﻿Three new genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) from the Neotropical region

Huber, John; Read, Jennifer D.

doi:10.3897/jhr.92.81917

JHR

2022

DOI: 10.3897/jhr.92.81917

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Three new genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) from the Neotropical region

John Huber¹,

Jennifer D. Read²

Abstract: Three new genera and species of Mymaridae from the Neotropical region are described: Megamymar waorani Huber, gen. and sp. nov.; Neopolynemoidea chilensis Huber, gen. and sp. nov.; and Porcepicus herison Huber, gen. and sp. nov. Their possible relationships are discussed to place them in context among the previously described genera of Mymaridae.

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The morphological diversity of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera): an atlas of scanning electron micrographs. Part 1. General overview and structure of the head

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This is the first in a series of studies that aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the morphological diversity of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera), a monophyletic family of small parasitic wasps that are postulated as the sister group of other Chalcidoidea. The external cranial morphology of 65–75 genera and subgenera of Mymaridae (fairyflies) is described and illustrated with almost 430 scanning electron micrographs, including 73 micrographs of the anterior, 68 of the posterior, 75 of the dorsal, 75 of the lateral, and 67 of the ventral views of the head, plus 71 micrographs of the ventral view of the mouthparts. Twenty-one annotated figures illustrate the terms used for morphological structures. Two appendices list the 64 morphological terms and 5 measurements that are defined and illustrated, and the 116 currently recognized valid genera and subgenera of Mymaridae, including collection localities for those that are illustrated. Discussion of head morphology characteristic of Mymaridae is preceded by an overview that includes discussion of best practices for taxonomic descriptions and why these and accurate identifications require well preserved and imaged specimens. Aspects of intraspecific variation, colour, secondary sexual dimorphism, setation (chaetotaxy), surface sculpture and morphometrics are also treated as all of these are often important for describing and distinguishing species. Many of the features illustrated have not previously been used in Mymaridae systematics but may prove to be useful for helping to identify and describe genera and species.

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The morphological diversity of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera): an atlas of scanning electron micrographs. Part 1. General overview and structure of the head

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2023

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Three new genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) from the Neotropical region

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The morphological diversity of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera): an atlas of scanning electron micrographs. Part 1. General overview and structure of the head

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Three new genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) from the Neotropical region