Xenomerus comatus

Mikó, I., Masner, L. & Deans, A. R., 2010, World revision of Xenomerus Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) 2708, Zootaxa 2708, pp. 1-73 : 9-10

The comatus -group

Diagnosis. male A7–A11 without median constriction or with strong median constriction (“unibottled” or “dibottled”), with few or numerous ventral microcilia; A5 modified or simple; claval formula: 2:2:2:2:1; suprahumeral pronotal sulcus foveolate; cervical pronotal sulcus, except X. rugifrons foveolate; anterior tip of pronotum well developed; notaulus present; mesopleural carina complete or incomplete; metapleural epicoxal carina merging dorsally with the vertical part of metapleural sulcus; propodeal lateral carinae inverted V- or Y-shaped; lateral patch on T3 reduced, not extending medially to the whole tergum; apical setae on T3 short; T7+8 with 4 apical setae; acrosternal calyx fused, spherical in shape.

Included species. X. armatus , sp. n., X. aureipes , sp. n., X. bickeli , sp. n., X. comatus , sp. n., X. laticeps Dodd , X. forax Kozlov & Lé , X. gloriosus , sp. n., X. guinensis , sp. n., X. halteratus , sp. n., X. hilleri , sp. n., X. kalocsai , sp. n., X. feehani , sp. n., X. laticeps Dodd , X. malawi , sp. n., X. melikai , sp. n., X. melleus , sp. n., X. noyesi , sp. n., X. ochraceus , sp. n., X. orientalis , sp. n., X. parorinetalis , sp. n., X. rugifrons , sp. n., X. scutellatus , sp. n., X. solox Kozlov & Lé , X. spinosus , sp. n., X. vanharteni , sp. n., X. varipes Dodd , X. watshami , sp. n.

Hosts. Dromiini X. orientalis sp. n.

Distribution. Ethiopian, Oriental and Australian.