﻿GENERIC 
  REVISION 
  OF 
  THE 
  OPHIONINI 
  — 
  CUSHMAN 
  439 
  

  

  9. 
  Genus 
  APATOPHION 
  Shostakov 
  »• 
  

  

  Apatophion 
  Shestakov, 
  Konowia, 
  vol. 
  5, 
  p. 
  2G2, 
  192C. 
  — 
  Mkyer, 
  Konowia, 
  vol. 
  

   IC, 
  p. 
  IS, 
  1937. 
  (Genotype: 
  Apatophion 
  mirsa 
  Shestakov.) 
  Monobasic. 
  

  

  Despite 
  the 
  pniicity 
  of 
  characters 
  pven 
  in 
  the 
  oriidnal 
  description 
  

   that 
  would 
  aid 
  in 
  placiuc; 
  tliis 
  genus 
  in 
  the 
  foreccoinf^ 
  key, 
  it 
  seems 
  evi- 
  

   dent 
  that 
  it 
  belonp^s 
  in 
  the 
  Ophion 
  group 
  and 
  very 
  close 
  to 
  Ophion. 
  

   In 
  fact, 
  Meyer 
  treats 
  it 
  as 
  a 
  subgenus 
  of 
  Ophion, 
  distinguishing 
  it 
  only 
  

   by 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  postpetiole 
  being 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  petiole. 
  Meyer 
  

   is 
  probably 
  correct 
  in 
  this 
  treatment. 
  

  

  The 
  genus 
  should 
  be 
  readily 
  distinguished 
  by 
  the 
  combination 
  char- 
  

   acter 
  of 
  a 
  very 
  short 
  first 
  abdominal 
  segment 
  with 
  the 
  postpetiole 
  as 
  

   long 
  as 
  the 
  petiole, 
  broad 
  temples, 
  rather 
  stout 
  and 
  basally 
  attenuate 
  

   antennae, 
  peculiarly 
  formed 
  mandibles 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  teeth 
  are 
  separated 
  

   only 
  by 
  a 
  deep 
  groove 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  surface 
  (this 
  may 
  be 
  due 
  to 
  the 
  

   wearing 
  away 
  of 
  the 
  teeth), 
  exareolate 
  propodeum, 
  lack 
  of 
  foveae 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  of 
  torgite 
  2, 
  broad 
  stigma, 
  sinuate 
  apical 
  abscissa 
  of 
  radius. 
  

   The 
  lack 
  of 
  foveae 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  tergite 
  2, 
  if 
  this 
  implies 
  the 
  absence 
  

   of 
  the 
  umbo, 
  is 
  very 
  unusual 
  for 
  the 
  Ophion 
  group. 
  

  

  The 
  genotype 
  (from 
  Persia) 
  is 
  a 
  rather 
  small 
  ophionine 
  (12 
  mm.), 
  

   black 
  with 
  ferruginous 
  markings 
  and 
  legs 
  and 
  flavous 
  wings. 
  

  

  10. 
  Genus 
  ALOPHOPHION,« 
  new 
  genus 
  

   Plate 
  50, 
  Figure 
  12 
  

  

  Remarkable 
  in 
  its 
  entire 
  lack 
  of 
  the 
  occipital 
  carina 
  and 
  differing 
  

   only 
  by 
  that 
  character 
  from 
  all 
  species 
  of 
  Ophion, 
  this 
  group 
  of 
  species 
  

   should 
  perhaps 
  be 
  considered 
  only 
  a 
  geographical 
  subgenus 
  of 
  Ophion. 
  

   But 
  the 
  several 
  species 
  before 
  me, 
  all 
  from 
  southern 
  .South 
  America, 
  

   present 
  such 
  uniformity 
  of 
  structure 
  as 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  compact 
  group 
  more 
  

   conveniently 
  treated 
  here 
  as 
  a 
  genus. 
  

  

  •» 
  After 
  this 
  pQpor 
  wa." 
  w>nl 
  fo 
  tho 
  printer 
  a 
  sp<«imon 
  Identinol 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Towncs 
  a.s 
  Iltllirigiella 
  timilit 
  

   Rz6pliKPti 
  WM 
  rpccivcd 
  from 
  him. 
  This 
  specimen 
  Is 
  crrtnlnly 
  not 
  referable 
  to 
  the 
  same 
  trlt>o 
  a.s 
  Ilellicigia 
  

   bat 
  beloDR.'' 
  to 
  the 
  f)phionlnl. 
  In 
  the 
  foreRoInK 
  key 
  to 
  genera 
  it 
  runs 
  directly 
  to 
  Apalophion 
  Shestakov, 
  and, 
  

   despite 
  the 
  very 
  evident 
  tcoth 
  on 
  tho 
  mandibles, 
  I 
  believe 
  it 
  belongs 
  to 
  that 
  genus. 
  At 
  my 
  request 
  Dr. 
  

   Townes 
  has 
  compared 
  It 
  with 
  the 
  original 
  description 
  and 
  reiMirts 
  that 
  It 
  npireea 
  very 
  well, 
  not 
  only 
  with 
  tho 
  

   Ronerlc 
  description 
  but 
  also 
  with 
  the 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  genotype, 
  except 
  In 
  details 
  of 
  coloration, 
  especially 
  

   the 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  wing.i, 
  which 
  in 
  //. 
  timilit 
  are 
  blackish 
  and 
  in 
  A. 
  mirta 
  are 
  described 
  a-S 
  flavous. 
  

  

  If 
  we 
  accept 
  Dr. 
  Townes's 
  Identification 
  of 
  //. 
  Mimillii 
  as 
  correct, 
  the 
  following 
  should 
  replace 
  "0. 
  Oonus 
  

   Apatophion 
  Shestakov" 
  end 
  Its 
  citation, 
  and 
  llilluittella 
  Si/>pllKctl 
  should 
  replace 
  Apatophion 
  Shestakov 
  

   in 
  the 
  key 
  to 
  genera: 
  

  

  9. 
  r.cnua 
  nKI-LWIGIF;i.I,A 
  S7/pIlgotl 
  

  

  ntlltrigiellii 
  Pzftn 
  Ioeti. 
  Ornera 
  Inscctortim. 
  fa.sc. 
  34, 
  p. 
  23, 
  10H.'>. 
  |Ocnotyi>e. 
  IltUwigitUa 
  nigrlpennU 
  Sf.fipll- 
  

  

  getl. 
  ny 
  desicnntlon 
  of 
  VIereck, 
  IJ. 
  R. 
  Nat. 
  Mus. 
  null. 
  83, 
  p. 
  07, 
  I»M.| 
  

   Apotophion 
  finit."rrAKOV, 
  Konowia, 
  vol 
  B, 
  p. 
  202, 
  192fi.— 
  Meter, 
  Konowia, 
  vol. 
  10, 
  p. 
  18, 
  19.17. 
  [aonolype: 
  

   Apatophion 
  mima 
  .Sh&itakov.) 
  Monoba.'lc. 
  

   • 
  From 
  a-X4*oi-wltbout 
  a 
  ridge, 
  in 
  refcrenoo 
  to 
  the 
  lack 
  of 
  the 
  occipital 
  carina. 
  

  

  