Mymarilla, Westwood, 1879

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2021, Illustrated key to the genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 5036 (1), pp. 1-166 : 37-38

MYMARILLA Westwood, 1879

(Figs 180–185)

Mymarilla Westwood, 1879: 585 . Type species: Mymar wollastoni Westwood, 1879 , by original designation and ICZN (1965).

Diagnosis. Mesoscutum length less than half as long as either pronotum or scutellum ( Fig. 184 ); fore wing anterior and posterior margins strongly inrolled and almost in contact ventrally, cigar-like, and densely covered with microtrichia (Fig. 183).

Discussion. Mymarilla belongs to the Polynema group of genera as defined and keyed by Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy (2007). In the Afrotropical region this group also includes Acmopolynema , Ganomymar , Mymar , Palaeoneura , Polynema and Stephanodes . It would be interesting to know if cigar-like fore wing curls around the body to hide completely both dorsal and lateral surfaces when the fairyfly is at rest.

Afrotropical hosts. Unknown.

Important reference. Huber (2013 a).

Figures

FIGURES 184, 185. Mymarilla wollastoni Westwood. 184, mesosoma, dorsal; 185a, gaster, dorsal; 185b, genitalia seen through gaster. Scale bars = 200 μm.