Kalopolynema, Ogloblin, 1960

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2024, Illustrated key to the genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in the Neotropical region, Zootaxa 5557 (1), pp. 1-263 : 77

KALOPOLYNEMA Ogloblin, 1960

( Figs 152–157 )

Kalopolynema Ogloblin, 1960a: 3 . Type species: Kalopolynema discrepans Ogloblin, 1960 . See Huber et al. (2020) for generic synonyms and their type species.

Diagnosis. Face with subantennal sulcus ventral to each torulus, without a pit medially next to each torulus and toruli separated from transverse trabecula by about height of a torulus ( Fig. 152a ); propleura widely separated from each other anterior to prosternum; fore wing narrow ( Fig. 154 ), with venation about 0.25 wing length and marginal vein absent; propodeum without carinae ( Fig. 155 ); petiole attached posteriorly to gt 1, ( Figs 156, 157 ); ovipositor with fairly large basal loop and strongly exserted ( Fig. 156 ).

Remarks. Kalopolynema belongs to the Polynema group of genera. It is distinguished most easily from the other genera by the combination of a strongly exserted and somewhat upcurved ovipositor with a large basal loop and a narrow fore wing. The petiole in lateral view is relatively short with a sharp ventral tooth.

Neotropical hosts. Hemiptera : Delphacidae .

Important reference. Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy (2002).

Figures

FIGURES 152–154. Kalopolynema. 152a, head, anterior; 152b, head, posterior; 153, antenna; 154, wings.

FIGURES 155–157. Kalopolynema. 155, mesosoma, dorsal; 156, metasoma, lateral; 157, metasoma, lateral enlarged.