S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 32/2. (Budapest, 1979)

Designation of types - Lectotype <j>: "Museum Paris (printed), Tunisie, Ain Draham, G, Seurat 1900 (handscript on blue label) - TYPE (printed in red on white label) - Microplitis tunetensis esp.n. (handscript on a long and narrow white label) - seen by (handscript) D. Wilkinson (printed) 1925 (handscript on white label)". - Paralectotypes 2 8: "Museum Paris (printed), T unisie, Ain Draham, G. Seurat 1900 (handscript in blue label) - TYPE (printed in red on white label) - Microplitis type, tunetensis Marsh, (handscript on blue label) - (only on one male) seen by (handscript) D. Wilkinson (printed) 1925 (handscript). Figs. 17-18. Microplitis tunetensis Marshall: 17 = distal part of right fore wing, 18= first tergite. - Fig. 19. M. aduncus (Ruthe): head in dorsal view. - Figs. 20-21. M. spectabilis (Haliday): 20= head in dorsal view, 21= stigma and Cul-2 of fore wing M. aduncus (Ruthe) (Fig. 19) 1. Head above uneven to smooth, shiny. Face densely rugulose. 2. Mesonotum with reduced sculpture. Scutellum polished, with some very small punctures. 3. Stigma emitting radial vein from its middle. 4. Dl slightly wider than high (22-24: 20-21, xlOO). M. tunetensis Marsh. (Figs. 20-21) 1. Head above rugose. Face rugose. 2. Mesonotum rugose. Scutellum uneven to rugulose. 3. Stigma emitting radial vein distal from its middle. 4. Dl one-quarter wider than high (33:24, xlOO, Fig. 17). M. tunetensis Marsh, is closely related to M. aduncus (Ruthe, 1860) (Europe), the two species differ from each other in the following few features: