Character Details

Character

Separation of MPS from antennal surface, in female [13]

Description

The fusion of the MPS to the antennal surface as a character for Chalcidoidea was first discussed by Barlin & Vinson (1981). Outgroups commonly have the MPS free along most of their length or they have the MPS recessed (Evaniidae) or flush (Pelecinidae) with the antennal wall (Basibuyuk and Quicke, 1999). Within Chalcidoidea the character is usually state 1, but females of Cales and some Trichogrammatidae have the MPS parallel to the surface and not attached except basally (Mottern et al., 2011). Acanthochalcis (Chalcididae) was coded as state 1 even though the distal end is not free but recessed into the surface, as is the rest of the sensillum. Citations: Basibuyuk & Quicke (1999: 6, 13); Gibson (1986: 4).

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Neapterolelaps male, Erimerus wickhami Ashmead, 1904, amber_UCRC_ENT305755, UCRC_ENT_305748, UCRC_ENT_00237866 (toggle remainder)
0: free along most of length of MPS
5094_mximage
1.Cales noacki Calesinae
 
notes: Chalcidoidea
coded examples: Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccobius fulvus, Mymaromma, Chiloe micropteron, Tanaostigmodes howardii (toggle remainder)
1: fused to antennal surface along most of length, but with distal end free
573_mximage
1.Asaphes
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea, Gonatocerus ashmeadi (toggle remainder)