Gyrochus Enderlein, 1920

Sharkey, Michael, Yu, Dicky, van Noort, Simon, Seltmann, Katja & Penev, Lyubomir, 2009, Revision of the Oriental genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with an emphasis on Thailand and interactive keys to genera published in three different formats, ZooKeys 21 (2), pp. 19-54 : 43-44

Gyrochus Enderlein, 1920

Type species: Gyrochus helvus Enderlein, 1920 .

Distribution: Recorded from Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Yunnan Prov. China. Not recorded from Th ailand but this rare genus undoubted occurs there.

Diversity: 4 described species, 3 species were included in Bhat & Gupta (1977).

Biology: No host records but and the short ovipositors suggest that exposed hosts are attacked.

Phylogenetic Information: A member of the Disophrini , but not included in any phylogenetic analyses.

Diagnosis: Tarsal claws bifid (Fig.2a); notauli lacking (as in Fig. 7a), ovipositor short ( Fig. 28a ), hind trochantellus lacking ventral carinae (Fig. 3b); lateral and medial carinae of frons joined posteriorly completely surrounding base of antennae (Fig. 8b).

Figures

Figure 28. Gyrochus sp. a lateral habitus b forewing