Xenocynips Kieffer, 1910a

Noort, Simon van, Buffington, Matthew L. & Forshage, Mattias, 2015, Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera), ZooKeys 493, pp. 1-176 : 142

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Liopteridae

Xenocynips Kieffer, 1910a

Diagnosis.

Metasomal terga 3-5 fused, with intertergal sutures partially visible; lower mesopleuron horizontally striate. Tessmannella is most easily confused with Xenocynips ; the fusion of terga in Xenocynips is a very reliable and clearly visible character. Additionally, most species of Xenocynips possess a dorsoventrally striate lateral aspect of the scutellum, posterior to the auricula; this is useful for specimens in which the metasoma is missing.

Identification.

Dichotomous and online interactive keys to species are available in Buffington and van Noort (2012) and van Noort (2004-2015).

Distribution.

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo ( Buffington and van Noort 2012).

Biology.

Unknown.

Species richness.

Xenocynips rhothion Buffington & van Noort, 2012 (Central African Republic; Republic of Congo).

Xenocynips ronquisti Buffington & van Noort, 2012 (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Xenocynips subsquamata Kieffer, 1910a (Cameroon)