Psilochalcis Kieffer, 1905

Narendran, T. C. & van Achterberg, Cornelis, 2016, Revision of the family Chalcididae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Vietnam, with the description of 13 new species, ZooKeys 576, pp. 1-202 : 125-126

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scientific name

Psilochalcis Kieffer, 1905
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Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chalcididae

Psilochalcis Kieffer, 1905 View in CoL View at ENA Figs 183-184

Psilochalcis Kieffer, 1905: 250-251. Type species: Psilochalcis longigena Kieffer, by monotypy. Redescribed by Steffan (1951b).

Leptochalcis Kieffer, 1905: 251-252. Type species: Leptochalcis filicornis Kieffer, by monotypy. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Steffan (1951b).

Invreia Masi, 1929b: 210-211. Type species: Invreia subaenea Masi, by original designation. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Bouček (1992).

Euchalcidia Masi, 1929b: 220-222. Type species: Euchalcidia elegantula Masi, designated by Masi, 1929. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Bouček (1992).

Chalcidiopsis Masi, 1933: 4. Type species: Chalcidiopsis odontomera Masi, by original designation. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Narendran and Sudheer (2005).

Peltochalcidia Steffan, 1949: 121. Type species: Peltochalcidia benoisti Steffan, by original designation. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Bouček (1992).

Hyperchalcidia Steffan; 1951b: 67. Type species: Hyperchalcidia soudanensis Steffan, by original designation. Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Narendran (1989).

Parinvreia Steffan, 1951a: 7 (as subgenus of Invreia ). Type species: Invreia frequens Masi, designated by Bouček (1984). Synonymised with Psilochalcis by Bouček (1992).

Diagnosis.

See under Notaspidium .

Description.

Horizontal ventral part of mesopleuron anteriorly with a carina defining margin of area for reception of fore coxae; body usually with dense pubescence. MV short and distinctly removed from anterior wing margin; hind tibia with 2 apical spurs. Antenna 13 segmented; in ♀ antenna inserted at clypeus; in ♂ antenna inserted a little above it; scape not reaching anterior ocellus; head in front view roundly triangular or subrectangular as in Psilochalcis soudanensis group; outer surface of clypeus gradually turns downwards and its upper edge projects slightly to strongly in different species; body densely setose in some species; mesosoma sturdy, in some species propodeum almost horizontal and with very distinct carinae (submediae, accessoriae, sublaterales and costae lateralis); scutellum flatly arched, posteriorly broadly rounded or truncated; hind femur with a ventral row of teeth, basal tooth massive in " Chalcidiopsis " and typical Psilochalcis ; metasoma with large, tongue-shaped, posteriorly rounded T1.

Hosts.

Parasitoids of lepidopterous pupae.

Distribution.

North and Central America, Europe, Africa, Madagascar, Oriental region and Japan.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Chalcidoidea

Family

Chalcididae