Schizophragma, Ogloblin, 1949

SCHIZOPHRAGMA Ogloblin, 1949 View in CoL

( Figs 299–303 View FIGURES 299–301 View FIGURES 302, 303 )

Schizophragma Ogloblin, 1949: 345 View in CoL . Type species: Schizophragma basalis Ogloblin, 1949 View in CoL , by original designation. Schizophragrama [ sic] Yoshimoto, 1990: 11 ( lapsus).

† Palaeopatasson Witsack, 1986: 266 View in CoL . Type species: Palaeopatasson grollei Witsack View in CoL , by monotypy. Syn. n.

Diagnosis. Face with subantennal sulcus ventral to each torulus ( Fig. 299a View FIGURES 299–301 ); mandible with 4 or sometimes 5 teeth; antenna with inner surface of scape strongly ridged and clava 2-segmented ( Fig. 300 View FIGURES 299–301 ); frenum longitudinally divided, with each paramedial plate longer than wide ( Fig. 302 View FIGURES 302, 303 ); second phragma with apex indented, often deeply notched; ovipositor not or barely exserted beyond apex of gaster ( Fig. 303 View FIGURES 302, 303 ).

Remarks. Schizophragma belongs to the Anagrus group of genera. In the Neotropical region it is most similar to Omyomymar based on the 2-segmented clava. The Oligocene fossil genus Palaeopatasson from Dominican amber is placed here in synonymy under Schizophragma and its type (and only) species, P. grollei Witsack ( holotype in ZMHB), is transferred to Schizophragma as Schizophragma † grollei (Witsack) , comb. n. The longitudinally divided frenum “postscutellum: mit Mittelnaht”, 2-segmented clava, and shape and setation of the fore wing support the synonymy proposed above.

Neotropical hosts. Hemiptera : Membracidae .

Important references. Huber (1987), Huber et al. (2020).