Coelocybidae new status

Burks, Roger, Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, Fusu, Lucian, Heraty, John M., Jansta, Petr, Heydon, Steve, Papilloud, Natalie Dale-Skey, Peters, Ralph S., Tselikh, Ekaterina V., Woolley, James B., van Noort, Simon, Baur, Hannes, Cruaud, Astrid, Darling, Christopher, Haas, Michael, Hanson, Paul, Krogmann, Lars & Rasplus, Jean-Yves, 2022, From hell's heart I stab at thee! A determined approach towards a monophyletic Pteromalidae and reclassification of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 94, pp. 13-88 : 13

Coelocybidae new status

Coelocybinae Bouček, 1988. Type genus: Coelocyba Ashmead, 1900.

Lieparini Bouček, 1988, new synonymy. Type genus: Liepara Bouček, 1988.

Diagnosis.

Antenna with 11 flagellomeres. Eyes ventrally divergent. Clypeus with transverse subapical groove (extending from one anterior tentorial pit to the other). Labrum hidden behind clypeus, flexible, subrectangular, with marginal setae in a row. Mandibles with 3 teeth. Subforaminal bridge with postgena separated by lower tentorial bridge. Mesoscutellum with frenum indicated and with a pair of strong setae on or adjacent to frenal groove, and with axillular sulcus (Fig. 13 ). Mesopleural area without an expanded acropleuron; mesepimeron not extending over anterior margin of metapleuron (Fig. 14 ). All legs with 5 tarsomeres; protibial spur stout and curved; basitarsal comb longitudinal. Metasoma with syntergum, therefore without epipygium.

Discussion.

As mentioned by Bouček (1988), Coelocybidae closely resemble what was then known as Cleonyminae , which is now multiple families. Among these, Coelocybidae bear greater resemblance to Cleonymidae and Lyciscidae . Cleonymidae differ from Coelocybidae in lacking a frenum and the accompanying strong setae, the setae also being absent from Lyciscidae . Otherwise, taxa with ventrally divergent eyes have an expanded acropleuron or fewer flagellomeres. Many other taxa have a pair of strong setae on the frenal groove, but not together with ventrally divergent eyes, except Cecidellis Hanson ( Pirenidae ) which has 9 antennal flagellomeres. Nearly all Coelocybidae are from the Southern Hemisphere, with the exception of a single species from India ( Narendran 2001).

Lieparini new synonym is hereby abolished, and Liepara Bouček new placement is transferred here from its incertae sedis status ( Heraty et al. 2013) because it has consistently been part of the new concept of a monophyletic Coelocybidae in next-generation molecular analyses (Cruaud et al., submitted). While the ventrally toothed metafemur of Liepara is distinctive, it is a well-known homoplastic feature in Chalcidoidea . Otherwise, the slightly ventrally divergent eyes, strong setae adjacent to the frenal groove, and non-metallic coloration of Liepara indicate that morphology agrees with molecules in this instance. Lieparini does not seem to be a useful tribe to keep as distinct from other coelocybines, although further study may lead to its resurrection once more coelocybids have been analyzed phylogenetically.

Figures

Figures 13 - 18. 13 Coelocyboides sp. (Coelocybidae): mesosoma in dorsal view, arrow indicating setae on or adjacent to frenal groove 14 Ormyromorpha trifasciata Girault (Coelocybidae): mesosoma in lateral view 15, 16 Lelaps sp. (Diparidae) 15 head posterior view 16 cercal brush 17 Eufroggattisca polita (Ashmead) (Epichrysomallidae): mesosoma lateral view 18 Odontofroggattia sp. (Epichrysomallidae): propodeum female dorsal view.