Character Details

Character

Metanotal structure [138]

Description

State 1 of this character is found only in Elasmus (Eulophidae) and Euryischia (Eriaporinae) (LaSalle et al., 1997). The metanotum of Metapelma (Eupelmidae) also protrudes as a horizontal triangular flange, but under rather than posterior to a protuberant scutellum. Because of this structural difference Metapelma was coded as having state 0.

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Phtuaria fimbriae UCRCENT00237978 , Pteromalidae_BalticAmber_1066, nr_Microlycus_BalticAmber, Encyrtidae_BalticAmber_LongHypopygium, Pteromalidae_BalticAmber_SMNS040
0: not protruding as horizontal triangular plate posterior to scutellum
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1.Nasonia vitripennis
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea (toggle remainder)
1: protruding posterior to scutellum as a horizontal triangular plate (often also translucent or light-colored)
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1. Elasmus posterior part of mesosom...
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2.Elasmus dorsellum
 
notes: Elasminae, some Eriaporinae
coded examples: Elasmus polistis Burks, 1971, Aphelinus_D2705, Euryischia Riley, 1889, Euryischomyia Girault, 1914