Alaptus, Westwood, 1839

Huber, John, 2009, The genus Dicopomorpha (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) in Africa and a key to Alaptus-group genera, ZooKeys 20 (20), pp. 233-244 : 235-236

Key to Alaptus group of genera. Females.

1 Tarsi 3- or 4-segmented; funicle 4- or 5-segmented; clava 2-segmented; mandible with 4 teeth................................................................................ Kikiki

– Tarsi 5-segmented; funicle at least 5-segmented; clava 1-segmented; mandible with 2 teeth........................................................................................... 2

2(1) Funicle 5-segmented or rarely with a minute additional segment; fore wing hind margin with a distinct, often recurved, notch behind venation and thereafter almost straight to apex ...................................................... Alaptus

– Funicle usually with 6 or 7 distinct segments (Figs 5, 9, 11, 16) but one Australian species of Dicopus with 5 segments; fore wing without a distinct notch on hind margin except one species of Dicopomorpha from New Zealand (Noyes and Valentine 1989) and hind margin either concave along much of length or only distally ................................................................................. 3

3(2) Head in anterior view with mandibles projecting ventrally, not crossed when closed (Figs 13, 15); mandible with one long and one short tooth; fore wing extremely narrow (Figs 12, 19)......................................................... Dicopus

– Head in anterior view with mandibles crossed medially when closed (Figs 4, 9); mandible with two subequal teeth; fore wing wider (Figs 1, 6, 10) ........ 4

4(3) Posterior scutellum entire (Figs 3, 14)................................... Dicopomorpha

– Posterior scutellum divided medially by a longitudinal suture (Fig. 8)........... ................................................................................................. Mimalaptus