Diparinae Thomson 1876
Creators: name: Desjardins, Christopher A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pteromalidae

description: Key to the genera of Diparinae  1 Female.......................................................................................................................................................... 2  
- Male........................................................................................................................................................... 15  
 2 Metacoxa with thick vertical brush of white setae on posterior margin (Fig. 39); anterior surface of GT1 lateral to petiole with thick tufts of white setae (Figs. 37, 50, 51); longest metatibial spur at least 2X width of metatibia at point of insertion (Fig. 40)............................................................... Neapterolelaps Girault   
- Without thick patches of setae on metacoxae (Figs. 21, 28, 46) or GT1 (Fig. 12, 34); longest metatibial spur at most 1.5X width of metatibia at point of insertion (Fig. 32, 33; if slightly more, then antenna with nearly all funicular segments anelliform)................................................................................................... 3  
3 Dorsal edge of mesepimeron and metapleuron invaginated, creating longitudinal furrow (Fig. 46, inv, 47); apical clypeal margin concave (Fig. 45); antenna with at least 4 anelli (Fig. 42); eye normal, with over 50 facets (Fig. 44); Australasian distribution.................................................................................................. 4  
- Dorsal edge of mesepimeron and metapleuron without longitudinal furrow (Fig. 20, 28); apical clypeal margin not concave (may be convex, bilobed, (Fig. 27) or with median tooth (Fig. 16, mct)); antenna with 2 or fewer anelli (or rarely, if appearing to have 3–4 anelli, then eye reduced with less than 30 facets); Cosmopolitan distribution........................................................................................................................... 5  
 4 Antenna with 7–8 anelli; posterior margin of gena carinate; posterior surface of metacoxa concave (Fig. 49); scutellum flat (Figs. 47, 48)........................................................................... Pseudoceraphron Dodd   
 - Antenna with 4–5 anelli; posterior margin of gena rounded; posterior surface of metacoxa convex (as in Fig. 21); scutellum convex (as in Fig. 10).................................................................... Nosodipara Bouček   
 5 Petiole at least 2X as long as wide, and either bent sharply ventrally at 90° angle or strongly constricted antero-ventrally (Figs. 12, 34); clava 1- or 2-segmented (either all or 2 nd and 3 rd claval segments fused (Fig. 6)); Afrotropical distribution............................................................................................................. 6   
- Petiole usually less than 1.5X as long as wide, always straight, and never constricted antero-ventrally (or petiole not visible (Fig. 20)); clava distinctly 3-segmented (Fig. 15); Cosmopolitan distribution............. 8  
 6 Nucha with 2 dorso-lateral horn-like projections; petiole bent sharply ventrally at 90°; propodeal foramen circular, open only in 1 plane (as in Fig. 49) ............................................................... Conodipara Hedqvist   
- Nucha without dorso-lateral horn-like projections; petiole straight and strongly constricted antero-ventrally (Figs. 12, 34); propodeal foramen hinge-like, open posteriorly and ventrally (Fig. 31)................... 7  
 7 Toruli on shelf (upper and lower face separated by carinate angle of 90° (Fig. 8)); axillary wing sclerite not visible (Fig. 10) .................................................................................................. Conophorisca Hedqvist   
 - Toruli not on shelf (upper and lower face separated by carinate or rounded angle of less than 50°); axillary wing sclerite expanded and visible (Fig. 30, aws)................................................ Myrmicolelaps Hedqvist   
8 Prepectus small, not reaching tegula (lateral scutal margin either touches mesopleuron or is separated from it by an anteriorly extended tegula (Fig. 54)); Afrotropical distribution.......................................... 9  
- Prepectus large, reaching tegula (lateral scutal margin does not touch mesopleuron (Fig. 20)); Cosmopolitan distribution........................................................................................................................................... 12  
 9 Notauli completely absent; propodeum with 2 large dorso-lateral horns, with propodeal spiracles situated on lateral surface of horns (Fig. 55)............................................................... Pyramidophoriella Hedqvist   
- Notauli present; propodeum without horns............................................................................................. 10  
 10 Inner eye margins ventrally diverging (Fig. 56); with strong vertical carina running from interantennal area to ventral clypeal margin (Fig. 57)................................................ Cerodipara Desjardins, new genus   
- Inner eye margins parallel (Fig. 27) or uniformally convex (Fig. 44); without strong vertical carina running from interantennal area to ventral clypeal margin (Fig. 8)............................................................... 11  
 11 Without strong, dark bristles on vertex and dorsal surface of mesosoma; propodeum steeply sloping, higher than long (Fig. 65); 1 metatibial spur....................................... Dozodipara Desjardins, new genus   
 - With many pairs of strong, dark bristles on vertex and dorsal surface of mesosoma; propodeum gently sloping, longer than high; 2 metatibial spurs..................................................................... Boeria Hedqvist   
 12 Clava asymmetrical..................................................................................................... Netomocera Bouček   
- Clava symmetrical................................................................................................................................... 13  
 13 Four pairs of scutellar bristles; anellus longer than broad; Neotropical distribution............................................................................................................................................ Chimaerolelaps Desjardins, new genus   
- At most 2 pairs of scutellar bristles; anellus broader than long; Cosmopolitan distribution.................... 14  
 14 Clypeus without median tooth (as in Figs. 27, 44); F1 subequal in length to F2................ Dipara Walker   
 - Clypeus with median tooth (Fig. 16, mct); F1 at least 1.5X as long as F2............................ Lelaps Walker   
 15 Metacoxa with thick vertical brush of white setae on hind margin (Fig. 39); anterior surface of GT1 lateral to petiole with thick tufts of white setae (Figs. 37, 50, 51); longest metatibial spur at least 2X width of metatibia at point of insertion (Fig. 40) ..................................................................... Neapterolelaps Girault   
- Metacoxa without thick patches of setae on either the metacoxa (Figs. 21, 28, 46) or GT1 (Figs. 12, 34); longest metatibial spur at most 1.5X width of metatibia at point of insertion (Figs. 32, 33).................... 16  
16 Petiole either bent sharply ventrally at 90° angle or straight and strongly constricted antero-ventrally (Figs. 12, 34); nucha at least as long than wide; acropleuron broadly expanded (Fig. 28); apterous; Afrotropical distribution.................................................................................................................................. 17  
- Petiole neither L-shaped nor strongly constricted antero-ventrally, may not be visible in lateral view; nucha wider than long; acropleuron normal, not broadly expanded (Fig. 20); usually macropterous (but may be brachypterous or apterous); Cosmopolitan distribution.............................................................. 19  
 17 Nucha with 2 dorso-lateral projections; petiole L-shaped; propodeal foramen circular, open only in 1 plane........................................................................................................................... Conodipara Hedqvist   
- Nucha without dorso-lateral projections; petiole straight and strongly constricted antero-ventrally (Figs. 12, 34); propodeal foramen hinge-like, open posteriorly and ventrally (Fig. 31)..................................... 18  
 18 Toruli on shelf (upper and lower face separated by carinate angle of 90° (Fig. 8)); axillary wing sclerite not visible (Fig. 10) ................................................................................................. Conophorisca Hedqvist   
 - Toruli not on shelf (upper and lower face separated by carinate or rounded angle of less than 50°); axillary wing sclerite visible and expanded (Fig. 30, aws)................................................ Myrmicolelaps Hedqvist   
 19 Petiole at most as long as broad; clypeus without median tooth (as in Figs. 27, 44) .... Netomocera Bouček   
- Either petiole at least 2X as long as broad and clypeus variable, or petiole at least 1X as long as broad and clypeus with median tooth (Fig. 16)......................................................................................................... 20  
 20 Clypeus with median tooth (Fig. 16, mct); funicular segments cylindrical and at least 1.5X as long as wide ................................................................................................................................................ Lelaps Walker   
 - Clypeus without median tooth (as in Figs. 27, 44); funicular segments either pedunculate or less than 1.5X as long as wide ...................................................................................................................... Dipara Walker
description: Published as part of Desjardins, Christopher A., 2007, Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), pp. 1-88 in Zootaxa 1647 (1) on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1647.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5103860