Scientific name

Halticopterella longiflagellum Sureshan, 2001

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae

Diagnosis

Length 3.2 mm. Body black with metallic shine; F1 2x as long as pedicel. Antenna with funicular segments longer than wide. Clava shorter than preceeding two segments combined. Propodeum including nucha coarsely reticulate, nucha distinct. Metasoma dorsally collapsing; hind margin of T1 produced.

Image

 Adult - dorsal view

Distribution

India: Kerala.

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.