Scientific name

Dinarmus colemani (Crawford, 1913)

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae

Diagnosis

Body length 2.5 mm. Bluish black with metallic shine; metasoma brownish black; antenna brown, scape and pedicel lighter. Head moderately reticulate; anterior margin of clypeus almost straight; antennae inserted distinctly above lower margin of eyes; pedicel slightly shorter than F1, third anellus longest. Mesosoma reticulate punctate; propodeum with distinct nucha. Fore wing with stigma moderately capitate; post marginal vein little shorter than marginal vein; metasoma ovate.

Image

 Adult - dorsal view

Distribution

India: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Jharkhand, and Bihar.

Biology / Hosts

Callosobruchus chinensis.

References

  • Noyes, J.S. 2014. Universal Chalcidoidea Database. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/chalcidoids.
  • Sureshan, P.M. 2003. Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae: Chalcidoidea: Hymenoptera) of Indian subcontinent. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper 205: iii+170pp.