Rogichneumon Kopylov & Zhang & Zhang 2021, gen. nov.

Genus Rogichneumon gen. nov.

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Type species. Rogichneumon braconidicus sp. nov.

Included species. Rogichneumon braconidicus sp. nov.

Etymology. The genus name refers to braconid subfamily Rogadinae. Rogichneumon, as well as many other novichneumonines, has very long 1-Cu in fore wing and vanishingly short 1-Rs in hind wing: the characters uncommon in Ichneumonidae, but characteristic of Braconidae, especially Rogadinae. Gender masculine.

Diagnosis. Antenna filiform, with 19 flagellomeresNotauli strong, converging, not joining. Fore wing with 1-Rs issuing from C+Sc+R far before pterostigmal base; areolet open, with no traces of r-m, 2-Rs as long as 2+3- M, meeting at distinctly obtuse angle; 3-Cu line up with 2cu-a. Hind wing with 1-Rs vanishingly short, nervellus not broken, 2-Cu absent.

Remarks. Differs from Caloichneumon and Rasnichneumon in having numerous (19) flagellomeres, From Novichneumon and Caloichneumon in having strong notauli, from Heteroichneumon in having notauli not joining, from Heteropimpla in having fore wing without r-m, from Heteropimpla and Heteroichneumon in having vanishingly short 1-Rs and absence of 2-Cu in hind wing.