Australomymar, Girault, 1929

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 : 39

AUSTRALOMYMAR Girault, 1929

( Figs 45–49 )

Australomymar Girault, 1929 [431]: 343. Type species: Australomymar aurigerum Girault, 1929 , by monotypy.

Nesetaerus Doutt, 1955: 12 . Type species: Nesetaerus gressitti Doutt, 1955 , by monotypy. Synonymy by Lin et al., 2007: 25.

Diagnosis. Fore wing (when present) with a diagonal fold and line of microtrichia extending from apex of venation to posteroapical margin of wing ( Fig. 47 ); propodeum with widely spaced submedian carinae in anterior half, and plica and costula delimiting large areoles ( Fig. 48 ); venation extending slightly more than 0.5 × wing length; marginal vein much longer than parastigma and with 2 macrochaetae, postmarginal vein apparently absent ( Fig. 47 ); metasoma usually strongly compressed, with ovipositor forming large basal loop ( Fig. 49b ) and strongly exserted, with several setae along length of exserted part of each ovipositor sheath ( Figs 49a ).

Remarks. Australomymar belongs to the Australomymar group of genera. Australomymar is similar to several genera from the Australian region, particularly those from New Zealand ( Noyes & Valentine 1989). The ovipositor sheath with several setae along its length is unique among the Neotropical genera.

Neotropical hosts. Orthoptera.

Distribution. No named species in the Neotropical region. Specimens are from Argentina (Luft Albarracin et al. 2014), and other countries as far north as Cuba (CNC, UCRC).

Important reference. Lin et al. (2007).

Figures

FIGURES 45–47. Australomymar. 45a, head, anterior; 45b, head posterior; 46, antenna; 47, wings.

FIGURES 48, 49. Australomymar. 48, mesosoma, dorsal; 49a, metasoma, lateral; 49, metasoma, lateral enlarged.