Carinopius Tan & van Achterberg, 2016

Ranjith, A. P., 2025, First record of the opiine genus, Carinopius Tan & van Achterberg, 2016 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India and Thailand with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 5642 (1), pp. 89-95 : 90

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.1.9
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15585409
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scientific name	Carinopius Tan & van Achterberg, 2016
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Treatment

Carinopius Tan & van Achterberg 2016: 570 View Cited Treatment .

Type species Carinopius albocoxalis Tan & van Achterberg, 2014: 570 .

Diagnosis (modified from Tan et al. 2016)

Subocular depression present along posterior and dorsal margins of eye ( Figs 1B–F View FIGURE 1 ); occipital carina narrowly angulate dorso-laterally and largely absent dorsally ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); mesosoma about twice as long as high, distinctly flattened in lateral view ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ); precoxal sulcus sloping downwards posteriorly ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ); mesepimeral flange widened near pleural scrobe ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ); notauli largely absent, only present in anterior 1/3 ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ); scutellar sulcus curved, but laterally reduced ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ); metanotum protruding medio-posteriorly and median carina incomplete or complete ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); fore wing vein M+CU1 tubular ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ); hind wing vein m-cu absent ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 ); propodeum, metasomal tergites 1–2 and base of tergite 3 distinctly sculptured ( Figs 2E, F View FIGURE 2 , 3A, B View FIGURE 3 ); dorsal carinae of tergite 1 united near base of tergite and continued as median carina posteriorly, dorsope absent, laterope distinctly impressed and glymma crenulate ( Figs 2F View FIGURE 2 , 3A, B View FIGURE 3 ); tergites 4–6 well exposed, smooth and without a sharp lateral crease ( Figs 2F View FIGURE 2 , 3A, B View FIGURE 3 ); tergites 3–4 protruding latero-posteriorly ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); hypopygium medium-sized and subtruncate ventro-apically ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ).

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Oriental ( China, India, Thailand and Vietnam).

Key to the species of Carinopius Tan & van Achterberg, 2016

1. Mesoscutum, pronotum and mesopleuron yellow; metanotum with incomplete midlongitudinal carina; fore wing vein m-cu weakly antefurcal; metasomal tergite 2 with midlongitudinal carina in anterior half ( China & Vietnam)............................................................................... Carinopius albocoxalis Tan & van Achterberg

- Mesoscutum, pronotum and mesopleuron black ( Figs 1A, D View FIGURE 1 , 2C, D View FIGURE 2 ); metanotum with complete midlongitudinal carina ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ); fore wing vein m-cu strongly antefurcal ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ); metasomal tergite 2 without midlongitudinal carina in anterior half ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ) ( India and Thailand)................................................. Carinopius dhithyae Ranjith sp. nov.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
SuperFamily	Ichneumonoidea
Family	Braconidae
SubFamily	Opiinae