Scientific name
Sphegigaster reticulata Sureshan & Narendran, 1997
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae
Diagnosis
Antenna with 2 anelli and six funicular segments. Anterior margin of clypeus bidentate. Gena with a large fovea above base of mandible. Mesoscutum with incomplete notauli. Metasoma distinctly petiolated. Second tergite of gaster large.
Image
Adult - dorsal view
Distribution
India: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka and Kerala.
References
- Graham MWRdeV. 1969. The Pteromalidae of North-Western Europe (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, Supplement 16: 1-908.
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