Abstract
A review of the genus Apronopa van Achterberg, 1980 with illustrated re-descriptions of the known species and a key for their identification is provided.
Highlights
The genus Apronopa van Achterberg, 1980 is small, with only three known species, and rarely collected taxon with a Palaearctic distribution (Yu et al 2016)
Most of the genera belonging to the Aspilota group (Peris-Felipo et al 2014) are rather monomorphic in the structures of metasoma, which are usually laterally compressed, entirely smooth behind the first tergite, and the first tergite always with a distinct dorsope
The only exception is the genus Apronopa van Achterberg, 1980, which was recently described from Europe and placed within the Aspilota generic-group - and compared with the very large genus Aspilota Foerster, 1863
Summary
The genus Apronopa van Achterberg, 1980 is small, with only three known species, and rarely collected taxon with a Palaearctic distribution (Yu et al 2016). This genus is a distinct member of the Aspilota generic-group. The main aim of this study is the preparation of a complete and richly illustrated redescription of all known Apronopa species (some of which have non-English original descriptions), estimation of their diagnostic species characters and preparation of the first comprehensive key for determination of all described species.
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