Character Details

Character

Polymorphic MPS elevation relative to antennal surface in female [15]

Description

This character reflects polymorphism observed in MPS distribution on the flagellum of some chalcidids (Dirhinus( and (Epitranus().

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Archaeoteleia mellea, Belyta sp., Notaspidium giganteum Halstead, 1991, Neapterolelaps male, Epiclerus temenus (Walker, 1839) (toggle remainder)
0: either all raised or all sunken below surface of flagellomere
6976_mximage
1.Megastigmus transvaalensis
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea (toggle remainder)
1: alternating between raised and sunken on same transverse row of MPS
6977_mximage
1.Dirhinus giffardii
7850_mximage
2.Dirhinus giffardii
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3.Epitranus
 
notes:
coded examples: Cratocentrus decoratus (Klug, 1834), Dirhinus giffardii Silvestri, 1913, Dirhinus giffardii Silvestri, 1913, Austrophotismus_daicles
2: some MPS sunken, but not in a pattern
7848_mximage
1.Zagella
 
notes:
coded examples: none coded
3: alternating rows of raised and sunken MPS on same flagellomere
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1. Monodontomerus...
 
notes: Discovered in Monodontomerus
coded examples: Monodontomerus Westwood, 1833