Tetrastichus ballotus, Hansson & Schmidt, 2020

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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e59177

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AD70B3AB-6763-4D28-85F2-90988225C5C8

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/52C31218-ADD7-474A-97D7-A7B03ABCEE32

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:52C31218-ADD7-474A-97D7-A7B03ABCEE32

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scientific name

Tetrastichus ballotus
status

sp. n.

Tetrastichus ballotus   ZBK sp. n.

Materials

Type status: Holotype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A07; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A07 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A07; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A07; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; taxonRemarks: Holotype deposited in MZLU; Location: country: Sweden; decimalLatitude: 55.6967; decimalLongitude: 13.4408; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; institutionCode: MZLU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A11; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A11 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A11; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-A11; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; Location: country: Sweden; decimalLatitude: 55.6664; decimalLongitude: 13.6242; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C04; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C04 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C04; recordedBy: SMTP project; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C04; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; Location: country: Sweden; decimalLatitude: 56.418; decimalLongitude: 16.068; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; institutionCode: SMTP; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C03; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C03 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C03; recordedBy: SMTP project; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C03; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; Location: country: Sweden; decimalLatitude: 58.553; decimalLongitude: 11.273; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C02; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C02 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C02; recordedBy: SMTP; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C02; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; Location: decimalLatitude: 58.553; decimalLongitude: 11.273; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C05; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C05 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C05; recordedBy: SMTP; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C05; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichinae; Location: decimalLatitude: 56.418; decimalLongitude: 16.068; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; language: en; institutionCode: SMTP; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-H03; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-H03 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-H03; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-H03; individualCount: 1; sex: F; lifeStage: a; associatedMedia: http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-H03+1510087798.jpg; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichus; Location: country: Sweden; locality: Lake Kranke, vid baeck ; decimalLatitude: 55.7078; decimalLongitude: 13.475; Identification: identifiedBy: Christer Hansson GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C01; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C01 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C01; recordedBy: SMTr Project; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C01; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: a; reproductiveCondition: S; associatedMedia: http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-13565-C01+1444992588.jpg; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichus; Location: country: Sweden; locality: Tanums kn, Hamburgsund ; decimalLatitude: 58.553; decimalLongitude: 11.273; Identification: identifiedBy: Christer Hansson GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-20721-D11; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-20721-D11 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-20721-D11; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-20721-D11; individualCount: 1; sex: F; lifeStage: Adult; associatedMedia: http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-20721-D11+1398631912.jpg; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichus; Location: country: Sweden; locality: Lk Kranke, Ekskogen ; decimalLatitude: 55.683; decimalLongitude: 13.45; Identification: identifiedBy: Christer Hansson; identificationRemarks: CH04246 GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-F02; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-F02 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-F02; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-F02; individualCount: 1; sex: F; lifeStage: a; associatedMedia: http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-29750-F02+1510087672.jpg; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichus; Location: country: Sweden; locality: Lake Kranke, Ekskogen ; decimalLatitude: 55.6861; decimalLongitude: 13.4611; Identification: identifiedBy: Christer Hansson GoogleMaps Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/API_Public/specimen?ids=BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-C07; catalogNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-C07 ; recordNumber: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-C07; recordedBy: C. Hansson; individualID: BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-C07; individualCount: 1; sex: F; lifeStage: a; associatedMedia: http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-26563-C07+1510087182.jpg; Taxon: scientificName: Tetrastichusballotus; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hymenoptera; family: Eulophidae; genus: Tetrastichus; Location: country: Sweden; locality: Lake Kranke, baeck ; decimalLatitude: 55.7078; decimalLongitude: 13.475; Identification: identifiedBy: Christer Hansson GoogleMaps

Description

FEMALE holotype (Fig. 57). Body length 1.9 mm (paratypes 1.4-2.0 mm). Head. Width/length in dorsal view 2.4, width/length in frontal view 1.3, POL/OOL 2.2, widths head/mesosoma 1.0, mouth width/malar space 1.0, malar space/eye height 0.8. Antenna. Scape length/eye height 0.9, pedicel+flagellum length/mesosoma width 1.2, length/width F1, F2, F3 2.2, 1.9, 1.7, clava length/width 3.6, lengths pedicel/F1 0.7, lengths F1/F2 1.1, F1/F3 1.1, lengths F1, F2, F3/clava 0.6, 0.5, 0.5, widths F1/pedicel (dorsal view) 1.1, lengths antennal spicule/C3 0.2. Mesosoma. Length/width 1.4, mesoscutal mid-lobe length/width 1.0 (width measured in anterior part), mid-lobe with a median groove in posterior ⅔, with four adnotaular setae on each side, lengths mesoscutum/mesoscutellum (measured medially) 1.3, mesoscutellum length/width 0.9, length/width of enclosed space between submedian grooves 2.5, distance between SMG/distance between SMG and SLG 1.7, lengths dorsellum/propodeum (measured medially) 0.7, propodeal callus with four setae. Fore wing. Costal cell length/width 9.1, lengths costal cell/marginal vein 0.9, lengths marginal/stigmal veins 3.3. Gaster. Ovate, length/width 1.4, lengths gaster/mesosoma 1.0, Gt7 length/width 0.5, length of longest cercal seta/next longest seta 1.6, longest cercal seta curved, ovipositor sheaths projecting slightly beyond apex of Gt7.

Colour. Body with golden-green tinges, entire antenna dark brown, tegulae black, wings hyaline with venation dark yellowish-brown, coxae and femora concolorous with body, trochanters black, fore tibia dark yellowish-brown, mid and hind tibiae pale brown, fore tarsus dark brown, mid and hind tarsi yellowish-brown with T3-4 dark brown.

MALE. Unknown.

Diagnosis

Very similar to T. miser , differs morphologically in having a longer distance between lateral ocelli and eyes and in having a longer antennal clava.

Distribution

Sweden.

Ecology

Host

Unknown.

Notes

Holotype deposited in MZLU, paratypes in MZLU, SMTP.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Tetrastichus