Camptoptera, Foerster, 1856

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 : 40-41

CAMPTOPTERA Foerster, 1856

( Figs 55–61)

Camptoptera Foerster, 1856: 116 , 119. Type species: Camptoptera papaveris Foerster, 1856 , by monotypy. See Huber et al. (2020) for generic synonyms and their type species.

Diagnosis. Funicle 7-segmented with fu 2 ring-like, much shorter than fu 1 or fu 3 ( Fig. 56); mandible with 1 tooth ( Fig. 55a); head posteriorly with median coronal sulcus extending from vertexal suture to postorbital sulcus, and transoccipital sulcus extending from above foramen laterally to below eye ( Fig. 55b); fore wing narrow, with posterior margin concave and wing apex slightly but usually distinctly curved ( Fig. 57), usually with one longitudinal row of microtrichia; petiole narrow and slightly longer than wide ( Figs 58–61), sometimes with a laterally projecting lamella at about midpoint; metasoma in dorsal view sometimes cone-shaped ( Fig. 59a).

Remarks. Camptoptera belongs to the Camptoptera group of genera. The curved fore wing with concave posterior margin is unique.

Neotropical hosts. Unknown. Extralimital confirmed hosts are Coleoptera .

Important reference. Ogloblin & Annecke (1961), Huber & Lin (1999).