identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
9740524384595BCBB091E6415BA48636.text	9740524384595BCBB091E6415BA48636.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Alfredella auriel Lahey 2021	<div><p>Alfredella auriel Lahey sp. nov.</p> <p>Figs 3, 5-8, 9-10, 34, 38, 42</p> <p>Description.</p> <p>Setation of mandibles: present. Setation of clypeal area: sparse. Shape of clypeus: acuminate. Anterior tentorial pits: small. Facial and malar striae: present, dorsal striations confluent with concentric sculpture of antennal scrobe. Central keel: absent. Setation of interantennal area: extending to dorsal margin of toruli. Sculpture of frons: reticulate dorsally and along inner orbits, reticulations fading medially, supplanted by concentric striations of antennal scrobe, punctation present near ocelli. Position of lateral ocellus: approximately 1 OD from inner margin of compound eye. Interocular space: 1.25 × length of compound eye. Occiput directly anterior to anteromedial portion of occipital carina: granulate. Sculpture of occiput: reticulate; granulate. Color of antennomeres: yellow-orange; concolorous with legs. Number of papillary sensilla on A6: 0; 1. Number of papillary sensilla on A7: 1. Glabrous patch on lateral propodeal area adjacent to spiracle: present. Shape of mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Shape of transepisternal line: weakly arched. Shape of mesoscutellum in dorsal view: pentagonal. Sculpture of posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: striate. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: complete. Setation of mesoscutum: absent posteromedially, dense lateral to notauli. Setation of mesoscutellum: present throughout. Path of notauli: converging posteriorly. Shape of notaulus: abruptly widening posteriorly. Setation of anteromedial T2: interrupted medially. Number of setae on lateral surface of T3: 3. Number of setae on lateral surface of T4: 4. Number of setae on lateral surface of T5: 5. Felt field on S2: 0.5 as long as lt2. Setation of laterotergites: present on lt2-lt5. Setation of dorsal surface of hind coxa: absent medially. Color of coxae: yellow-orange.</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p>This species is easily recognized by the shape of the notauli, lack of setae on the mesoscutal midlobe, and sparsely setose clypeal area.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>New South Wales, Tasmania.</p> <p>Inhabited ecoregions</p> <p>(bioregions). Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests (South Eastern Queensland, South East Corner, South Eastern Highlands, Tasmanian Southern Ranges).</p> <p>Etymology.</p> <p>Auriel is the Archangel of Hope from the Diablo video game franchise. The epithet is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>Holotype, female: Australia: NSW, New England N. P., 1300-1500 m, Feb. 13,1984, L. Masner, s. s., OSUC 698019 (deposited in ANIC). Paratypes: Australia: 8 females, 6 males, OSUC 698007-698009, 698011-698012, 698014-698015, 698017-698018, 698020-698024 (CNCI). Additional material: Australia: 1 female, USNMENT01197967 (USNM).</p> <p>Comments.</p> <p>While most female specimens in the type series have a 4-merous clava, we examined four specimens (OSUC 698007-698009, USNMENT01197967) from Kosciuszko National Park (New South Wales) with 5 clavomeres. We treat these specimens under Al. auriel given a lack of additional characters that would warrant new species status.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/9740524384595BCBB091E6415BA48636	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
ED4F9A7B304B5F45A5398416D8BFCC1A.text	ED4F9A7B304B5F45A5398416D8BFCC1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Alfredella Masner & Huggert 1989	<div><p>Alfredella Masner &amp; Huggert</p> <p>Alfredella Masner &amp; Huggert, 1989: 39 (original description. Type: Alfredella tasmanica Masner &amp; Huggert, by monotypy and original designation); Vlug 1995: 10 (citation of type species); Lahey, Masner, and Johnson 2019: 69 (keyed).</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p>Alfredella is most similar to Aleyroctonus and Amitus. The combination of a tubular R vein in the fore wing (absent in Amitus) and anterolateral striae on T2 (absent in Aleyroctonus) is enough to separate Alfredella from these genera. Moreover, Alfredella is one of only two platygastroid genera where the antennal clava is composed of both articulated (e.g., A6 and A7) and ‘compact’ (e.g., A8-A10) clavomeres. Additional diagnostic characters include the presence of malar striae, a 4- or 5-merous antennal clava, a distinct transepisternal line, and the presence of foamy structures on the propodeum.</p> <p>Description.</p> <p>Head. Color of head: black. Shape of head in dorsal view: transverse. Occipital carina: present. Setation of compound eye: present, short. Hyperoccipital carina: absent. Occipital pit: absent. Paraocellar depressions: absent. Preocellar depressions: absent. Setation of occiput: present, short. Antennal scrobe: present. Frontal ledge: absent. Sculpture of frons immediately dorsal to toruli: concentrically rugose. Sculpture of upper frons: reticulate. Sculpture of vertex: reticulate. Malar striae: present. Malar sulcus: absent. Facial striae: absent. Epistomal sulcus: absent. Anteclypeus: undifferentiated from postclypeus. Orientation of mandiblar teeth: transverse. Mandibular dentition: bidentate. Number of maxillary palpomeres: 1. Number of labial palpomeres: 1. Number of antennomeres in female: 10. Number of antennomeres in male: 9. Number of clavomeres: 4; 5. Sensillar formula of A10-A6: 1-2-2-1-0; 1-2-2-1-1; 1-2-2-2-1. Condition of A6: articulate. Condition of A7: articulate. Condition of A10-A8, female: fused, sutures present. Length of pedicel: approximately as long as A3+A4.</p> <p>Mesosoma. Epomial carina: present ventrally. Pronotal shoulders: visible in dorsal view, not sharply angled. Sculpture of mesoscutum: reticulate. Anterior admedian line: present. Median mesoscutal line: absent. Notaulus: present. Parapsidal line: present. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: present as a thin furrow. Netrion: present. Scutoscutellar sulcus: present as a deep, noncrenulate groove. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: reticulate. Shape of mesoscutellum: nearly hexagonal, widest medially. Setation of axillula: dense. Metascutellum: concealed by posterior margin of mesoscutellum. Prespecular sulcus: present. Transepisternal line: present, terminating in anterior and posterior pits. Mesopleural carina: absent. Metapleural carina: present. Metapleural sulcus: absent. Metapleural pit: present. Location of metapleural pit: at anterior margin of metapleuron. Paracoxal sulcus: absent. Setation of plical area: dense. Protibial spur: bifid. Tibial spur formula: 1-2-2. Tarsal formula: 5-5-5. Length of tarsal claws: equal. Foamy structures: present on lateral propodeal carinae and metapleural carina.</p> <p>Metasoma. Number of visible terga, female: 6. Number of visible terga, male: 8. Number of visible sterna: at least 6. Width of laterotergites: short. Sculpture of terga: T2 anterolaterally striate. Laterotergites: present. Laterosternites: absent. Sculpture of nucha: longitudinally foveolate. Shape of T1: transverse. Anterior pits on T2: present as transverse, setose depressions medially. Longest tergite: T2. Sculpture of S2: smooth except for longitudinal striation and reticulation surrounding felt field. Transverse felt field on anterior S2: present.</p> <p>Wings. Color of wings: hyaline. Wing development: macropterous. Length of fore wing: exceeding apex of metasoma. Marginal cilia of fore wing: present. R of fore wing: present, tubular. Length of fore wing R: approximately 1/3 length of fore wing. Shape of knob of R: truncate, not rounded. Cu of fore wing: nebulous. M of fore wing: nebulous. M+Cu of fore wing: nebulous. Marginal cilia of hind wing: present. R of hind wing: present, tubular.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>Mainland Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia) and the island of Tasmania. The absence of specimens from Victoria is likely due to a lack of collecting.</p> <p>Species descriptions</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED4F9A7B304B5F45A5398416D8BFCC1A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
2EE516FDF0A4515C8D25ABCC78412C6B.text	2EE516FDF0A4515C8D25ABCC78412C6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Alfredella mephisto Lahey 2021	<div><p>Alfredella mephisto Lahey sp. nov.</p> <p>Figs 11-14, 15-16, 35, 39, 43</p> <p>Description.</p> <p>Setation of mandibles: present. Setation of clypeal area: dense. Shape of clypeus: truncate. Anterior tentorial pits: large. Facial and malar striae: present, dorsal striations confluent with concentric sculpture of antennal scrobe. Central keel: present; absent. Setation of interantennal area: surpassing dorsal margin of toruli. Sculpture of frons: reticulate dorsally and along inner orbits, smooth medially, with weak concentric striations of antennal scrobe, punctation absent near ocelli. Position of lateral ocellus: less than 1 OD from inner margin of compound eye. Interocular space: 1.25 × length of compound eye. Occiput directly anterior to anteromedial portion of occipital carina: densely reticulate. Sculpture of occiput: densely reticulate. Color of antennomeres: brown-light brown; concolorous with legs. Number of papillary sensilla on A6: 1. Number of papillary sensilla on A7: 2. Glabrous patch on lateral propodeal area adjacent to spiracle: absent. Shape of mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Shape of transepisternal line: arched. Shape of mesoscutellum in dorsal view: oval, 2 × wider than long. Sculpture of posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: striate. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: complete, medial portion sometimes hidden by overhang of mesoscutellum. Setation of mesoscutum: present. Setation of mesoscutellum: present throughout. Path of notauli: subparallel; diverging anteriorly. Shape of notauli: narrowing posteriorly. Setation of anteromedial T2: contiguous. Number of setae on lateral surface of T3: 3. Number of setae on lateral surface of T4: 3. Number of setae on lateral surface of T5: 6. Felt field on S2: approximately as long as lt2. Setation of laterotergites: present on lt2. Setation of dorsal surface of hind coxa: absent medially. Color of coxae: brown; lighter than mesosoma.</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p>Alfredella mephisto is identifiable by the abbreviated notauli and complete posterior mesoscutellar sulcus.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>Western Australia.</p> <p>Inhabited ecoregions</p> <p>(bioregions). Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub (Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren).</p> <p>Etymology.</p> <p>Mephisto is one of the Prime Evils in the Diablo video game franchise. The epithet is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>Holotype, female: Australia: WA, 34°23.71'S, 117°53.09'E, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=117.884834&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-34.39517" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 117.884834/lat -34.39517)">Stirling Range National Park</a>, 22.XI.2002, J. George, OSUC 697984 (deposited in ANIC). Paratypes: Australia: 4 females, 4 males, OSUC 697985 (ANIC); OSUC 697986-697992 (CNCI).</p> <p>Comments.</p> <p>Alfredella mephisto is the only species from Western Australia treated in this revision. We examined a single male of an undescribed species from the same state (OSUC 698016; collected near Yarragil Campground, Dwellingup) but have chosen not to describe it until additional material is collected.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/2EE516FDF0A4515C8D25ABCC78412C6B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
66AB6D0FDFDC5247A921AD156902566E.text	66AB6D0FDFDC5247A921AD156902566E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Alfredella tasmanica Masner & Huggert 1989	<div><p>Alfredella tasmanica Masner &amp; Huggert</p> <p>Figs 17-19, 20-23, 24-25, 36, 40, 44</p> <p>Alfredella tasmanica Masner &amp; Huggert, 1989: 40 (original description); Vlug 1995: 10 (cataloged, type information).</p> <p>Description.</p> <p>Setation of mandibles: present. Setation of clypeal area: dense. Shape of clypeus: truncate. Anterior tentorial pits: large. Facial and malar striae: present, dorsal striations not confluent with concentric sculpture of antennal scrobe. Central keel: absent. Setation of interantennal area: surpassing dorsal margin of toruli. Sculpture of frons: reticulate throughout, weakly reticulate medially, punctation absent dorsally. Position of lateral ocellus: less than 1 OD from inner margin of compound eye. Interocular space: 1.25 × length of compound eye. Occiput directly anterior to anteromedial portion of occipital carina: smooth to reticulate. Sculpture of occiput: densely reticulate; reticulate. Color of antennomeres: yellow-brown; concolorous with legs. Number of papillary sensilla on A6: 1. Number of papillary sensilla on A7: 2. Glabrous patch on lateral propodeal area adjacent to spiracle: absent. Shape of mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Shape of transepisternal line: arched. Shape of mesoscutellum in dorsal view: oval, 2 × wider than long. Sculpture of posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: laterally striate, smooth medially. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: incomplete medially. Setation of mesoscutum: present. Setation of mesoscutellum: present throughout. Path of notauli: subparallel. Shape of notauli: same width throughout. Setation of anteromedial T2: contiguous. Number of setae on lateral surface of T3: 2; 3. Number of setae on lateral surface of T4: 4. Number of setae on lateral surface of T5: 6. Felt field on S2: approximately as long as lt2. Setation of laterotergites: present on lt2. Setation of dorsal surface of hind coxa: sparse. Color of coxae: brown; concolorous with mesosoma.</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p>Alfredella tasmanica differs from its congeners by the abbreviated, parallel notauli, incomplete posterior mesoscutellar sulcus, and nearly truncate ventral clypeal margin.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Tasmania.</p> <p>Inhabited ecoregions</p> <p>(bioregions). Deserts and Xeric Shrublands (Flinders Lofty Block); Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests (Kanmantoo, Ben Lomond, Tasmanian Southern Ranges).</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>Holotype, female: Australia: Tasmania, Mt. Field N.P., Jan. 8-14, 1984, L. Masner, MT, ANIC Database No. 32 153909 (deposited in ANIC). Paratypes: Australia: 3 females, 1 male, OSUC 697975-697978 (CNCI). Other material: Australia: 5 females, OSUC 697979-697983 (CNCI).</p> <p>Comments.</p> <p>The distribution of this species is expanded to include the Fleurieu Peninsula and Waite Arboretum of South Australia and Black Mountain of Australian Capital Territory. Alfredella tasmanica likely has a wide distribution across southern Australia, and its absence from Victoria is probably due to a lack of collecting in that region.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/66AB6D0FDFDC5247A921AD156902566E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
7AA9B92B03025C8CA7BBF9107F23897E.text	7AA9B92B03025C8CA7BBF9107F23897E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Alfredella teres (Lahey & Talamas & Masner & Johnson 2021) Lahey & Talamas & Masner & Johnson 2021	<div><p>Alfredella teres (Buhl) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 26-29, 30, 31-33, 37, 41, 45</p> <p>Amitus teres Buhl, 2014: 428 (original description, diagnosis).</p> <p>Description.</p> <p>Setation of mandibles: present. Setation of clypeal area: dense. Shape of clypeus: acuminate. Anterior tentorial pits: large. Facial and malar striae: present, dorsal striations confluent with concentric sculpture of antennal scrobe. Central keel: present. Setation of interantennal area: extending to dorsal margin of toruli. Sculpture of frons: reticulate dorsally and along inner orbits, reticulations fading medially, supplanted by concentric striations of antennal scrobe ventrally, completely smooth dorsally, punctation present near ocelli. Position of lateral ocellus: less than 1 OD from inner margin of compound eye. Interocular space: 1.25 × length of compound eye. Occiput directly anterior to anteromedial portion of occipital carina: densely reticulate. Sculpture of occiput: densely reticulate. Color of antennomeres: yellow-orange; concolorous with legs. Number of papillary sensilla on A6: 1. Number of papillary sensilla on A7: 1. Glabrous patch on lateral propodeal area adjacent to spiracle: present. Shape of mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Shape of transepisternal line: straight. Shape of mesoscutellum in dorsal view: pentagonal. Sculpture of posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: weakly striate. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: incomplete medially. Setation of mesoscutum: present. Setation of mesoscutellum: present throughout. Path of notauli: converging posteriorly. Shape of notauli: gradually widening posteriorly. Setation of anteromedial T2: interrupted medially. Number of setae on lateral surface of T3: 3; 4; 5. Number of setae on lateral surface of T4: 3; 4; 5. Number of setae on lateral surface of T5: 6. Felt field on S2: approximately as long as lt2. Setation of laterotergites: present on lt2. Setation of dorsal surface of hind coxa: absent medially. Color of coxae: orange.</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p>The percurrent notauli and flattened mesoscutellum immediately separates Al. teres from Al. mephisto and Al. tasmanica, and the evenly setose mesoscutum and mesoscutellum distinguishes Al. teres from Al. auriel.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>Queensland.</p> <p>Inhabited ecoregions</p> <p>(bioregions). Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests (South Eastern Queensland).</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>Holotype, female: Australia: Queensland, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=152.75806&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-27.331667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 152.75806/lat -27.331667)">Mount Glorious</a>, 27°19'54"S, 152°45'29"E, 30.X-26.XI.1998, Malaise trap, rainforest, N. Power, Au 1581f, ZMUC 00044534 (deposited in ZMUC). Other material: Australia: 10 females, 4 males, OSUC 697993-698006, 698010 (CNCI).</p> <p>Comments.</p> <p>Alfredella teres was originally described as a species of Amitus by Buhl (2014), who considered Al. teres to be a characteristic species of Amitus. Superficially, Al. teres is similar to Amitus: it is dorsoventrally flattened, the notauli are percurrent and widened posteriorly, and its light-yellow appendages contrast with its entirely black body. However, this species has a tubular vein in the fore wing, which excludes it from Amitus in the generic concept provided by Masner and Huggert (1989). Masner and Huggert (1989) discussed the probable presence of Amitus in Australia, drawing attention to morphological differences between the putative Australian species and those from other continents. These characters included the proximity of the lateral ocelli to the inner margin of the compound eye, the ‘rim’ along the posterior margin of the mesoscutellum, and similarity in the shape of the male antennae (A8-A10) and female clava. We consider the assertion by Buhl (2014) that Australian species of Amitus have a tubular vein in the fore wing to be a consequence of generic misplacement, and we find that Al. teres fully conforms to the generic concepts of Alfredella provided here and in Masner and Huggert (1989).</p> <p>Synonymy of Masnerium Polaszek</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/7AA9B92B03025C8CA7BBF9107F23897E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
DDB74DDB637D5F868C0C9284ACDDD2A9.text	DDB74DDB637D5F868C0C9284ACDDD2A9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amitus Haldeman 1850	<div><p>Amitus Haldeman</p> <p>Amitus Haldeman, 1850: 109 (original description. Type: Amitus aleurodinus Haldeman, by monotypy); Cresson 1887: 250 (catalog of species of U.S. and Canada); Ashmead 1893: 263, 264, 292 (description, keyed); Dalla Torre 1898: 481 (catalog of species); Ashmead 1903: 97, 99 (keyed); Kieffer 1914: 361 (keyed); Kieffer 1916: 552 (description); Fouts 1924: 3, 8 (description, keyed); Kieffer 1926: 562, 697 (description, keyed, key to species); Jansson 1939: 175 (keyed); Maneval 1940: 117 (keyed); Mani 1941: 34 (catalog of species of India); Debauche 1947: 282 (taxonomic status); Muesebeck and Walkley 1951: 709 (catalog of species of U.S. and Canada); Muesebeck and Walkley 1956: 327 (citation of type species); De Santis 1967: 228 (catalog of species of Argentina); Hellén 1968: 46 (description); Kozlov 1971: 57 (keyed); Kozlov 1978: 656 (key to species of the European USSR); MacGown and Nebeker 1978: 278 (review of species of Western Hemisphere); Muesebeck 1979: 1174 (catalog of species of U.S. and Canada); Mani and Sharma 1982: 205 (description); Viggiani and Mazzone 1982: 63 (key to species of Italy); Huldén 1986: 21 (key to the species of Finland); Masner and Huggert 1989: 51 (description, species list); Vlug 1995: 15 (cataloged, catalog of world species); Kozlov 1995: 126 (keyed); Austin and Field 1997: 55, 68 (structure of ovipositor system, discussion of phylogenetic relationships); Polaszek 1997: 77 (description); Buhl 1999: 18 (key to species of Fennoscandia and Denmark); Buhl and Notton 2009: 1655 (distribution); Ghahari and Buhl 2011: 331 (species of Iran); Anjana, Rajmohana, Vimala and Sundararaj 2016: 107 (description, key to species of India).</p> <p>Zacrita Förster, 1878: 46 (original description. Type: Zacrita longicornis Förster, by monotypy and original designation. Synonymized by Ashmead (1893)); Ashmead 1893: 292 (junior synonym of Amitus Haldeman); Muesebeck and Walkley 1956: 409 (citation of type species).</p> <p>Elaptus Forbes, 1885: 110 (original description. Type: Elaptus aleurodis Forbes, by monotypy. Error for Alaptus Westwood. Synonymized implicitly by Ashmead (1893)); Ashmead 1893: 292 (junior synonym of Amitus Haldeman); Muesebeck and Walkley 1956: 349 (citation of type species).</p> <p>Passalida Brèthes, 1914: 2 (original description. Type: Passalida spinifera Brèthes, by monotypy and original designation. Synonymized by De Santis (1941)); Muesebeck and Walkley 1956: 382 (citation of type species).</p> <p>Masnerium Polaszek, 2009: 120 (original description. Type: Masnerium wellsae Polaszek, by monotypy and original designation), syn. nov.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/DDB74DDB637D5F868C0C9284ACDDD2A9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
CC02ACA9415B5380BA004FD6494AEB2C.text	CC02ACA9415B5380BA004FD6494AEB2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amitus wellsae (Lahey & Talamas & Masner & Johnson 2021) Lahey & Talamas & Masner & Johnson 2021	<div><p>Amitus wellsae (Polaszek) comb. nov.</p> <p>Figs 50-53, 54-55, 60</p> <p>Masnerium wellsae Polaszek, 2009: 121 (original description).</p> <p>Comments.</p> <p>Polaszek (2009) established the genus Masnerium for a single male specimen reared from the whitefly Aleuroduplidens wellsae Martin (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae, Aleyrodinae) in Australia (Martin 1999). The following combination of characters was used to distinguish Masnerium from other sceliotrachelines: (1) submarginal vein of fore wing absent, (2) foamy structures on propodeum present, and (3) male antennae 8-merous (Polaszek 2009). We posit that this character suite is not unique to Masnerium and that the taxon is best treated as a junior synonym of Amitus, a genus that was not discussed in Polaszek (2009). We base our appraisal on several character systems shared between Am. wellsae and other members of the genus, in addition to the morphology of the female, which we illustrate for the first time.</p> <p>Character analysis.</p> <p>(1) Submarginal vein of fore wing absent. This character is a hallmark of the genus Amitus, as it was used by Haldeman (1850) to derive the genus name. No Amitus species known to us have any remnant of tracheate fore wing venation. For this reason, this character is not useful for identifying Masnerium as a lineage separate from Amitus.</p> <p>(2) Foamy structures on the propodeum. The presence of this character was given inflated importance by Polaszek (2009) because the taxa with which he compared Am. wellsae, Aleyroctonus and Aphanomerus, lack foamy structures entirely. The form and distribution of foamy structures in Am. wellsae is characteristic of other members Amitus and cannot be used to separate the two genera.</p> <p>(3) Male antennae 8-merous. There is a tendency of the terminal antennomeres in certain playgastroid taxa to fuse, leaving no external trace (sutures) by which to determine the original number of segments (e.g., Pseudaphanomerus Szelényi). Similarly, in certain platygastroids the male antenna has converged in form with that of the female (Talamas and Masner 2016) (e.g., Annettella gracilis Masner &amp; Huggert; Aphanomerella Dodd; Errolium piceum Masner &amp; Huggert; Helava Masner &amp; Huggert; Microthoron Masner; Parabaeus Kieffer; Plutomerus Masner &amp; Huggert; Psilanteris Kieffer; Tetrabaeus americanus (Brues)), making it difficult to distinguish between the sexes based on the antenna unless the papillary sensilla are visible or noticeable modifications have been made to the male sex-segment(s). The antenna of male Am. wellsae exhibits both types of modification: the apical antennomere (A8) lacks sutures, causing the shape of the antennal club to resemble that of the female due to the fusion of the terminal antennomeres (A8-A10). Because this has occured independently in numerous sceliotracheline genera, we do not consider it to indicate a separate genus. Rather, we refer to Masner and Huggert (1989) who put forth that this character is useful for diagnosing Australian species of Amitus.</p> <p>(4) Number and arrangement of papillary sensilla. The number (4) and distribution (1-2-1) of papillary sensilla on the clava of Am. wellsae is characteristic of the genus.</p> <p>(5) Epiclypeal carina. We coin this term to refer to the transverse carina located between the toruli and clypeus (Fig. 59). The epiclypeal carina is distinct from the epistomal sulcus because it terminates dorsal and lateral to the anterior tentorial pits. Amitus wellsae and all other species of the genus known to us possess this character, but the epiclypeal carina is not unique to Amitus. Neobia Masner &amp; Huggert (Sceliotrachelinae) and some species of Leptacis Förster (Platygastrinae) also have this character.</p> <p>(6) Structure of the dorsal mesosoma. The dorsal mesosoma is the most significant source of characters that separates Am. wellsae from its congeners. In Am. wellsae, the anterior margin of the mesoscutum is excavated between the antero-admedian lines, and the posteromedial margin of the mesoscutellum has a distinct rim. Other members of the genus either lack the excavated region on the anteromedial mesoscutum entirely or it is incomplete. Likewise, the posterior margin of the mesoscutellum lacks a defined rim in the non-Australian species of the genus. Most importantly, however, the transaxillar and axillular carinae are fused in Am. wellsae, a diagnostic character for Amitus (Figs 1, 62).</p> <p>(7) Structure of the lateral mesosoma. The morphology of the lateral mesosoma was not treated by Polaszek (2009) due to the mounting method. The structure of the lateral mesosoma in Am. wellsae is representative of the genus. The netrion is clearly indicated, the transepisternal line terminates in anterior and posterior pits, the acetabular carina is visible at the anteroventral edge of the mesopleuron, and the sculpture of the metapleural carina is foamy (Fig. 51).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC02ACA9415B5380BA004FD6494AEB2C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lahey, Zachary;Talamas, Elijah;Masner, Lubomir;Johnson, Norman F.	Lahey, Zachary, Talamas, Elijah, Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. (2021): Revision of the Australian genus Alfredella Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 81-113, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.58368
