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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Tiphiidae

Name

Meria Kimsey, 2011 Illiger – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

  • Meria Illiger 1807[1]:194.

Type species:

Tiphia tripunctata Rossi 1790[2]. Monobasic.

Discussion

This is a widespread genus found throughout the Palearctic and Afrotropical Regions. Meria species are sexually dimorphic, as are members of the genera Mesa and Myzinella. Males are elongate and slender with straight, cylindrical antennae. Females are heavy-bodied, with coiled antennae. Males also have the distinctive hook-like apical metasomal sternum (uncus) found in other myzinines. Meria males can be distinguished from Mesa and Myzinella by the short, broad metasomal sternum I and petiolate forewing submarginal cell. Hosts are unknown.

Key to species of Meria (males)

Key to species of Meria (males) — L. Kimsey
1
Scape with densely pitted band on upper surface extending to apex; volsella with strong processes on inner surface 
  Meria luteipes Bartalucci
–
Scape without densely pitted band on upper surface extending to apex; volsella without processes on inner surface 
  2
2
Anterior margin of scutum thickened, elevated; metasoma strongly constricted between segments 
  Meria gradilis Bartalucci
–
Anterior margin of scutum not thickened or elevated; metasoma not strongly constricted between segments 
  Meria vonizongo Krombein

Checklist of Meria species

1. Meria gradilis Bartalucci 2005[3]:1087. Holotype male; Madagascar: Toliara, Toliara-Sakaraha Flusstal, 9 km vor Sakaraha (VIENNA). Distribution: Toliara Prov.
2. Meria luteipes Bartalucci 2005[3]:1086. Holotype male; Madagascar: Toliara, Toliara-Sakaraha Flusstal, 9 km vor Sakaraha (VIENNA). Distribution: Toliara Prov.
3. Meria vonizongo Krombein 1949[4]:57. Holotype male; Madagascar: Tananarive (ITHACA). Distribution: Fianarantsoa and Toliara Provinces.

Taxon Treatment

Other References

  1. ↑ Illiger J (1807) Magazin für Insectenkunde. Braunschweig VI, 370 pp.
  2. ↑ Rossi P (1790) Fauna Etrusca, sistens insecta quae in Provinciis Florentina et Pisana Praesertim collecit, 2, Liburni, 348 pp.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bartalucci M (2005) Anthoboscinae and Myzininae (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae) from Madagascar. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 2005: 1077-1097.
  4. ↑ Krombein K (1949) Studies in the Tiphiidae. VII. The Madagascan species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 51: 45-73.

Images

Figures 1–6. Lateral view of males. 1 Methocha 2 Anthobosca 3 Tiphia (uncus obscured by genital capsule shown in inset) 4 Mesa 5 Meria 6 Myzinella.
Figures 1–6. Lateral view of males. 1 Methocha 2 Anthobosca 3 Tiphia (uncus obscured by genital capsule shown in inset) 4 Mesa 5 Meria 6 Myzinella. 
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