 Fig 1. Schizophragma, female |
 Fig 2. Schizophragma, female |
 Fig 3. Schizophragma, female |
 Fig 4. Antenna |
 Fig 5. Wings |
Nomenclature
Schizophragma Ogloblin, 1949: 345. Type species: Schizophragma basalis Ogloblin, by original designation.
Diagnosis
Schizophragma belongs to the Anagrus group of genera. It is distinguished from other genera in the group as follows:
- Scape (Fig. 4) with distinct cross striations
- clava 2-segmented; funicle 6-segmented (Fig. 4)
- Fore wing (Fig. 5) with posterior margin behind venation not lobed
- Mesophragma broadly and deeply notched posteriorly
- Ovipositor (Fig. 2) forming large basal loop inside gaster
Geographic Distribution
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Hosts and habitat
Reported from Membracidae (Lin et al., 2007).
Species in India
One undetermined species. Meghalaya (Rameshkumar et al., 2013).
References
- Lin, N. Q., Huber, J. T. and LaSalle, J. 2007. The Australian genera of Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Zootaxa, 1596: 1-111.
- Ogloblin, A. 1949. Un Nuevo genero de Mymaridae de la Region Neotropica. Notas del Museo de La Plata, Buenos Aires XIV (Zoologia, No.129): 345.
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