Richteria Girault, 1920

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2007, Paranaphoidea Girault 1913, Zootaxa 1596, pp. 1-111 : 48

Genus Richteria Girault ( Figs. 237–241)

Richteria Girault, 1920 [356]: 2. Type species: Richteria lamennaisi Girault , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Richteria belongs to the Polynema group of genera. It is distinguished from other genera in the group as follows: vertex and mesoscutum with distinct isodiametric to elongate, cellulate sculpture; fore wing wide, oval, usually with 2 wide, dark cross bands, and venation extremely short, extending less than 0.2x wing length ( Fig. 237); hind wing usually almost filamentous and about half as long as fore wing, with marginal setae shorter that width of membrane ( Fig. 237); propodeum with 2 parallel, submedian carinae usually extending to about half way towards dorsellum. Fore leg as in Fig. 239. Male flagellum 11-segmented ( Fig. 240) and genitalia as in Fig. 241.

Body length. 691–947 µm.

Distribution: Australia and New Zealand.

Hosts. Unknown.

Important references. Viggiani 1973, Noyes & Valentine (1989).

Australian species (3):

R. ara (Girault, 1920 [352]: 44) ( Polynema ); Girault, 1920 [353]: 96 (description); New, 1976: 3 (redescription), 21 (key); Dahms, 1983: 48 (types); Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2007: 40 (generic transfer). TL: Qld, Gordonvale.

= R. blackbourni (Girault, 1932 [437]: 3) ( Polynema ); New, 1976: 4 (redescription), 21 (key); Dahms, 1983: 143; Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2007: 40 (generic transfer and species synonymy). TL: Vic., Canterbury.

= R. helena (Girault, 1925 [387]: 1) ( Polynema ); New, 1976: 9 (redescription), 21 (key); Dahms, 1984: 684 (types); Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, 2007: 40 (generic transfer and species synonymy). TL: Qld, Stanthorpe.

R. bicornuta Girault, 1930 [434]: 1; Viggiani, 1973: 265 (redescription); Dahms, 1983: 133 (types). TL: Qld, Indooroopilly.

R. lamennaisi Girault, 1920 [356]: 2; Viggiani, 1973: 263 (redescription); Dahms, 1984: 744 (types). TL: Qld, Manly.