Tribe Trogaspidiini Bischoff, 1920
(Figs 48–49)
Trogaspidiini Bischoff, 1920: 23 .
Timullini Schuster, 1947: 700; Krombein 1972: 1. Synonymized by Brothers (1975).
Trogaspidinae: Invrea 1964: 140.
Petersenidiina Lelej, 1996: 6. Synonymized by Brothers & Lelej (2017).
Petersenidiini: Lelej & Nemkov 1997: 18.
Diagnosis. MALE. Eye without setae; inner margin deeply notched. F1 as long as or longer than F2. Scutellum without postero-lateral denticle. Wing venations not reaching its apex; distance between origin of RS on vein Sc and base of stigmatic cell nearly equal to stigmatic cell length; hind wing without anal lobe. Claws without inner denticles. Metasomal segment 1 narrow; segment 2 with lateral felt line on T and sometimes on S; S8 not reduced, plate-like; genitalia with symmetrical or asymmetrical penis valves. FEMALE. Head not enlarged; eye oval, slightly protruding from head capsule, without setae. Maxillary palpus six segmented; labial palpus four segmented. Mesosoma widest at pronotum or propodeum; mesopleuron concave; mesopleural suture ending at pronotal spiracle; dorsum of propodeum without row of denticles. Claws without inner denticles. T1 much narrower than T2, not petiolate; T2 usually with a pair of basal spots of pale setae, rarely without any spots.
Genera included. (39 genera and six subgenera). See Brothers & Lelej (2017). The genera Eotrogaspidia Lelej, 1996, Neotrogaspidia Lelej, 1996 and Petersenidia Lelej, 1992 are known from Japan.
Distribution. Afrotropical, Palaearctic and Oriental region (Lelej 2007).