Character Details

Character

Relationship between Mt8 and Mt9 of females [120]

Description

Most female chalcidoids have only eight apparent metasomal (seven gastral) tergites because the terminal two tergites are fused into a syntergum (state 0). The epipygium of Torymidae and a few other Pteromalidae is considered as a separate ninth metasomal tergite, following Grissell (1995), but not the anal plate of some Eupelmidae, following Gibson (1995). Citations: Gibson (1989: 15); Wijesekara (1997: 34); Burks et al. (2011: 30).

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Jambiya vanharteni Heraty & Darling, 2008, UCRC_ENT_305748, UCRC_ENT_00237862, UCRC_ENT_00237865, Eulophidae_FrenchAmber_PA2371 (toggle remainder)
0: Mt8 and Mt9 separate and articulating
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1.Euderus
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2.Boucekius primevus
 
notes:
coded examples: Australomymar sp. Chile, Megastigmus transvaalensis, Chromeurytoma sp., Doddifoenus wallacei, Eusandalum cyaneum (Ashmead) (toggle remainder)
1: Mt8 and Mt9 fused as syntergum, at most with dorsal suture between cerci indicating line of fusion
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1.Cleonymus metasomal apex
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea (toggle remainder)
2: Mt8 and Mt9 part of an internal ovipositor system (scelionid-type ovipositor)
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1.Archaeoteleia mellea
 
notes:
coded examples: Archaeoteleia mellea