Published April 30, 2024 | Version v1
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Epyrinae Kieffer 1914

  • 1. CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, University Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France & Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, CP 50, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75005 Paris, France & State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
  • 2. Übersee-Museum Bremen, Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen, Germany
  • 3. CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, University Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France

Description

4. Key to the Genera of Epyrinae (Modified from Colombo et al., [14])

1. Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture with foveae connected by sulcus.. ... ... ... ... .... ......2

- Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture with foveae not connected by sulcus.. ... ... ... ... ......10

2. Eye densely setose.. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... Anisepyris

- Eye glabrous or at most slightly setose.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 3

3. Dorsal pronotal area much wider than long.. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... † Gloxinius

- Dorsal pronotal area as long as or longer than wider.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 4

4. Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar sulcus usually smooth, posterior margin incurved; clypeus with inconspicuous lateral lobes.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ..... .. 5

- Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar sulcus slightly scrobiculate, posterior margin straight; clypeus with conspicuous lateral lobes.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

5. 2r-rs&Rs vein curved towards and reaching anterior wing margin... ... ...† Hukawngepyris

- 2r-rs&Rs vein curved towards wing tip, not reaching margin or absent.. ... ... ... .... ..... 6

6. Body and wings with thick black setae.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ..... ... ... .... Laelius

- Body and wings with thin light castaneous setae.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7

7. Forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein absent or faintly visible; protarsus and mesotibiae with spine-shaped setae (♀); genitalia with cuspis undivided (♂).. ... ... ... ... ..... .... Austrepyris

- Forewing with developed 2r-rs&Rs; protarsus and mesotibiae without spine-shaped setae (♀); genitalia with cuspis divided (♂).. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Chlorepyris

8. Eye medium-sized, occupying at most 2/3 of side of head; median clypeal lobe as long as lateral ones or reduced; dorsal pronotal area usually carinate.. ... ... ..... .... ... .... Rysepyris

- Eye remarkably large, occupying almost all sides of the head; median clypeal lobe shorter than lateral ones; dorsal pronotal area usually ecarinate.. ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9

9. Protarsus with long spatulate spine-shaped filament (♀); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein short; anteromesoscutum without foveolate transverse groove; posterior corner of metapectal-propodeal complex one-toothed.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... .. Disepyris

- Protarsus without spatulate spine-shaped filament (♀); forewing with 2r-rs&Rs vein long; anteromesoscutum with foveolate transverse groove; posterior corner of metapectal-propodeal complex two-toothed.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Holepyris

10. Distance between posterior ocelli much less than their own diameter.. ... .... Trissepyris

- Distance between posterior ocelli more than their own diameter.. ... ... ....... ... ... ... .. 11

11. Dorsal pronotal area with wider anterior elevation.. ... .... ... .. Aspidepyris (type pattern)

- Dorsal pronotal area without such elevation.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ... ... .... 12

12. Dorsal pronotal area anterior margin incurved; humeral angle angulate.. .... Calyozina

- Dorsal pronotal area anterior margin straight or outcurved; humeral angle rounded... 13

13. Anterior area of the S2 with flap scale-shaped (♂♀); antenna usually pectinate; flagellomere 1 very reduced (♂).. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Calyoza

- Anterior area of the S2 without flap; antenna filiform; flagellomere 1 not reduced.. .... 14

14. Foveae of mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture distant by less than their half own.. .... ... 15

- Foveae of mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture distant by more than their half own.. .... .... 17

15. Metapectal-propodeal disc with indistinct metapostnotal carinae.. ... ... ... .... Idatepyris

- Metapectal-propodeal disc with distinct metapostnotal carinae.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 16

16. Dorsal pronotal area usually carinate (♂♀); metapostnotal-propodeal carina sinuous (♀); apical aedeagal lobe with conspicuous projection ventrad (♂).. ... ... ... ...... ... .. Bakeriella

- Dorsal pronotal area ecarinate (♂♀); metapostnotal-propodeal carina never sinuous (♀); apical aedeagal lobe without such projection (♂).. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Epyris

17. Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar foveae distant by less than 4 × own width.. ... ... ... ... .... 18

- Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar foveae distant by more than 4× own width.. ... ... ... ... ... .. 19

18. Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar fovea drop-shaped; cuspis undivided.. ... ... ... ... ... Psilepyris

- Mesoscuto-mesoscutellar fovea circular/oval-shaped; cuspis divided partially.. ... .. Dolus

19. Antennal scape with spine pecten-shaped; ventral margin of mandible with laminar expansion (♀); cuspis and harpe very long (♂).. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. Muellerella

- Antennal scape without spine pecten-shaped; ventral margin of mandible without such expansion; cuspis and harpe short (♂).. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....... .... .. 20

20. Eye flat; notaulus faint (♂♀); dorsal mandibular tooth curved dorsad (♂).. ... Gracilepyris

- Eye protuberant; notaulus well-impressed (♂♀); mandible with dorsal tooth mesad (♂).. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... Aspidepyris (non-type pattern)

Notes

Published as part of Brazidec, Manuel, Lohrmann, Volker & Perrichot, Vincent, 2024, The First Cretaceous Epyrine Wasp (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): A New Genus and Species from Early Cenomanian Kachin Amber, pp. 191-200 in Insects (Clifton, N. J.) (Clifton, N. J.) 15 (5) on pages 7-8, DOI: 10.3390/insects15050318, http://zenodo.org/record/11120833

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Kieffer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Bethylidae
Taxon rank
subFamily
Taxonomic concept label
Epyrinae Kieffer, 1914 sec. Brazidec, Lohrmann & Perrichot, 2024

References

  • 14. Colombo, W. D.; Tribull, C. M.; Waichert, C.; Azevedo, C. O. Integrative taxonomy solves taxonomic impasses: A case study from Epyrinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Syst. Entomol. 2022, 47, 504 - 529. [CrossRef]