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.