Afrapia, Rasnitsyn & Brothers, 2009

Rasnitsyn, Alexandr P. & Brothers, Denis J., 2009, New genera and species of Maimetshidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea s. l.) from the Turonian of Botswana, with comments on the status of the family, African Invertebrates 50 (1), pp. 191-204 : 195

Afrapia gen. n.

Etymology: The genus name is derived from a combination of Africa and Orapa, the fossil site. Gender feminine.

Type species: Afrapia globularis sp. n., by present designation.

Diagnosis: Body robust, moderately small (between 3 and 5 mm long).Antenna simple, apparently of 15–20 segments. Head moderate-sized to rather large, with occipital carina apparently nearly complete (possibly except dorsally and ventrally). Pronotum short, broadly arched at hind margin. Notauli subparallel, medial sulcus present, adlateral lines (“parapsides”) sometimes evident. Propodeum areolate or sometimes rugose laterally. Wing venation only slightly reduced as compared with the superfamily ground plan (as preserved in Cleistogaster Rasnitsyn, 1975 and, less closely, in various Trigonalidae ), with forewing 2m –cu lost (leaving an indication of its position only in M being angulate between 2r–m and 3r–m) and hindwing with free apex of M lost. Forewing venation additionally modified in having second abscissa of RS+M (between 1m –cu and fork of RS & M) very long (subequal to, or longer than, 1m –cu), and cell 2rm distinctly petiolate anteriorly. RS starting before base of pterostigma by about half length of pterostigma or more. Metasoma short, broadly rounded or truncate basally (probably with first segment reduced and ring-like), rounded or acuminate distally; first visible tergum (probably actually second tergum) moderately long (but distinctly shorter than cell 3r); apical sternum not elongate; ovipositor distinctly extending beyond metasomal apex but fairly short (sheaths shorter than half forewing length), narrow, straight or slightly arching downward. Male similar to female but lacking ovipositor.

Species included:Two new species described below, both from the Turonian of southern Africa.