Neomymar, Crawford, 1913

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2020, Illustrated key to genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in America north of Mexico, Zootaxa 4773 (3), pp. 1-411 : 242

NEOMYMAR Crawford, 1913

( Figs 623–658 )

Neomymar Crawford, 1913: 351 . Type species: Neomymar vierecki Crawford, 1913 , by original designation.

Bruchomymar Ogloblin, 1939: 218 . Type species: Bruchomymar mirabilicornis Ogloblin, 1939 , by original designation. Synonymy by Triapitsyn et al., 2006: 2.

Diagnosis. Body length 845–1560 μm. Toruli abutting transverse trabecula ( Figs 624 , 638 ); vertex with a thick, blunt and often long seta outside posterior apex of supraorbital trabecula ( Figs 626, 627 , 641 ); axillar seta extending almost to posterior margin of frenum ( Figs 629 , 644 ); fore wing narrow for at least half of length beyond apex of venation then widening abruptly into an oval disc with a brown spot at apex and sometimes also at base ( Fig. 631 ); petiole apparently attached to gt 1 ( Figs 633 , 652 ).

Discussion. Among the nine other Nearctic genera of the Polynema group ( Acmopolynema , Caraphractus , Cnecomymar , Eustochus , Kalopolynema , Mymar , Palaeoneura , Polynema , Stephanodes ), Neomymar is the most similar to Mymar ; both have the toruli high on face, abutting the transverse trabecula.

Important reference. Triapitsyn et al. (2006).

Figures

FIGURE 623. Neomymar vierecki Crawford, habitus. USA, Florida, Alachua Co., Gainesville, 1–28.ii.1987, W.R.M. Mason. Scale bar=1000 μm.

FIGURES 624–628. Neomymar vierecki Crawford, head except 628. 624, anterior, male; 625, posterior, male; 626a, lateral; 626b, lateral (internal) showing ocular apodeme; 627; dorsal; 628, antenna. Scale bars: 624–627=100 μm; 628=200 μm.

FIGURES 629–631. Neomymar vierecki Crawford. 629, mesosoma, dorsal; 630, mesosoma, lateral; 631, wings. Scale bars=200 μm.

FIGURES 632–634. Neomymar vierecki Crawford, metasoma. 632, dorsal; 633, lateral; 634, lateral showing genitalia. Scale bars=200 μm.

FIGURES 635–637. Neomymar vierecki Crawford, metasoma except 636. 635, ventral; 636, male antenna; 637a, male, dorsal; 637b, genitalia seen through gaster. Scale bars: 635, 637=100 μm; 636=500 μm.

FIGURES 638–643. Neomymar sp., head (Costa Rica, Guanacaste National Park). 638, anterior; 639, posterior; 640, lateral; 641, dorsal; 642; ventral; 643, mouthparts. Scale bars=50 μm.

FIGURES 644–652. Neomymar sp. (Costa Rica, Guanacaste National Park). 644, mesosoma, dorsal; 645, mesosoma, lateral; 646, mesosoma, ventral; 647, mesosoma, anterior; 648, petiole, dorsal; 649, petiole, ventral; 650, petiole, lateral; 651, gaster, dorsal; 652, gaster, lateral. Scale bars=50 μm.

FIGURES 653–658. Neomymar spp. (Costa Rica, Guanacaste National Park). 653, gaster, ventral; 654, male gaster, posterior, with genitalia lowered (aedeagus pointing ventrally); 655, male gaster apex, dorsal; 656, male gaster apex, ventral; 657, male gaster apex, lateral with genitalia lowered (aedeagus pointing ventrally); 658, male gaster apex, lateral. Scale bars=50 μm.