Dilapothor Paretas-Martinez & Pujade-Villar, 2006

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Dilapothor Paretas-Martinez & Pujade-Villar, 2006

Dilapothor Paretas-Martinez & Pujade-Villar, 2006: 224. Type: Dilapothor carverae Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar, 2006.

General features.

Head. Elongated in anterior view, eyes located at the higher part of the head, malar space is more than double the distance from the external margin of the lateral ocellus to the dorsal margin of the compound eye, measured in the anterior view of the head. With some setae below the toruli; sparse setae on frons (Fig. 23[5]).

Antenna. Female: 12-segmented, clavate. Flagellomeres separate except the last two, which are broadly joined, all antennomers are covered with sparse setae. Each flagellomere expands towards its distal end (Fig. 23[2]).

Mesosoma. Pronotal carinae small, only slightly indicated. Mesoscutum is smooth, shiny, and is almost completely without setae (Fig. 23[6]). No sutures on the mesopleuron. Scutellum has three carinae on each side of the scutellar apex that are symmetrical, with a distance between them equivalent to the distance between the propodeal carinae. Propodeum has two strong, broad carinae (Fig. 23[3]).

Forewing. Large, longer than body and covered with dense pubescence; marginal setae are present, but not very long. Large radial cell is completely open; 2r as long as Sc + R1; Rs are long and curved, giving an elongated, large appearance to radial cell; R1 is very short and does not reach the costal margin; 2rm is very short, almost absent; Cu1a, M + Cu1a, Rs + M and M veins absent (Fig. 23[1]).

Metasoma. Proximal part of metasoma has a complete ring of setae. Metasoma not segmented, only one big tergite visible (Fig. 23[4]).

Comments.

Until now there is only one species known of this genus, Dilapothor carverae Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar, 2006.

Distribution.

Only known from Australia ( Paretas-Martínez and Pujade-Villar 2006).

Hosts.

Unknown ( Paretas-Martínez and Pujade-Villar 2006).