Priopoda Holmgren, 1856

Sheng, Mao-Ling & Sun, Shu-Ping, 2012, The species of Priopoda Holmgren (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from China with a key to species known in Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Regions, Zootaxa 3222, pp. 46-60 : 47

Priopoda Holmgren, 1856

Priopoda Holmgren, 1856 . Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 75(1854):63. Type-species: Ichneumon apicarius Geoffroy, 1785 . Designated by Horstmann, 1992.

Diagnosis. Clypeus almost flat, or apical portion convex, apical margin thick. Upper tooth of mandible distinctly shorter than lower tooth. Lower end of occipital carina reaching to base of mandible. Notaulus very weak or indistinct. Claw pectinate, at least present at basal portion. Areolet present. Hind wing vein cu-a approximately vertical, 1-cu longer than cu-a. Apical portion of metasoma usually compressed. First tergum narrow and elongate, spiracle located slightly anterior of middle. Glymma very deep. Ovipositor sheath about 0.7 as long as apical depth of metasoma. Ovipositor rather thick, its dorsal notch far from the apex. Apical margin of male subgenital plate with one or several apical median notches. Apex of aedeagus valve curved over and ending in an adze-like blade (Figs 6,12,18).