Himopolynema Taguchi, 1977

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2007, Paranaphoidea Girault 1913, Zootaxa 1596, pp. 1-111 : 37

Genus Himopolynema Taguchi ( Figs. 147–152 )

Himopolynema Taguchi, 1977: 137 . Type species: Himopolynema hishimonus Taguchi , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Himopolynema belongs to the Polynema group of genera. It is distinguished from other genera in the group as follows: propodeum with oval median area defined by U-shaped submedian carinae ( Fig. 152 ); axilla with stong, blunt seta ( Fig. 152 ); face with a pit next to each torulus ( Fig. 150 ); petiole attached to gastral tergum.Wings and antenna as in Figs. 147, 148 . Male flagellum 11-segmented ( Fig. 149 ) and genitalia as in Fig. 151 .

Himopolynema is most likely to be confused with Acmopolynema or some Palaeoneura (those formerly in Chaetomymar ); with the former because of the similar propodeal carina and with the latter because of the relatively long, apically blunt axillar seta. These two features occur together only in Himopolynema .

Body length. About 800 µm (S. Triapitsyn, pers. comm.).

Distribution. Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian regions.

Hosts. Unknown for Australian species. Elsewhere recorded from Cicadellidae .

Important references. Taguchi (1977), Hayat & Anis (1999), Hayat et al., (2003), Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy (2002a).

Australian species (1):

H. aequum (Girault, 1920 [353]: 96) ( Polynema ); New, 1976: 2 (redescription), 23 (key); Dahms, 1983: 19 (types); Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2002a: 5 (generic transfer). TL: Qld, Nelson [Gordonvale].

Figures

FIGURES 147–152. Himopolynema spp. Female of H.?longiclavatum Taguchi (Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Malaya, botanical garden, 10–12.vi.1996, S.L. Heydon) 147, fore- and hind wings; 148, antenna. Male of H.?parviscutum Hayat & Anis (Russia, Primorskiy Krai, Ussuriysk District, Gornotayozhnoye, 43°66’N 132º25’E, 200m,1–2.viii.1999, M.V. Michailovskaya) 149, antenna; 150, genitalia; 151, head anterior; 152, mesosoma dorsal.