Chalcidoidea Morphology Matrix

Character

Number of tarsomeres of fore leg [100]

Description

A five-segmented tarsus is plesiomorphic. A reduced tarsomere count has been used to define higher chalcidoid taxa, such as Eulophidae, Trichogrammatidae, and some subfamilies of Aphelinidae. Recently, some species have been found that form exceptions to these rules. Only males of Dicopomorpha echmepterygis (Mymaridae) (Fig. 1a)) and males of some of the specialized male fig associates have fewer than 3 tarsomeres. . Citations: Schauff (1984: 51); LaSalle et al. (1997); Burks et al. (2011: 26).

States

-: unassigned

notes:

coded examples: none coded

0: 0

notes:

coded examples: none coded

1: 1

notes:

coded examples: none coded

2: 2

notes:

coded examples: none coded

3: 3

notes:

coded examples: Ceratogramma etiennei Delavare, 1988, Haeckeliania_sperata, Trichogramma_pretiosum, Oligosita_sanguinea_species_group, Trisecodes_agromyzae_D2244 (toggle remainder)

4: 4

notes:

coded examples: Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Cirrospilus coachellae, Australomymar sp. Chile, Acmopolynema varium, Chiloe micropteron (toggle remainder)

5: 5

notes:

coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Coccophagus rusti, Eurytoma gigantea, Coccobius fulvus, Gonatocerus ashmeadi (toggle remainder)