Uniclypea BOUCEK 1976

Genus Uniclypea Bouček, 1976 Uniclypea Bouček, 1976: 27. Type species Uniclypea conica Bouček, 1976, by original designation. DIAGNOSIS. Head large, with occipital carina (Fig. 6). Gena slightly depressed at mouth corner; with strong lamina (Fig. 1). Lower margin of clypeus with angulate median tooth (Fig. 2). The flagellum consists of two anelli, six funicular segments, and a four-segmented clava (Antennal formula 11264); anelli small; clava with large micropilosity area on C1–C4 (Fig. 3). Antennal toruli situated above level of lower edges of eyes; antennal scrobes deep (Fig. 2). Mandibles strongly sinuate. Mesosoma robust with black colouring (Fig. 1); margin of pronotum without carina (Fig. 4), as wide as mesoscutum; notauli deep and complete (Fig. 6); mesopleuron ventral with cross carina. Scutellum arched (Fig. 1), without conspicuous sublateral grooves, distinct frenal area and frenal groove (Fig. 8). Propodeum reticulate; without costula, with distinct median carina and plicae; nucha distinct; propodeal spiracles near to front margin of sclerite (Fig. 8). Fore wing with small speculum; M slender, longer than PM; S short (Fig. 5). Hind coxa dorsally bare; hind tibia with two spurs. Metasoma with short petiole (Fig. 1); Mt2 long (Fig. 7); metasoma laterally with setae (Fig. 1); cerci with setae subequal in length; ovipositor not much protruding (Fig. 7). The genus Uniclypea is similar to Pycnetron Gahan, 1925 in having the large head (Figs 4, 11); gena with lamina (Figs 1, 9); mesosoma robust with black colouring (Figs 1, 9), mesopleuron ventral with cross carina (as Fig. 13); notauli complete (Figs 6, 11). However, Uniclypea differs from Pycnetron by the clavate antenna and clava with large micropilosity area on C1–C4 (Fig. 3) vs antenna not clavate, clava with small micropilosity area on C3–C4 (Fig. 10); lower margin of clypeus with angulate median tooth (Fig. 2) vs lower margin of clypeus straight (Fig. 12); last metasomal tergite short (Figs 1, 7) vs last metasomal tergite long (Fig. 9). DISTRIBUTION. Palearctic (new record), Oriental, and Afrotropical regions (UCD Community, 2025). BIOLOGY. The biology of most species of Uniclypea remains unknown, only Uniclypea similis is known to be a primary parasitoid of Apoderus tranquebaricus (Fabricius, 1798) (Coleoptera, Attelabidae) (Gupta, 2018).