Scientific name

Stilbula lata Narendran

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae

Diagnosis

Posterior part of scutellum stouter; stigma not as distinct as in S. tanjorensis; mesopleuron rugose punctuate; stalk of scutellar process and teeth concolorous with mesosoma which is bluish green.

Head and mesosoma bluish green with metallic reflections. Posterior part of scutellum stouter; stigma not as distinct as in S. tanjorensis; mesopleuron rugose punctuate; stalk of scutellar process and teeth concolorous with mesosoma which is bluish green. Petiole pale yellow with darker band near middle, remaining part of metasoma blackish brown with ventral side slightly paler. Wings hyaline, stigma light brown. Frons with distinct oblique and semi-circular striations; clypeal area slightly straite and shiny. Each tooth of posterior scutellar process shorter than stalk of scutellar process.

 Head
 Mesosoma

Image

 Adult - lateral view

Distribution

Kerala (Narendran, 1996) and Tamil Nadu (Gupta & Manickavasagam, 2013).

References

  • Narendran, T. C. & Sheela, S. 1996. Description of three new species of Oriental Stilbula Spinola (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) with a key to Indopacific species. Entomon, 21(1): 65-75.
  • 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.