIGURE 1 , 3A View FIGURE 3 ), strongly curved ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ) with sinuate apex ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 4A View FIGURE 4 ).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Hosts. Sessidae and Tineidae .

Oriental fauna of Promicrogaster

In this paper we describe three new species from India, doubling the total number of species recorded for the Oriental. However, additional species from this region are expected to be found in the future, when specimens from other collections are studied and/or more comprehensive sampling is done. To provide a foundation for future studies, a key to all known six species from the Oriental region is provided here.