Gyrochus Enderlein, 1920

Type species: Gyrochus helvus Enderlein, 1920 .

Distribution: Recorded from Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Yunnan Prov. China. Not recorded from Th ailand but this rare genus undoubted occurs there.

Diversity: 4 described species, 3 species were included in Bhat & Gupta (1977).

Biology: No host records but and the short ovipositors suggest that exposed hosts are attacked.

Phylogenetic Information: A member of the Disophrini, but not included in any phylogenetic analyses.

Diagnosis: Tarsal claws bifid (Fig.2a); notauli lacking (as in Fig. 7a), ovipositor short (Fig. 28a), hind trochantellus lacking ventral carinae (Fig. 3b); lateral and medial carinae of frons joined posteriorly completely surrounding base of antennae (Fig. 8b).