Nomenclature
Eutrichosomella Girault, 1915: 40. Type species: Eutrichosomella albiclava Girault, by original designation.
Diagnosis
- Antenna 6-segmented, formula 1131
- Axilla large, not projecting forwards, inter-axillar distance not more than width of an axilla; notaular grooves/ lines straight, fading posteriorly
- Mesopleuron large, undivided
- Fore wing as in Centrodora except venation longer than 0.5x of wing length
Species and distribution
1. Eutrichosomella indica Singh
2. Eutrichosomella keralensis Manickavasagam & Menakedevi
3. Eutrichosomella veenakumariae Hayat
Hosts and habitat
Unknown for most of the known species. One species (E. blattophaga Girault) was reared from blattid ootheca.
Selected references
- Hayat, M. 1998. Aphelinidae of India (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): A taxonomic revision. Memoirs of Entomology, International. Volume 13. Associated Publishers, Gainesville, Florida. 416 pp.