Omphale telephe (Walker)

Hansson, Christer & Shevtsova, Ekaterina, 2012, Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), ZooKeys 232, pp. 1-157 : 18-21

Omphale telephe (Walker) Figures 443-57480504

Entedon telephe Walker, 1839:75. Lectotype male in BMNH, examined.

Omphale telephe (Walker), Graham (1963).

Material.

Type material. Lectotype male, type no. 5.2715 in BMNH. Additional material. 134♀ 21♂: Germany 1♀ (RMNH), Netherlands 3♀ (RMNH), Sweden 6♀ 3♂ (CH, LUZM, NHRS, RMNH), United Kingdom 123♀ 19♂ (BMNH).

Diagnosis.

Row of admarginal setae with some, or most, from membrane behind marginal vein and radial cell setose (Fig. 48); postmarginal vein 0.7 –0.8× as long as stigmal vein, stigmal vein usually enlarged (but narrow in some specimens); face between lower corner of eye and clypeus strigose (Fig. 52); female flagellum with a strong constriction between flagellomeres 4 and 5, clava thus 1-segmented (Fig. 51); transepimeral sulcus straight; scutellum usually golden purple and mesoscutum golden with green tinges (Figs 44, 45); forewing WIP with a narrow elongate area with bands in yellow, magenta and blue just behind marginal vein (Fig. 49).

Description.

Female. Length of body 1.3-2.0 mm. Antenna with scape yellowish brown with dorsal margin dark brown; pedicel and flagellum dark brown; pedicel + flagellum 1.8 × as long as distance between eyes; first flagellomere 1.2 × as long and 1.1 × as wide as second flagellomere (Fig. 51); flagellomeres 2-4 ventrally with two sets of setae, one attached at base and one in apical ⅓ of flagellomere; clava 1-segmented. Face green metallic (Fig. 46), strigose (Fig. 52); clypeus green metallic, smooth or with weak and coarse longitudinal striae, semicircular and 1.9 × as wide as high; gena purple metallic or golden purple; lower frons golden green, with raised reticulation; interscrobal area golden, smooth with weak reticulation in upper ⅓; antennal scrobes join on frontal suture; frontal suture V-shaped; upper frons golden green or golden purple with weak reticulation; vertex golden purple to golden red, inside ocellar triangle with engraved weak reticulation, outside triangle smooth (Fig. 53). Occipital margin rounded (Fig. 53).

Mesoscutum golden with green tinges (Fig. 44), with engraved reticulation (Fig. 50), midlobe with two pairs of setae; notauli as indistinct impressions in posterior ½. Scutellum golden purple (Fig. 44) with engraved reticulation and with posterior margin smooth (Fig. 50); 1.1 × as long as wide, with anterior margin smoothly curved forwards. Axillae golden purple (Fig. 44). Dorsellum golden purple (Fig. 44), smooth and slightly convex (Fig. 50), 0.5 × as long as wide, and 0.8 × as long as length of median propodeum. Lateral pronotum golden purple (Fig. 43); propleuron golden green; prepectus golden green; acropleuron dark brown; mes-episternum golden purple; upper mesepimeron blue metallic with purple metallic tinges; lower mesepimeron blue or green metallic; transepimeral sulcus straight. Propodeum golden green (Fig. 44), smooth (Fig. 50), in large specimens with weak reticulation; propodeal callus with two setae. Fore- and midcoxae yellowish brown with base pale brown, hind coxa with basal ½ dark brown with purple or green metallic tinges and apical ½ yellowish brown (Fig. 43), some large specimens with all coxae dark brown and metallic; femora pale brown to dark brown; tibiae yellowish brown; foretarsus dark brown, mid- and hind tarsi yellowish brown; midleg with first tarsomere 0.3 × as long as length of tarsus. Forewing transparent, veins yellowish brown and setae dark brown (Fig. 48); speculum closed; admarginal setae 8-11, arising mainly from membrane below vein; radial cell setose; postmarginal vein 0.7 –0.8× as long as stigmal vein; stigmal vein usually enlarged but sometimes long and slender. Hind wing transparent, apex rounded (Fig. 48). Forewing WIP (Fig. 49) magenta with narrow margin in blue, area just behind marginal vein with thin lines in yellow, magenta and blue.

Petiole yellowish brown to pale brown. Gaster with first tergite golden green, remaining tergites golden purple, elongate and 1.4 –1.5× as long as length of mesosoma; 7th tergite 0.1 × as long as length of gaster.

Male. Length of body 1.4-1.8 mm. Features as in female except as follows. Antenna with scape golden green with basal ¼ yellowish white; pedicel + flagellum 2.5 × as long as distance between eyes; flagellomeres 1-4 with scattered setae (Fig. 55). Face golden green with part close to eyes golden red (Fig. 47); clypeus golden green, with weak but coarse carinae, shiny, trapezoid; gena purple metallic; antennal scrobes join frontal suture separately (Fig. 56); upper frons golden red, with very weak reticulation and shiny; vertex golden red with purple metallic tinges.

Mesoscutum golden red to golden green (Fig. 45). Scutellum purple with posterior ⅓ golden (Fig. 45); 1.3 × as long as wide. Axillae golden (Fig. 45). Dorsellum 0.7 × as long as wide, and 0.7 × as long as length of median propodeum. Entire lateral mesosoma purple metallic. Propodeum golden red with green metallic tinges (Fig. 45). Legs with coxae yellowish brown, hind coxa with basal 1/5 brown metallic; femora yellowish brown to dark brown; fore- and midtarsi dark yellowish brown, hind tarsus yellowish brown; admarginal setae 6-10; postmarginal vein 0.9 –1.0× as long as stigmal vein.

Petiole brown. Gaster with first tergite golden, remaining tergites dark brown metallic, 1.1 × as long as length of mesosoma. Phallobase and aedeagus as in Fig. 480.

Hosts.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Germany (new record), Netherlands ( Gijswijt 1976), Sweden ( Hansson 1991), United Kingdom ( Walker 1839) (Fig. 504).