A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna

By

Popovici, Ovidiu
Kamalanathan, Veenakumari
Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

68

Pages

19-28

Subjects

new species , Platygastridae , SEM , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.68.28403

 

Abstract

A new species,PlatygasterharpagocerasPopovici & Veenakumari, is described from India. The most unusual features of this species are the acuminate shape of the last antennomere and the 9-merous antenna in both sexes. The male and female are described and illustrated with brightfield and scanning electron microscopy. We provide a comparative analysis of the acuminate distal antennomere in the superfamily Chalcidoidea, including several genera of Pteromalidae (CallitulaSpinola,HomoporusThomson,NorbanusWalker,RhaphitelusWalker).