Character Details

Character

Setation of metapleuron [133]

Description

The metapleuron is bare throughout many chalcidoid families, but can be setose in taxa containing large-bodied species. Citations: Gibson (1995: 23, 52; 2003: 31); Krogmann & Vilhelmsen (2006: 118).

States

-: inapplicable (metapleuron not differentiated)
notes:
coded examples: Protaphelinus nikolskajae (Yasnosh, 1963), Euderomphale chelidonii Erdos, 1966, Acerophagus flavus Rose, Copidosoma floridanum (Ashmead, 1900), Comperiella bifasciata Howard, 1906 (toggle remainder)
0: setose
7263_mximage
1.Eurytoma gigantea
 
notes:
coded examples: Eurytoma gigantea, Acanthochalcis_nigricans, Cheiloneurus flaccus, Idioporus affinis, Archaeoteleia mellea (toggle remainder)
1: entirely bare
7264_mximage
1.Megastigmus transvaalensis
 
notes:
coded examples: Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Coccobius fulvus, Gonatocerus ashmeadi (toggle remainder)
2: bare in anterior part
7265_mximage
1.Foersterella reptans
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Foersterella reptans, Moranila californica, Endobia donacis Erdos, 1964, Neapterolelaps male (toggle remainder)
3: bare posteriorly, but with at least a few setae anteriorly
notes:
coded examples: Diconocara_petiolata_D2187, Macromesus_americanus_D1901