Cherianella narayani Narendran

Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae: Eucharitinae

Female black metallic green. Antenna 13-segmented, dark brown; coxae black with bluish metallic tinge on dorsum; mid femur and hind femur dark brown with apices and bases paler. Pubescence on head and body white. F4 onwards with a slight notch on one side towards apex of each segment; head width distinctly less than the maximum width of mesosoma; each mandible with single sickle shaped tooth. Pronotum not visible in dorsal view; mesosoma unusually large and swollen, notauli absent, dorsum finely granulate without punctures or striations on dorsum; scutellar horn extraordinarily long and strong, exceeding apex of metasoma. Prepectus large. Fore wing hyaline and veins indiscernible. Metasoma including petiole shorter than mesosoma.

   Adult - dorsal, profile view

Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Girish & Narendran, 2007a.)

Images and factsheet prepared by Dr. Ankita Gupta, Scientist, NBAII.