Scientific name

Uniclypea similis Gupta, 2018

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae

Diagnosis

Female: Body length 4.61 mm; gaster black with metallic green shine. Post marginal vein 2.39 times stigmal vein; costal cell 1.48 times marginal vein. Propodeum width 4.39 times its length; median carina not distinct in basal one third and median area raised. Metasoma length 4.39 its width.

 Head  Head dorsal
 Mesosoma
 Metasoma
 Propodeum

Image

 Female (holotype)
 Male

Distribution

India: Karnataka.

Biology / Hosts

Reared from the leaf knots on the host plant Grewia abutilifolia Vent. ex Juss. constructed by Apoderus tranquebaricus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Attelabidae) from India with notes on biology.

References

  • Gupta A.(2018). A new species of Uniclypea Bouček, 1976 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) parasitic on Apoderus tranquebaricus Systematic Parasitology, 95:115–120. DOI 10.1007/s11230-017-9766-9 (published online 30th November 2017).

Credits

Images and factsheet prepared by Dr. Ankita Gupta, Scientist, NBAIR. Web content added by Lavanya, 20-02-2018.