Ceranisus nigricornis Motschulsky, 1863

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2005, Revision of Ceranisus and the related thrips-attacking entedonine genera (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of the world, African Invertebrates 46, pp. 261-315 : 306-307

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7909932
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A2587D3-FF89-1D11-FEB6-169EFC1A2770
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ceranisus nigricornis Motschulsky, 1863
status	incertae sedis

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Ceranisus nigricornis Motschulsky, 1863 View in CoL , incertae sedis

Ceranisus View in CoL ? nigricornis Motschulsky, 1863: 67 View in CoL . (Type locality: Mount Patannas (?an old name), Sri Lanka)

Material examined. 2 syntype females on cards [ ZMUM]. First female, labelled: 1. “Type”; 2. “ Ceranisus nigricornis Motsch. F of Ceyl. de Motsch.”. Second female, labelled: 1. “?Synt.”; 2. “ Ceranisus nigricornis [Collection of Motschulsky (in Russian)]” .

Distribution: Known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka.

Hosts: Unknown.

Comments: My examination of the syntypes revealed that this species for sure is not a Ceranisus but is rather placed in the eulophid subfamily Eulophinae .