Ptilomymar, Annecke & Doutt, 1961

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2021, Illustrated key to the genera and catalogue of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 5036 (1), pp. 1-166 : 46

PTILOMYMAR Annecke & Doutt, 1961

( Figs 239–244 )

Ptilomymar Annecke & Doutt, 1961: 24 . Type species: Ptilomymar rete Annecke & Doutt, 1961 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Propodeum, petiole and gt 1 with large translucent reticulate lamina ( Figs 243, 244 ); propodeal seta long and branched with its base anterior to level of spiracle.

Discussion. Ptilomymar belongs to the Camptoptera group of genera. In the Afrotropical region the Camptoptera group also includes Camptoptera , Camptopteroides , and Stephanocampta . Tarsal segment 4 in both Camptoptera (Eofoersteria) and Ptilomymar is at least 1.5× as long as segment 3 ( Fig. 240 ), indicating in both cases that tarsal segment 4 likely consists of a fusion of segments 4 and 5. Ptilomymar specimens appear to have exceptionally long tarsal claws. The peculiar translucent structures described above occur elsewhere only in Stephanocampta and some Camptoptera but not on gt l, and the propodeal spiracle in those two genera is not branched.

Afrotropical hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. No named species in the Afrotropical region. Specimens examined are from Angola, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda (CAS, CNC, UCRC).

Important reference. Huber (2020).

Figures

FIGURES 239–242. Ptilomymar sp. 239, head, anterior; 240, mesotarsus; 241, antenna; 242, wings. Scale bars: 239–241 = 100 μm; 242 = 200 μm.

FIGURES 243, 244. Ptilomymar sp. 243, mesosoma, dorsal; 244, metasoma, lateral. Scale bars = 100 μm.