Areopraon

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Braconidae

Name

Areopraon Mackauer, 1959 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

• Areopraon Mackauer, 1959: 810. Type-species: Praonlepelleyi Waterston, 1926.
• Mesopraon Starý, 1981: 175. (Syn. by Tomanović, Ž.). Type-species: Mesopraonhelleni Starý, 1981.

Diagnosis

Head transverse, with occipital carina. Maxillary palpi with four segments, labial palpi with three segments. Female antenna filiform, with 12–22 segments. Notauli deep and distinct throughout. Propodeum usually with areola or with carinae. Fore wing with pterostigma longer than vein 1-R1 (= metacarp), radial vein (= r+3-SR) not reach the wing apex, vein 1-SR+M usually faintly indicated, and vein 2-M always distinct. Hind wing with cross vein cu-a absent. Apex of ovipositor sheaths usually densely pubescent. Larva pupates either inside or outside of mummified aphid.

Key to world species of the genus Areopraon Mackauer, 1959

Key to world species of the genus Areopraon Mackauer, 1959 — H. Tian , C. Achterberg , X. Chen

1		Fore wings without vein m-cu (= recurrent vein), or faintly indicated; carinae or areola of propodeum not always present    2
–		Vein m-cu of fore wing distinctly present (Figure 2A); propodeum with distinct carinae or areola (Figure 2J)    4
2		Propodeum with distinct carinae posteriorly; mesoscutum almost hairless; antenna of female with 12 segments    A.thailandicum Starý, 2008
–		Propodeum without any carinae; mesoscutum densely pubescent; antenna with more than 12 segments    3
3		Antenna of ♂ with 19–20 segments; pterostigma less slender, no more than 3.0× as long as wide    A.antiquum Mackauer, 1967
–		Antenna of ♀ with 15 segments; pterostigma slender, 5.0× as long as wide    A.rasnitsyni Davidian, 2011
4		Propodeum with complete areola (Figure 2J)    5
–		Propodeum without complete areola, only with distinct carinae posteriorly    8
5		T1 slender, at least 1.6× as long as wide at spiracle level; antenna of ♀ with 17–18 segments    6
–		T1 less slender or nearly subquadrate; Antenna of ♀ with 19–20 segments    7
6		Mesoscutum glabrous, with medial and lateral lobes nearly glabrous, with any setae (Fig. 2C, D); T1 2.3× as long as wide at spiracle level (Figure 2F); Pterostigma triangular, 3.4× as long as wide (Figure 2A); Antenna of ♀ with 18 segments (Figure 2I)    A.chui Tian & Chen, sp. n.
–		Mesoscutum densely pubescent, only with small hairless area; T1 1.6× as long as wide at spiracle level; Pterostigma triangular, 4.0× as long as wide; Antenna of ♀ with 17 segments    A.helleni (Starý, 1981)
7		Antenna of ♀ with 19–20 segments; T1 1.2–1.5× as long as wide at spiracle level    A.silvestre (Starý, 1971)
–		Antenna of ♀ with 22 segments; T1 subquadrate, nearly as long as wide at spiracle level    A.pilosum Mackauer, 1959
8		Antenna of ♀ with 13–14 segments; T1 subquadrate, nearly as long as wide at spiracle level    A.lepelleyi (Waterston, 1926)
–		Antenna of ♀ with 16–17 segments; T1 1.25–1.33× as long as wide at spiracle level    A.chaitophori Tomanović & Petrović, 2009

Taxon Treatment

• Tian, H; Achterberg, C; Chen, X; 2018: The genera Areopraon Mackauer, 1959 and Pseudopraon Starý, 1975 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from China, with keys to species ZooKeys, (780): 61-70. doi

Images

Figure 2. Areopraonchui Tian & Chen, sp. n. A fore wing B hind wing C mesosoma, lateral aspect D mesoscutum, dorsal aspect E metasoma, lateral aspect FT1, dorsal aspect G head, anterior aspect H head, dorsal view I antenna J propodeum, dorsal aspect K ovipositor sheaths, dorsal aspect.