Polynema (Polynema) brevicarinae Annecke & Doutt, 1961

Bin Zeya, Shahid, Tarique Anwar, Prince, Ahmad, Zubair, A. Ghramh, Hamed, Rehman Khan, Farmanur & S. Khan, Farhat, 2022, The family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - II: new records, and description of a new species of Erythmelus Enock, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (4), pp. 527-539 : 534

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.4.527
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F706D239-53DC-4F1D-B992-F34D136DF094
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17023197
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C27EFC41-FFBE-FF92-FFF9-FEB95BD5FD78
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Polynema (Polynema) brevicarinae Annecke & Doutt, 1961
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Polynema (Polynema) brevicarinae Annecke & Doutt, 1961 View in CoL ( Figs 4C, D)

Material examined. 6♀♀, 3♂♂ (2♀♀ on same slide, 4♀♀, 3♂♂ on cards, ZDAMU), SAUDI ARABIA: AL-QASSIM: Bukeriyah , 24.xi.2018, Coll. F. R. Khan ; 1♀ (on slide, ZDAMU), AL-BAHA: Al-Qunfudhah, iiv.2011, Coll. Zubair Ahmad.

Diagnosis. Combination of features that used to distinguish this species from others in the genus are: body brown to dark brown; antenna dark brown except scape, pedicel, F1–F3 pale yellow; scape with cross-ridges on inner surface; fore wing disc behind venation without infuscation ( Hayat & Anis, 1999; Rehmat & Anis, 2015).

Distribution. India, South Africa. Saudi Arabia (new record).

Remark. Both the genus and species are newly recorded here from Saudi Arabia.