Character Details

Character

Dentition of right mandible relative to left [56]

Description

Asymmetry in mandibular tooth count occurs in several chalcidoid groups, including many genera of Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae). If both mandibles have several tiny denticles, they are considered equal (state 1). Citation: Gibson (1995:1).

States

-: inapplicable (no mandible)
notes:
coded examples: Indosema indica Husain & Agarwal, 1983, Leptofoenus westwoodi (Ashmead, 1895), UCRC_ENT_00237975, amber_UCRC_ENT00237974, Centrodora_brevispinae_UCRC_ENT_00237973 (toggle remainder)
0: one less
notes:
coded examples: Anidarnes bicolor (Ashmead, 1900)
1: equal number
7076_mximage
1.Eunotus
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Eurytoma gigantea (toggle remainder)
2: one more
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1.Psilocharis afra
 
notes: was left out of original matrix, by mistake (?)
coded examples: Nasonia vitripennis, Perilampus tristis, Psilocharis afra Heraty, 1994, Euperilampus triangularis Say, 1828, Perilampus hyalinus Say, 1829 (toggle remainder)