Phaenoglyphis ruficornis ( Förster, 1869 )

Ferrer-Suay, Mar, Selfa, Jesús & Pujade-Villar, Juli, 2018, Palaearctic species of Charipinae (Hymenoptera, Figitidae): two new species, synthesis and identification key, European Journal of Taxonomy 427, pp. 1-110 : 92-93

Phaenoglyphis ruficornis ( Förster, 1869)

Figs 6.18, 7.12

Hemicrisis ruficornis Förster, 1869: 339 . Type: deposited in NMW (examined).

Phaenoglyphis ruficornis – Evenhuis 1973: 219. — Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez 2006: 479. Hemicrisis ruficornis – Ronquist 1999: 163.

Diagnosis

Phaenoglyphis ruficornis is mainly characterized by the presence of notauli, with a few wrinkles on their distal side; the presence of scutellar foveae that are horizontally elongated, separated by a carina, and completely open at the bottom (Fig. 7.12); antenna with rhinaria and club shape beginning on F 1 in both males and females, F1 longer than pedicel and F2, and F2–F4 subequal in length in both males and females (Fig. 6.18). It is similar to P. pubicollis and P. evenhuisi because of their sculpturing. However, they can be differentiated because P. ruficornis has a mostly smooth mesoscutum, with a few wrinkles on the distal side of the notauli (Fig. 7.12), while P. pubicollis and P. evenhuisi have distinctive imbricate sculpturing on all surfaces (Fig. 7.8, 7.11).

Distribution

Holarctic.

Certain records: Canada (Menke & Evenhuis 1991: 150), Germany ( Förster 1869: 339), USA (Menke & Evenhuis 1991: 150).

Uncertain records: Israel ( Argaman 1988: 115), Japan ( Watanabe 1950: 87).