Chartocerus funeralis Girault, 1913

Molin, Ana Dal & Woolley, James B., 2020, Notes on types of Australian Chartocerus Motschulsky (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae), Journal of Natural History 54 (9), pp. 681-702 : 693

Chartocerus funeralis Girault, 1913

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EOL taxon ID: 848103

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Girault (1913a, p. 224), as Signiphora funeralis (original description).

Dahms (1984, p. 582, 634; 1986, p. 568): notes on type material.

Type material. Holotype female, QM Hy 771 (T4410) . Dahms (1984) describes one slide with a coverslip fragment with the holotype of S. funeralis , complete, along with other chalcidoids (identified as Anagrus armatus , Abbella subflavella and the holotype of Pseudogramma fasciatipenne Gir. ) (label: ‘From windows of empty dwellings, Herberton, N.Q., XII.28.1911, Hy 771 | 3484, 4410, 3484’), and a second slide (not type material) with a fragment containing a male S. funeralis partially dissected (head, antenna and one leg) (label: ‘ Signiphora funeralis Gir. | Indooroopilly | window | VII.5.1933)’ and a separate coverslip with a specimen of Chartocerus hebes (as M. hebes ). Dahms (1984) states that T4410 was a duplicate QM accession number for the type specimen and had been cancelled. T3484 refers to the specimen of Abbella subflavella .

Description. Female. Length 0.74 mm. The holotype has faded to a yellowish tone, but it was originally described as being dark like the other species of Chartocerus , with metallic tinge on the head and mesoscutum. Fore wing infuscated except for a small basal area, posteriorly. Head with punctations scattered on face and genae. Scape about 4.5× as long as wide, pedicel 2× as long as wide, ring segments in ratios of 6:4:2:1, resembling C. kerrichi , clava 5× as long as wide. Mesoscutum a little more than 3.5× length of scutellum, with scattered small setae; scutellum with 6 faint setae along posterior margin. Fore wing almost 3× as long as wide, marginal fringe roughly ½ width of the wing. Mesobasitarsus less than ½ length of mesotibia, mesotibial spur about 1/3 of the basitarsus. Mt1 bilobed, the two lobes separated smoothly by a concave curve; propodeal sclerite projecting posteriorly gradually.

Figures

Figure 7. Chartocerus funeralis (Girault), holotype ♀, Queensland Museum Type Hy 771. (a) habitus; (b) head and antennae; (c) fore and hind wings; (d) antenna; (e) head and mesosoma; (f) metasoma.