Propalachia Bouček, 1978

Binoy, C., Sureshan, P. M. & Copeland, Robert S., 2025, Taxonomic reappraisal of the enigmatic genus Propalachia Bouček (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) - the first confirmed association with mantid oothecae and a new species from southern India, Zootaxa 5725 (3), pp. 409-420 : 411

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17869012
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scientific name	Propalachia Bouček, 1978
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Propalachia Bouček, 1978 View in CoL

Propalachia Bouček 1978: 101 View in CoL . Type species Propalachia infutmata Bouček ; by original designation.

Remarks. Members of this genus have a cryptic morphology and patchy distribution across the Old World. Species within the genus exhibit a suite of diagnostic features including a distinctive antennal structure, reduced wing venation, and specialized metasomal modifications. Prior to this study, three species had been recognized based on morphological and geographical criteria, all from the Old World without any valid host associations.