Kalopolynema, Ogloblin, 1960

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 : 191-192

KALOPOLYNEMA Ogloblin, 1960

( Figs 467–499 )

Kalopolynema Ogloblin, 1960a: 6 . Type species: Kalopolynema discrepans Ogloblin, 1960 , by original designation. Kalopolynema (Floripolynema) Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2002c: 616 . Type species: Kalopolynema (Floripolynema) mizelli

Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2002c, by original designation.

Diagnosis. Body length 615 – 870 μm; 1120 μm ( K. mizelli holotype). Face with subantennal sulci and without pits between toruli ( Figs 469 , 480 ); vertex without pits outside each ocellus ( Figs 472 , 483 ); fore wing narrow ( Figs 467 , 476 ); pronotum with propleura abutting medially anterior to prosternum ( Fig. 488 ); propodeum with large propodeal pit next to metapleural suture ( Figs 487, 490 ); petiole in ventral view widely divided posteriorly ( Fig. 492 ); ovipositor strongly excerted beyond gastral apex ( Figs 467 , 468 , 477 , 496 ).

Discussion. Among the nine other Nearctic genera of the Polynema group ( Acmopolynema , Caraphractus , Cnecomymar , Eustochus , Mymar , Neomymar , Palaeoneura , Polynema , Stephanodes ), Kalopolynema is unique in having subantennal sulci and large propodeal pit at junction with metapleuron. The long ovipositor, distinctly excerted posterior to apex of gaster occurs in one or two Polynema and one Palaeoneura species but otherwise is unique to Kalopolynema .

Nearctic hosts. Hemiptera : Delphacidae .

Important reference. Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy (2002c).

Figures

FIGURE 467. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), habitus. USA, Ohio, Summit Co., Singer Lake, 339m, 40°59'N 81°29'W, 7–8.viii.2006, H. Clebsch, T. Pucci, kettle lake/bog + forest edge. Scale bar=500 μm.

FIGURE 468. Kalopolynema mizelli Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, holotype, habitus + labels. Scale bar=1000 μm.

FIGURES 469–473. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell). 469, head, anterior; 470, head, posterior; 471a, head, lateral; 471b, head lateral (internal) showing ocular apodeme; 472, head, dorsal; 473, antenna. Scale bars=50 μm.

FIGURES 474, 475. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), mesosoma. 474, dorsal; 475, lateral. Scale bars=100 μm.

FIGURES 476, 477. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell). 476, wings; 477, metasoma, composite (dorsal + ventral). Scale bars=200 μm.

FIGURES 478, 479. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), metasoma. 478a, dorsal; 478b, ovipositor seen through gaster; 479, lateral. Scale bars=100 μm.

FIGURES 480–485. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), head. 480, anterior; 481, posterior; 482, lateral; 483, dorsal; 484, ventral; 485, mouthparts. Scale bars=50 μm.

FIGURES 486–493. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), mesosoma. 486, dorsal; 487, lateral; 488, ventral; 489, anterior; 490, posterior; 491, petiole, dorsal; 482, petiole, ventral; 483, petiole, lateral. Scale bars: 486–490=100 μm; 491, 492=20 μm.

FIGURES 494–499. Kalopolynema ema (Schauff & Grissell), mesosoma. 494, dorsal; 495, ventral; 496, lateral; 497, anterior; 498, apex of gaster, dorsal; 499, apex of gaster, lateral. Scale bars: 494–497=200 μm; 498, 499=20 μm.