Catadelphops, HEINRICH, 1962

Sime, Karen R. & Wahl, David B., 2002, The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134 (1), pp. 1-56 : 21

CATADELPHOPS HEINRICH, 1962

Catadelphops Heinrich, 1962: 863 . Type-species: Trogus buccatus Cresson. Monotypic and original designation.

Neamblyjoppa Heinrich, 1962: 865 . Type-species: Neamblyjoppa nasuta Heinrich. Monotypic and original designation. Syn. n.

Species and distribution. There are two described species from western North America ( Yu & Horstmann 1997).

Autapomorphies. Ventral mandibular tooth absent (#12–2); median longitudinal carina of propodeum absent posteriad anterior transverse carina (#33–1); first and second lateral areas finely and contiguously punctate (#35–1).

Comments. When describing Catadelphops (sensu stricto: consisting of only C. buccatus ), Heinrich argued that it should be placed in the Heresiarchini ( Heinrich, 1962: 863) : ‘[T]he carination of the propodeum is more complete and regular than in Catadelphus , the area superomedia being clearly defined, hexagonal. In this respect the type-species is still more closely related to Amblyjoppa Cameron than is Catadelphus .’ The areola (Heinrich’s ‘area superomedia’) may be regularly hexagonal, but it is small and the same size as typical for the Callajoppa genusgroup. Furthermore, it is filled-in in more than half the specimens. Heinrich ignored the important propodeal characters of an abruptly sloping anterior margin (#25–1) and a steeply sloping lateral profile (#37–2). Needless to say, Heinrich’s postulated relationship to Amblyjoppa was not confirmed. A similar line of reasoning led Heinrich to place Neamblyjoppa in the Heresiarchini ( Heinrich, 1962) .

Synonymization of Neamblyjoppa with Catadelphops seemed the best course, as these monotypic genera have a sister-group relationship and are found in the same geographical area.

Biology. Unknown.