Character Details

Character

Shape of lateral lobes of mesoscutum in dorsal view [46]

Description

This character refers to overall shape of each mesoscutal lateral lobe. State 1 is found in aphelinids and similar taxa with a clearly defined scapular flange (scp, Fig. 4b). If the lateral lobes are fused with the midlobe with no discernible suture or furrow the structure was coded as state 0.

States

-: unassigned
notes:
coded examples: Thysanus ater Walker, 1840, Neopomphale_D2192, Clytina_giraudi_Den, Chartocerus_sp1, nr_Signiphoridae_BalticAmber_Elo (toggle remainder)
0: broadly triangular or quadrate
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1. Nasonia vitripen...
 
notes:
coded examples: Cleonymus Latreille, 1809, Eurytoma gigantea, Gonatocerus ashmeadi, Australomymar sp. Chile, Nasonia vitripennis (toggle remainder)
1: with strongly narrowed postero-medial portion (scapular flange)
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1. Pentastichus...
 
notes: aphelinid-tetrastichine type
coded examples: Cales noacki Howard, 1907, Coccophagus rusti, Cirrospilus coachellae, Coccobius fulvus, Idioporus affinis (toggle remainder)