Adelurola Strand, 1924

Zhu, Jiachen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xuexin, 2025, A revision of five genera of Alysiini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from China, with description of five new species, Zootaxa 5569 (3), pp. 401-438 : 433-434

Adelurola Strand, 1924

Figs 27–28

Adelura Foerster, 1863: 267 ; Shenefelt 1974: 986.

Type species: Alysia florimela Haliday, 1838 (monobasic).

Adelurola Strand, 1928: 51 (nom. nov. for Adelura Foerster, 1863 ); Shenefelt 1974: 986–987.

Neocarpa Fischer, 1966a: 185 . Type species: Neocarpa amplidens Fischer, 1966 (monobasic). Synonymised by van Achterberg (1983).

Diagnosis. First flagellomere slightly longer than second flagellomere (including annellus; Figs 27A , 28F ); eyes glabrous ( Fig. 28I ); mandible with a small fourth lamelliform protuberance ventrally and abruptly widened dorsally ( Fig. 28J ); pronope absent, side of pronotum rugose ventrally, remainder smooth; precoxal sulcus crenulated and rugose medially, remainder smooth; notauli present anteriorly, micro-sculptured and remainder absent; medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum rather long ( Figs 28C–D ); pterostigma elliptical; vein 1-SR+M of fore wing slightly curved; vein m-cu of fore wing postfurcal ( Fig. 28A ); dorsal carinae of first tergite united posteriorly; dorsope deep and medium-sized ( Fig. 28E ).

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Palaearctic region ( Yu et al. 2016).

Figures

FIGURE 27. Adelurola florimela (Haliday), ♀, China, Guizhou. A, habitus, lateral aspect; B, head, lateral aspect.

FIGURE 28. Adelurola florimela (Haliday), ♀, China, Guizhou. A, fore wing; B, hind wing; C, mesosoma, dorsal aspect; D, mesosoma, lateral aspect; E, propodeum and metasoma, dorsal aspect; F, basal antennomeres of antenna, lateral aspect; G, apex of ovipositor, lateral aspect;; H, head, dorsal aspect; I, head, anterior aspect J, mandible, full view of third tooth; L, mandible, full view of first and second teeth.