Aphanogmus trasides Polaszek, 1995

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Aphanogmus trasides Polaszek, 1995

Aphanogmus trasides – Polaszek & LaSalle 1995: 133, 135–136 (keyed, diagnosis), 139, fig. 24 (male genitalia).

Remarks

Male and male genitalia known. Aphanogmus trasides is not listed in Johnson & Musetti (2004). It was rather superficially described by Polaszek & LaSalle (1995) with three images of the female head and mesosoma and a rough drawing of the male genitalia. The harpe is not bilobed and equipped with at least one long lateral seta and at least five median setae. The digital teeth are pointed and distinct. According to the drawing of the genitalia by Polaszek & LaSalle (1995), A. trasides can be distinguished from all other described species of Aphanogmus by the distinctive high harpe/gvc index: 1.27. Based on the information given by Polaszek & LaSalle (1995: 136, fig. 12), the species is assigned here to the A. fumipennis species group.

Biology

Parasitizes presumably Braconidae or Ichneumonidae through Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865 ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ) ( Polaszek & LaSalle 1995).

Distribution

Afrotropical: Ivory Coast.

Type depositories

The male holotype is deposited in the PPRI and the male paratype and 21 female paratypes are deposited in the NHMUK, RBINS, PPRI and the WUR (formerly WAU) ( Polaszek & LaSalle 1995: 136).