Alloxysta darci ( Girault, 1933 )

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 : 41-42

Alloxysta darci ( Girault, 1933)

Fig. 10.3

Allotria d’arci Girault, 1933: 2. Type: deposited in QM (examined).

Charips d’arci – Weld 1952: 252.

Alloxysta d’arci – Andrews 1978: 81.

Alloxysta darci – Carver 1992: 777.

Diagnosis

Alloxysta darci is mainly characterized by a small closed radial cell; the absence of pronotal carinae; the presence of a propodeal plate; antenna with rhinaria and club shape beginning on F4; F1 shorter than pedicel; and antenna longer than body length in both males and females. This species is similar to A. brevis , but can be differentiated by the length of antenna (longer than the body in A. darci , but shorter in A. brevis ), and the marginal setae on the fore wing (longer in A. darci than in A. brevis ).

Material examined

Holotype

AUSTRALIA: ♀ [ Allotria d’arci Girault ♀ type (handwritten, in front)], [Forest, Wynnum (handwritten, behind)], [ Charips d’arci (Gir.) EF Riek det 1953], [ Alloxysta darci (Girault) Mary Carver det.1992] ( QM).

Distribution

Palaearctic and Australian region.

Certain records: Australia ( Girault 1933: 2; Ferrer-Suay et al. 2012a), Spain ( Ferrer-Suay et al. 2013g: 324).