Fovephedrus Chen, 1986

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Subgenus Fovephedrus Chen, 1986

Type species.

Fovephedrus radiatus Chen, 1986.

Etymology.

Name derived from presence of fovea on mesoscutum of type species

Diagnosis.

3Rsa vein shorter than 2Rsa (3Rsa / 2Rsa less than 1), petiole subquadrate.

Description.

F1 with smaller number of longitudinal placodes (0-3, rarely 4). Mesoscutum usually with one or two mesoscuteal foveae, sometimes lacking both. Scutellar sulcus always undivided. 3RSa shorter than 2Rsa (0.55-0.95). 3Rsb/3Rsa 2.65-3.4. Petiole short and broad, 1.3-1.5 times as long as wide, lacking post lateral excavations. Ovipositor sheaths varying from stout to slender.

Species in Europe: Ephedrus persicae Froggatt, 1904, Ephedrus chaitophori Gärdenfors, 1986, Ephedrus lonicerae Tomanović, Kavallieratos & Starý, 2009, Ephedrus tamaricis Tomanović & Petrović, 2016