Polynema (Polynema)

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2021, Taxonomic review of Polynema (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in Australia and New Zealand, with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 4915 (2), pp. 151-200 : 165

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Key to species of Polynema (Polynema) in Australia and New Zealand (females)

1 Apterous ( Figs 33 View FIGURE 33 , 122 View FIGURES 121–123 )................................................................................ 2

- Brachypterous or macropterous.......................................................................... 3

2(1) Mesoscutum and scutellum indistinguishably fused; scutellum without frenal foveae ( Figs 30, 32 View FIGURES 28–32 )............................................................................................... P. (Polynema) aristokratka sp. n.

- Mesoscutum distinctly differentiated from scutellum; scutellum with frenal foveae ( Fig. 119 View FIGURES 117–120 ).. P. (Polynema) markiza sp. n.

3(1) Inner (medial) surface of scape with cross-ridges ( Fig. 125 View FIGURES 124–129 )............................ P. (Polynema) princessa sp. n.

- Scape smooth, without cross-ridges....................................................................... 4

4(3) Fore wing with some discal setae very long, 30 µm or longer, these creating a “hairy” appearance ( Figs 38 View FIGURES 34–39 , 106 View FIGURES 104–106 , 110 View FIGURES 107–111 )...... 5

- Fore wing with all discal setae relatively shorter, less than 30 µm long........................................... 6

5(4) Clava with 6 mps; fore wing ( Fig. 110 View FIGURES 107–111 ) with some discal setae up to about 100 µm long; hind wing strongly reduced, almost without membrane ( Fig. 111 View FIGURES 107–111 )..................................................... P. (Polynema) koroleva sp. n.

- Clava with 7 mps; fore wing ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 34–39 ) with discal setae at most about 60 µm long; hind wing with membrane........................................................................................ P. (Polynema) baronessa sp. n.

6(4) Pronotum entire...................................................................................... 7

- Pronotum divided mediolongitudinally.................................................................... 8

7(6) Scutellum with campaniform sensilla close to anterior margin and at a distance from lateral margins; propodeum with median carina obviously incomplete, extending from posterior margin about half length ( Fig. 75 View FIGURES 73–78 ); macropterous ( Fig. 79 View FIGURE 79 ); ovipositor at least 1.6× length of metatibia..................................................... P. (Polynema) grafinya sp. n.

- Scutellum with campaniform sensilla about in the middle and almost touching lateral margins ( Fig. 86 View FIGURES 83–87 ); propodeum with median carina almost complete, though not extending to anterior margin ( Fig. 88 View FIGURES 88–90 ); fore wing at least somewhat reduced ( Fig. 100 View FIGURES 96–100 ) if not notably brachypterous ( Fig. 89 View FIGURES 88–90 ); ovipositor about 1.1× length of metatibia.......... P. (Polynema) imperatrix sp. n.

8(6) Scutellum with campaniform sensilla separated from anterior margin by about 1 diameter of a sensillum ( Fig. 134 View FIGURES 130–135 ).................................................................................... P. (Polynema) rangatira sp. n.

- Scutellum with campaniform sensilla separated from anterior margin by at least 4 diameters of a sensillum.............. 9

9(8) Antenna ( Fig. 45 View FIGURES 44–48 ) with F2 about 4.5× as long as wide, F3 about 2.7× as long as wide, and with clava almost as long as combined length of preceding 4 flagellomeres............................................... P. (Polynema) draperi Girault View in CoL

- Antenna ( Figs 60 View FIGURES 59–64 , 65 View FIGURES 65–69 ) with F2 about 6.3× as long as wide, F3 about 4.0× as long as wide, and with clava either slightly longer than or about as long as combined length of preceding 3 flagellomeres.................... P. (Polynema) editha Girault View in CoL