 Fig 1. Antenna |
 Fig 2. Wings |
Nomenclature
Pseudanaphes Noyes & Valentine, 1989: 47. Type species: Pseudanaphes hirtus Noyes & Valentine, by original designation.
Diagnosis
Pseudanapahes belongs to the Anaphes group of genera and is distinguished by the following features:
- Antennal clava large, 3-segmented (Fig. 1)
- Fore wing (Fig. 2) apex evenly rounded, with venation extending at least 0.4 x wing length and membrane fairly uniformly covered in microtrichia.
- Male antenna 11-segmented.
This genus is very similar to Anaphes in general appearance, but can be separated by the marginal vein longer (shorter in Anaphes), fore wing apex evenly rounded (asymmetrical in Anaphes), ovipositor relatively short (at least as long as gaster in many Anaphes), and propodeum without a longitudinal median groove (groove present in Anaphes).
Geographic Distribution
Australasia, China, India.
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Hosts and habitat
Not known.
Species in India
- sikkimianus Rehmat & Anis, 2011 (original description, distribution) (Distribution: Sikkim).
Reference
Rehmat, T. and Anis, SB. 2011. First record of Pseudanaphes (Hymenoptera : Mymaridae) from India, with description of a new species. Biosystematica, 5 (1): 13-16.
Ramesh Kumar et al., 2013