Chalcidoidea Morphology Matrix
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2
12th flagellomere in females
3
Flagellomere one sensilla (female)
4
Flagellomere one setae
5
Flagellomere one shape
6
Length of radicle
6
Articulation of pedicel and scape of female antenna
7
Number of flagellomeres in female
8
Number of flagellomeres between F1 and clava (= funicular segments) in female
8
Number of separate claval segments in female
10
Coeloconic sensillum on flagellomere two of female
11
Basiconic peg sensilla of female antenna
12
Socketed MPS
13
Separation of MPS from antennal surface, in female
14
MPS elevation relative to antennal surface in female
15
Polymorphic MPS elevation relative to antennal surface in female
16
Male scape glands
9
Number of flagellomeres in male
18
Number of flagellomeres between F1 and clava (=funicle) in males
19
MPS of first flagellomere in males
21
Rasp-like sculpture on frons
11
Form of antennal scrobe
10
Inner orbits of eyes
24
Position of ventral margin of toruli relative to oral cavity
25
Expansion of lateral and ventral margins of toruli
26
Distance of torulus from eye
12
Shape of apical margin of clypeus
28
Trabeculae (internal ingrowths) on head anteriorly
13
Upper ocular sulcus (uos) of head anteriorly
14
Transfacial sulcus (tfs) of head anteriorly
15
Scrobal sulcus (scs) of head anteriorly
16
Lower ocular sulcus (los) of head, below toruli
17
Vertical ocellar sulcus (vos) [vertical below median ocellus]
34
Subantennal groove (sas) [vertical grooves below toruli]
35
Interantennal projection (IAP) from lateral view
18
Epistomal groove (dorsal clypeal groove)
19
Lateral clypeal line
20
Dimensions of clypeus
21
Inflection of clypeus
40
Occipital carina
41
Postgenal groove
42
Genal carina
43
Subapical genal tooth
22
Transoccipital sulcus (tos)
23
Vertical occipital sulcus (vos)
24
Sulci extending ventrad from posterior tentorial pits
25
Postoral microtrichia
48
Hypostomal carina
49
Postoral bridge
50
Postoccipital extension
26
Relation between labrum and clypeus
52
Structure of labrum
53
Labral digits
27
Marginal labral setae
28
Left mandible dentition
56
Dentition of right mandible relative to left
33
Length of mandibular teeth
58
Mandibular tooth orientation
59
Mandibular base
60
Exposed muscle of mandible
61
Mandibular appendage
29
Socketed spine (peg) on ventral margin of mandible
30
Posteroventral corner of mandible
31
Maxillary palp segments
32
Labial palp segments
66
Visibility of pronotum from dorsal view
37
Indication of pronotal collar
68
Length of pronotal collar in dorsal view
34
Median division of pronotum
35
Isolated large bristle on posterolateral corner of pronotum
36
Mesothoracic spiracle enclosed by pronotal cuticle
72
Posteroventral mesad projections of pronotum
38
Posterior margin of prosternum
39
Prodiscriminal line
75
Propleura posterior margin angle
76
Shape of posterior margin of propleuron
45
Size and shape of exposed lateral panel of prepectus
78
Prepectus
79
Association between prepectus and pronotum
80
Prepectus relationship to tegula
40
Structure of prepectus
43
Setation of lateral panel of prepectus
44
Structure of lateral panel of prepectus
41
Pronotum posteroventrally
42
Posterior margin of prepectus ventrally
51
Stout setae (bristles) on mesoscutal mid lobe
47
Number of stout bristles on lateral lobe of mesoscutum
46
Shape of lateral lobes of mesoscutum in dorsal view
48
Development of notauli
49
Appearance of notauli
91
Median mesoscutal sulcus
50
Transscutal articulation (TSA)
93
Mesoscutum and scutellar-axillar complex
94
Separation of axillae
55
Position of axilla
52
Scutoscutellar sulcus (SSS) between axilla and scutellum
56
Number of bristles on axilla
53
Parascutal and axillar carinae
99
Submedian lines of scutellum (not axillular grooves)
54
Number of bristles on scutellar disc
101
Form of axillula relative to scutellum
102
Scutellar apex projection
103
Size of frenum
57
Frenum as defined mesally
58
Frenal indication as defined by the position of the frenal arm
106
Marginal rim of scutellum
107
Position of mesothoracic spiracle relative to mesoscutum
108
Expansion of acropleuron
60
Transepimeral division
59
Posterior margin of upper mesepimeron
140
Mesepimeron relative to metapleural/propodeal complex
112
Mesosternal shelf
62
Mesothoracic discrimen
114
Membranous region anterior to each mesocoxa
141
Relationship of mesotrochantinal plate and metasternum
63
Position of mesofurcal pit
117
Position of tegula relative to humeral plate
61
Number of setae on tegula
137
Longitudinal division of metascutellum (=dorsellum)
138
Metanotal structure
72
Metascutellum (=dorsellum) anterior extent
73
Metascutellum posterior extent
139
Metanotal scutellar arm (mtsa)
74
Length of metanotal scutellar arm
125
Metascutellar setae
69
Lateral sulci delimiting triangular median region of propodeum
127
Setal pattern of propodeal disc
70
Shape of propodeal spiracle
129
Position of propodeal spiracle
71
Enclosure of propodeal spiracle (psp)
131
Peritremata of propodeal spiracle
64
Shape of metapleuron
133
Setation of metapleuron
65
Metapleural-propodeal supracoxal flange (cxf)
68
Metapleural suture (mtps)
67
Number of metafurcal pits
66
Position of metafurcal pits
138
Paired lobes at posteroventral edge of metapleural shelf, directly posterior to metacoxae
139
Wingedness of female
75
Number of setae on humeral plate of forewing
76
Basal posterior lobe of fore wing
77
Basal vein of fore wing
99
Basal cell setation
78
Cubital vein of fore wing
81
Length of costal cell of fore wing
80
Joining of submarginal vein with parastigma of fore wing
79
Hyaline break (unpigmented area) of parastigma of fore wing
136
Parastigmal constriction of fore wing
86
Stout bristles on sclerotized posterior extension of parastigma of fore wing
150
Tuft of erect, thickened setae on parastigma of fore wing
151
Hypochaeta of fore wing
85
Campaniform sensilla on parastigma of fore wing
93
Specular area (speculum)
92
Linea calva of fore wing
155
Filum spinosum of fore wing
82
Length of marginal vein of fore wing
91
Ventral surface of admarginal area of forewing
83
Length of stigmal vein (including stigma) of fore wing
159
Rs vein of fore wing
87
Stigma of fore wing
88
Arrangement of uncal sensilla of fore wing
89
Number of uncal sensilla of fore wing
90
Uncus of fore wing
84
Length of postmarginal vein of fore wing
94
Enlarged seta marking apex of postmarginal vein of fore wing
95
Marginal fringe setae of fore wing
167
Hind wing structure
168
Marginal vein of fore wing of male
97
Spur vein (1r-m) of hind wing
98
Position of hamuli
171
Number of hamuli of hind wing
172
Shape of 1st hamulus
173
Location of basalmost hamulus
174
Additional erect setae opposite to hamuli
96
Erect setae on hind wing parastigma
100
Number of tarsomeres of fore leg
177
Number of tarsal segments of midleg compared to fore leg
101
Posterior preapical bristle of profemur
179
Protibial carina
104
Apical margin of the protibia
102
Shape of protibial spur (calcar)
103
Apex of protibial spur
106
Basitarsal comb of fore leg
108
Orientation of basitarsal comb of fore leg
105
Basitarsal notch of fore leg
107
Setation of basitarsus of fore leg
187
Insertion of mesocoxa
110
Preapical bristle on anterior surface of mesofemur
111
Preapical bristle on posterior surface of mesofemur
109
Mesotibial apical pegs
112
Mesotibial spur
113
Mesotarsal peg pattern
114
Metacoxal structure
194
Dorsal metacoxal surface
115
Metafemur size
196
Structure of metafemur
197
Rows of specialized metatibial setae
198
Ventral carinae of metatibia
199
Apex of metatibia
116
Number of metatibial spurs
201
Tarsal claws
202
Lamina on metatarsal claws
117
Relation between mesophragma and metasoma
135
Dimensions of Mt1 (petiole)
205
Setation of elongate Mt1 (petiole)
118
Mt1 (Petiole), ventral surface
207
Fusion of Mt1 (petiole) with metasomal sternite 2 (=Gs1)
208
Ventral lamina of Mt1 (petiole)
209
Antecostal sulcus of female metasomal sternite 2 (=Gs1)
119
Anterior projections on Ms3–Ms6 in females
120
Relationship between Mt8 and Mt9 of females
121
Separation of Mt8 and Mt9 of females
213
Apex of hypopygium in females
214
Structure and mode of extension of ovipositor
215
Paratergites between Mt8+Mt9 and outer plates of ovipositor
127
Group of short setae anterior to cercus (cercal brush)
122
Insertion of cercus on female metasoma
123
Shape of cercus
124
Position of cercus
125
Cercal setae
126
Number of cercal setae
128
Ovipositor stylet shape
129
Connection between bases of 2nd valvulae
130
Sclerotized bridge between ovipositor valvifers (sheaths)
225
Tergites of metasoma of male
226
Terminal metasomal sternite in male
227
Annular basal ring of male genital capsule
132
Aedeagal apodemes of male genitalia
131
Volsellar digitus of male genitalia
230
Intervolsellar process of male genitalia
133
Parameres of male genitalia
134
Apical bristle(s) of paramere
1
Metallic body color