Uniclypea Bouček, 1976

Genus Uniclypea Bouček, 1976 View in CoL

Uniclypea Bouček, 1976: 27 View in CoL . Type species Uniclypea conica Bouček, 1976 View in CoL , by original designation.

DIAGNOSIS. Head large, with occipital carina ( Fig. 6 View Figs 1–8 ). Gena slightly depressed at mouth corner; with strong lamina ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–8 ). Lower margin of clypeus with angulate median tooth ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–8 ). The flagellum consists of two anelli, six funicular segments, and a four-segmented clava (Antennal formula 11264); anelli small; clava with large micropilosity area on C1–C4 ( Fig. 3 View Figs 1–8 ). Antennal toruli situated above level of lower edges of eyes; antennal scrobes deep ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–8 ). Mandibles strongly sinuate.

Mesosoma robust with black colouring ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–8 ); margin of pronotum without carina ( Fig. 4 View Figs 1–8 ), as wide as mesoscutum; notauli deep and complete ( Fig. 6 View Figs 1–8 ); mesopleuron ventral with cross carina. Scutellum arched ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–8 ), without conspicuous sublateral grooves, distinct frenal area and frenal groove ( Fig. 8 View Figs 1–8 ). Propodeum reticulate; without costula, with distinct median carina and plicae; nucha distinct; propodeal spiracles near to front margin of sclerite ( Fig. 8 View Figs 1–8 ). Fore wing with small speculum; M slender, longer than PM; S short ( Fig. 5 View Figs 1–8 ). Hind coxa dorsally bare; hind tibia with two spurs.

Metasoma with short petiole ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–8 ); Mt2 long ( Fig. 7 View Figs 1–8 ); metasoma laterally with setae ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–8 ); cerci with setae subequal in length; ovipositor not much protruding ( Fig. 7 View Figs 1–8 ).

The genus Uniclypea is similar to Pycnetron Gahan, 1925 in having the large head ( Figs 4 View Figs 1–8 , 11 View Figs 9–13 ); gena with lamina ( Figs 1 View Figs 1–8 , 9 View Figs 9–13 ); mesosoma robust with black colouring ( Figs 1 View Figs 1–8 , 9 View Figs 9–13 ), mesopleuron ventral with cross carina (as Fig. 13 View Figs 9–13 ); notauli complete ( Figs 6 View Figs 1–8 , 11 View Figs 9–13 ). However, Uniclypea differs from Pycnetron by the clavate antenna and clava with large micropilosity area on C1–C4 ( Fig. 3 View Figs 1–8 ) vs antenna not clavate, clava with small micropilosity area on C3–C4 ( Fig. 10 View Figs 9–13 ); lower margin of clypeus with angulate median tooth ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–8 ) vs lower margin of clypeus straight ( Fig. 12 View Figs 9–13 ); last metasomal tergite short ( Figs 1, 7 View Figs 1–8 ) vs last metasomal tergite long ( Fig. 9 View Figs 9–13 ).

DISTRIBUTION. Palearctic (new record), Oriental, and Afrotropical regions ( UCD Community, 2025).

BIOLOGY. The biology of most species of Uniclypea remains unknown, only Uniclypea similis is known to be a primary parasitoid of Apoderus tranquebaricus (Fabricius, 1798) ( Coleoptera , Attelabidae ) ( Gupta, 2018).