Brachymeria nephantidis Gahan, 1930

Binoy, C., Nivetha, S. & Arulprakash, R., 2024, Chalcidid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) of Opisina arenosella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae) on coconut palm in southern India, Zootaxa 5537 (4), pp. 493-510 : 502

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5537.4.3

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:26BA78B1-2B0D-4560-A393-1DC1C8E5342E

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14248147

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3300F605-FFCA-2915-6CE6-90090F7CB325

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Brachymeria nephantidis Gahan, 1930
status

 

Brachymeria nephantidis Gahan, 1930 View in CoL

( Figs 35–39 View FIGURES 35–39 )

Material examined. Kerala: 9♀ Kozhikode dt., Elathur , Balussery, 2019–2021, Coll. C. Binoy ; Tamil Nadu: all Coll. S. Nivetha , 7♀, 5♂ Erode dt., Avalpoondurai, 01.xii.2023 ; 6♀, 4♂ Karur dt, Pugalur, 13.xii.2023 ; 9♀, 7♂ Dharmapuri dt., Kaduchettipatti, 08.vii.2024 ; 5♀, 6♂ Tirupur dt., Nathakadayur, 25.i.2024 .

Diagnosis. Head as wide as mesosoma in dorsal view ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35–39 ); scrobe clearly reaching median ocellus; area below scrobe without any smooth area ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 35–39 ); preorbital carina present, obsolete at vertex ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 35–39 , arrow); postorbital carina present, reaching genotemporal margin ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 35–39 , arrow); mesosoma with small, close setigerous punctures ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35–39 ), with interstices rugose-carinate; scutellum apically entire, with moderately dense pubescence ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35–39 ); metacoxa without any ventromesal tooth; metafemur black with yellow region apically, ventrally with 9–11 irregular teeth ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 35–39 ); metatibia brownish-black with basal and apical yellow region. Female with metasoma acuminate, distinctly longer than mesosoma, ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35–39 ); Gt 1 shiny, smooth ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35–39 ); ovipositor sheath punctate, distinctly visible dorsally ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 35–39 ). Male metasoma subglobose, shorter than mesosoma.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Chalcididae

Genus

Brachymeria

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