Character Details

Character

Length of metanotal scutellar arm [74]

Description

This character refers to the relative structure and size of the swollen metanotal arm. The length of the lateral panel includes both the metanotal scutellar arm and metanotal trough.

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Mymaromma, Cynipencyrtus flavus Ishii, 1928, Notaspidium giganteum Halstead, 1991, Thysanus ater Walker, 1840, Neanastatus Girault, 1913 (toggle remainder)
0: more than half length of lateral panel
6009_mximage
1.Spalangia
 
notes:
coded examples: Foersterella reptans, Megastigmus transvaalensis, Chromeurytoma sp., Perilampus tristis, Doddifoenus wallacei (toggle remainder)
1: less than half length of lateral panel but forming a convex flange (not reduced to a carina)
6008_mximage
1. Eurytoma gigantea...
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea, Nasonia vitripennis, Asaphes sp. (toggle remainder)
2: reduced to a thin carina
6010_mximage
1.Trichilogaster
 
notes:
coded examples: Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Coccobius fulvus, Gonatocerus ashmeadi, Australomymar sp. Chile (toggle remainder)