Omphale admirabilis (Haliday)

Hansson, Christer & Shevtsova, Ekaterina, 2012, Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), ZooKeys 232, pp. 1-157 : 11-15

Omphale admirabilis (Haliday) Figures 415-29479502

Smaragdites admirabilis Haliday, 1833:419. Holotype male in OUMNH, examined.

Entedon admirabilis (Haliday), Reinhard (1858).

Omphale admirabilis (Haliday), Graham (1959).

Omphale admirabilis (Haliday), Graham (1963).

Material.

Type material.Holotype male, type no. 616 in OUMNH. Additional material. 25♀ 13♂: France 4♀ (BMNH, RMNH), Sweden 1♀ 4♂ (CH, NHRS), United Kingdom 20♀ 9♂ (BMNH).

Diagnosis.

Lateral pronotum, prosternum and legs citron yellow to yellowish white (Fig. 15), in male also with gena yellowish white; thoracic dorsum brilliant green metallic to brilliant golden red (Figs 16, 17), with very fine engraved reticulation (Figs 22, 26), hence shiny; postmarginal vein 2 × as long as stigmal vein (Fig. 20); male scape long (Fig. 27), with almost ½ of length reaching above level of vertex.

Description.

Female. Length of body 1.5-2.0 mm. Antenna with scape with outer surface white, inner surface with basal ½ white and apical ½ dark brown; pedicel and flagellum dark brown (Fig. 15); pedicel + flagellum 1.8 × as long as distance between eyes; first flagellomere 1.2 × as long as second (Fig. 23), and 1.0 × as wide as second flagellomere; flagellomeres 1-4 with scattered short setae (Fig. 23); clava 2-segmented (Fig. 23). Face golden green (Fig. 18), with very weak striae (Fig. 24); clypeus golden green, smooth, rectangular, 1.7 × as wide as high; gena dark brown with golden tinges, to purple metallic; lower frons bright green metallic, with raised reticulation, smooth below level of toruli; interscrobal area with raised reticulation; antennal scrobes join frontal suture separately; frontal suture V-shaped; upper frons golden red with very weak reticulation, shiny; vertex golden green to golden red, smooth outside ocellar triangle, with engraved reticulation inside triangle (Fig. 25). Occipital margin rounded (Fig. 25).

Mesoscutum bright golden green, or golden red (Fig. 16), with engraved reticulation (Fig. 22), midlobe with two pairs of setae; notauli as indistinct impressions in posterior ½. Scutellum bright golden green, or golden red (Fig. 16), with engraved reticulation (Fig. 22); 1.1 × as long as wide, with anterior margin smoothly curved forwards. Axillae blue to green metallic (Fig. 16). Dorsellum green metallic (Fig. 16), smooth and flat (Fig. 22), 0.4 × as long as wide, and 0.6 × as long as length of median propodeum. Lateral pronotum and propleuron citron yellow to yellowish white (Fig. 15); prepectus green metallic, in three specimens citron yellow or yellowish white; acropleuron citron yellow to yellowish white; mesepisternum golden green with upper part citron yellow to yellowish white; upper mesepimeron golden green to golden red; lower mesepimeron dark brown with metallic tinges; transepimeral sulcus very weakly curved forwards. Propodeum green metallic (Fig. 16), smooth (Fig. 22), with an anteromedian fovea; propodeal callus with two setae. Legs citron yellow to yellow ish white (Fig. 15); midleg with first tarsomere 0.3 × as long as length of tarsus. Forewing transparent (Fig. 20), veins yellowish brown and setae dark brown; speculum closed; admarginal setae 8-11, arising from both marginal vein and from membrane behind vein; radial cell bare in upper ½, setose in lower ½; postmarginal vein 2.0 × as long as stigmal vein; stigmal vein slightly enlarged. Hind wing (Fig. 20) transparent, apex rounded. Forewing WIP (Fig. 21) with apical ⅓ blue, basal ⅔ with diagonal bands in yellow, magenta and blue.

Petiole dark brown to yellow. Gaster golden with green metallic tinges, to golden red with first tergite green metallic, smooth, elongate and 1.4 –1.6× as long as length of mesosoma; 7th tergite 0.1 × as long as length of gaster.

Male. Length of body 1.1-1.6 mm. Features as in female except as follows. Antenna with scape with outer surface yellowish white, inner surface with basal ½ white and apical ½ green metallic, narrow in basal ½ and then rapidly expanding towards apex (Fig. 27), elongate with almost ½ the length above the level of vertex; pedicel and flagellum pale brown; pedicel + flagellum 3.3 × as long as distance between eyes; flagellomeres 1-4 with scattered setae; clava 1-segmented. Face greenish blue metallic (Fig. 19), smooth; clypeus greenish blue metallic, smooth, rectangular, 2.0 × as wide as high; gena yellowish white; lower frons golden to bright golden green (Fig. 19), smooth (Fig. 28); interscrobal area smooth; upper frons red metallic, smooth; vertex golden red.

Pronotum, propleuron and prepectus yellowish white. Mesoscutum golden red (Fig. 17). Scutellum golden red (Fig. 17) to golden green; 1.2 × as long as wide. Axillae green metallic (Fig. 17). Dorsellum green metallic with red tinges (Fig. 17), smooth and slightly convex to almost flat (Fig. 26). Acropleuron yellowish white; mesepisternum golden green. Propodeum golden with green and red metallic tinges (Fig. 17). Legs yellowish white. Forewing transparent, veins and setae dark brown; admarginal setae 8-9, arising from both marginal vein and membrane below vein.

Petiole yellowish white. Gaster with first tergite golden red, remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges, with a pale spot across median part of tergites 1-2, 1.0 –1.1× as long as length of mesosoma. Phallobase and aedeagus as in Fig. 479.

Hosts.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Austria ( Bouček and Askew 1968), Czech Republic ( Bouček and Askew 1968), France (new record), Sweden ( Hedqvist 2003), United Kingdom ( Haliday 1833) (Fig. 502).