Tetrastichus lyridice (Walker, 1839)

Hansson, Christer & Schmidt, Stefan, 2020, A revision of European species of the genus Tetrastichus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) using integrative taxonomy, Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 59177-59177 : 59177

Tetrastichus lyridice (Walker, 1839)

Tetrastichus lyridice Cirrospilus Lyridice Walker 1839a Graham 1961 77 Tetrastichus Walker 1848 Aprostocetus Graham 1961 Tetrastichus Domenichini 1966

Description

See Graham (1991).

Diagnosis

Female antenna with pedicel+flagellum 1.3-1.4 × width of mesoscutum, setae of flagellum long and standing out at a greater angle, clava with a distinct constriction between C1 and C2 and 0.9 × as long as F2+F3; male scape with short ventral plaque, 0.5 × as long as length of scape.

Distribution

The Netherlands, United Kingdom ( Graham 1991), Sweden ( Hedqvist 2003), France and Romania (new records).

Ecology

Host

Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting) ( Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae ). This record is doubtful, needs checking ( Graham 1991).

Material examined

Type material: lectotype ♀ of C. lyridice (NHM, type no. 5.1939). Additional material (45♀ 5♂): France 2♀ (NHM), Romania 2♀ (NHM), Sweden 37♀ 5♂ (NHM, MZLU, ZSM), United Kingdom 4♀ (NHM).