Chalcidoidea Morphology Matrix

Character

Shape of posterior margin of propleuron [76]

Description

The posterior margin of propleuron is located between the procoxal attachment and the meeting point between the propleura. The propleuron at the procoxal attachment and at the anterior "neck" region is arguably about the same in all taxa, while there is a clear difference in the posterior surface of the propleura along the prosternum itself between these two points. In cases where the propleura are in contact for a long distance until reaching a very short prosternum, as in Eulophinae, Spalangiinae and others, we ignore the surface along the procoxal attachment, and refer only to the margin bordering the prosternum. Citation: Krogmann & Vilhelmsen (2006: 15).

States

-: unassigned

notes:

coded examples: Notaspidium giganteum Halstead, 1991, Micradelus rotundus, Tetracampe_Taiwan, UCRC_ENT_00237975, amber_UCRC_ENT305755 (toggle remainder)

0: convex or straight

1.Nasonia giraulti

2. Euplectrus... ↴

notes:

coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Coccobius fulvus (toggle remainder)

1: concave

1. Eurytoma gigantea... ↴

notes:

coded examples: Eurytoma gigantea, Mymaromma, Asaphes sp., Chromeurytoma sp., Moranila californica (toggle remainder)

2: reflexed

notes:

coded examples: Sycophaga cyclostigma Waterston, 1916, Apocryptophagus gigas (Mayr, 1906)