Scientific name

Sphegigaster anamudiensis Sureshan & Narendran, 1997

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae

Diagnosis

Body with metallic green blue reflection; antennae dark brown except scape and pedicel yellow; scape reaching median ocellus. Pronotal collar sharply margined anteriorly. Forewing with basal hair line partially indicated. Metasoma longer than mesosoma in profile, T1 with margin medially produced.

Image

 Adult - lateral 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.