Scientific name

Neolosbanus palgravei (Girault)

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae: Eucharitinae

Diagnosis

Supra clypeal area distinctly delimited at sides; head clearly smooth without any punctuations; mesosoma with transverse cross striations; axillae joined in the middle petiole; with 6-7 oblique striations; scutellum at apex with entire foveolate rim; petiole 4.8x as long as wide. Fisrt funicle 3x pedicel; longest. F2 subequal to F3.

head Head
mesosoma Mesosoma
   Head and mesosoma & lateral view

Images

  adult Adult - lateral view

Comments

Described as Orasema palgravei by Girault (1922). Heraty (1994) gave new combination as Neolosbanus palgravei (Girault).

Distribution

Kerala (Heraty, 2002) and Karnataka (Gupta & Manickavasagam, 2013).

References

  • Girault, A. A. 1922. New chalcid flies from eastern Australia (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae). II. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 10: 105.
  • Heraty, J. M. 1994. Classification and evolution of the Oraseminae in the Old World, including revision of two closely related genera of Eucharitinae (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae). Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum. 157 pages.
  • Heraty, J. M. 2002. A revision of the genera of the Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the World. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 68:1-341.
  • Gupta, A. & Manickavasagam, S. 2013. Taxonomic notes on a collection of Indian Eucharitidae (a family of ant parasitoids) with description of female of Schizaspidia andamanensis (Mani) from Andaman islands, India. Journal of Biological Control 27(2): 73-80.

Credits

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