Austroterobia Girault

(Figs 1–71)

Austroterobia Girault, 1938: 86; type species: A. partibrunnea Girault, 1938, by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: clava symmetric (100%) (Figs 6, 16, 24, 34, 35, 46, 56, 66, 67); anterior margin of propodeum without any flange-like projections partially concealing dorsellum, propodeum with median area at least slightly sculptured and with almost complete plicae (88%) (Figs 9, 19, 50, 59, 70); lateral side of prothorax without visible membranous area between posteroventral corner of pronotum and fore coxa, posteroventral corner of pronotum long and acute (100%) (Figs 8, 27, 49, 58, 69); posterior margin of gena carinate (88%); medial ventral margin of scape not carinate (100%) (Figs 22, 54); antenna inserted at or above middle of face (88%) (Figs 13, 32, 43, 54); left mandible with 2 teeth (88%) (Figs 13, 22, 54, 64); inner tooth of both mandibles undivided (88%) (Figs 13, 54); posterior part of mesoscutellum not surpassing base of propodeum, without median spine (88%) (Figs 7, 17, 48, 57, 68); marginal vein equal to or longer than stigmal vein (88%) (Figs 10, 20, 39, 47, 60, 71); notauli complete (63%) (Figs 17, 36, 48, 57, 68). Male: scape with ventral protuberance towards apex (100%) (Figs 31, 35, 42).

Remarks. Because of the many exceptions discovered after the description of Teasienna, the differences between Austroterobia and Teasienna are less conspicuous and partly different from those presented by Heydon (2004). The diagnoses of the two genera given in the present paper are intended to redefine these generic limits. Biology is known only for A. iceryae, which attacks two species of Monophlebidae ( Hemiptera: Coccoidea) (Bouček 2004). Austroterobia maldica was obtained from an unknown species of Icerya on mango (Narendran & Das 2000). Based on their morphology, the other species are expected to attack similar taxa.