Psilochalcis carinigena (Cameron, 1907)

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 : 507

Psilochalcis carinigena (Cameron, 1907)

( Figs 58–61 )

Material examined. Kerala: 3♀, 1♂ Malappuram dt., Calicut University Botanical Garden , 10–12.ix.2019, Coll. C. Binoy.

Diagnosis. Black with tegula, fore and mid legs beyond coxae, and metatrochanter, metafemur and metatibia except for ventral margin, reddish-brown ( Fig. 58 ); metatarsi brownish-black ( Fig. 58 ); wings hyaline (with brown infumation in some specimens); head in frontal view higher than wide, with dense pubescence below level of eyes ( Fig. 59 ); scrobe transversely rugose, not reaching median ocellus ( Fig. 59 ); scape slightly swollen at base ( Fig. 59 ); mesosoma polished with widely spaced setigerous pits ( Fig. 61 ); scutellum rounded apically; propodeum with distinct submedian, sublateral and accessorial carinae ( Fig. 61 ); metafemur with massive basal tooth followed by long comb of serrulation ( Fig. 60 ); metasoma with Gt 1 shagreened, without basal carinae; laterally densely pubescent ( Fig. 61 ). Female with long slender antenna; male antenna stouter with a characteristic dent on scape and more densely pubescent body than that of female.

Figures

FIGURES 58–61. Psilochalcis carinigena (Cameron, 1907), female. 58, habitus, lateral view; 59, head, frontal view; 60, hind leg; 61, habitus, dorsal view.