Cratospila Foerster, 1863

Sohn, Ju-Hyeong, van Achterberg, Cornelis, Yu, Yeonghyeok & Kim, Hyojoong, 2022, Additions to the genus Cratospila Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from South Korea, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 92, pp. 173-184 : 173

Cratospila Foerster, 1863

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Cratospila Foerster, 1863: 265; Shenefelt. 1974: 985; Wharton 1980: 84; Tobias 1990; Belokobylskij 1998: 287; Yao et al. 2016: 1; Zhu et al. 2017: 60. Type species (by monotypy): Alysia circe Haliday, 1838.

Hedylus Marshall, 1891: 14-15 (not Foerster, 1868); Papp 2009: 29-30 (as synonym of Cratospila because of synonymising both type species). Type species (by monotypy): Hedylus habilis Marshall, 1894 (examined; = Alysia circe Haliday, 1838).

Diagnosis.

First flagellomere 1.5-2.1 times longer than second (Figs 1B , 2B ), most species with 8-13 white segments in apical part of antenna (unknown of C. longivena , but has reddish brown head, morphologically related to C. albifera and has according to the COI analysis a derived position compared to other species), face with setae (Figs 1E , 2E ), eye slightly oval, clypeus protruding anteriorly (Figs 1E , 2E ), clypeus large, triangularly shaped and ventrally truncate, mandible with three teeth, second tooth narrow and sharp, maxillary palp with six segments, as long as mesosoma; notauli at least present anteriorly, scutellar sulcus distinct, precoxal sulcus medially deeply impressed and coarsely crenulate, more or less reduced anteriorly and posteriorly (Figs 1G , 2G ); fore wing (Figs 1C , 2C ) vein 2-SR slightly bent, vein 3-SR shorter than vein 2-SR; veins 2-SR+M and r-m not sclerotized, hind wing vein 1-M shorter than vein 1r-m; first tergite longer than second (Figs 1H , 2H ).

Biology.

Rather small genus, of which the biology is unknown.

Distribution.

Cosmopolitan, except Neotropical region.

Figures

Figure 1. Cratospila albosignata sp. nov. ♀ A habitus, lateral view B antennae C wings D head, dorsal view E head, front view F mesosoma, dorsal view G mesosoma, lateral view H anterior half of metasoma, dorsal view I ovipositor sheath, lateral view.

Figure 2. (A-I) Cratospila longivena sp. nov. ♀ A habitus, lateral view B antennae C wings D head, dorsal view E head, front view F mesosoma, dorsal view G mesosoma, lateral view H anterior half of metasoma, dorsal view I ovipositor sheath, lateral view.