Tetrastichus pilemostomae Graham 1991

Hansson, Christer & Schmidt, Stefan, 2020, A revision of European species of the genus Tetrastichus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) using integrative taxonomy, Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 59177-59177 : 59177

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scientific name	Tetrastichus pilemostomae Graham 1991
status

Treatment

Tetrastichus pilemostomae Graham 1991:270-271. Holotype ♀ in OUMNH (according to Graham 1991), but could not be found there (James Hogan in mail). See Fig. 52.

Description

See Graham (1991). Male is unknown.

Diagnosis

Antenna with F1 1.3 × as long as and 1.3 × as wide as pedicel; mesoscutellum with distance between submedian grooves 1.7-1.9 × the distance between submedian and sublateral grooves; female gaster short ovate, 1.4 × as long as wide, with ovipositor sheaths reaching beyond apex of Gt7.

Distribution

United Kingdom ( Graham 1991), Sweden ( Hedqvist 2003) and Romania (new record).

Ecology

Host

Pilemostoma fastuosa (Schaller) ( Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae ) ( Graham 1991).

Material examined

Type material: 7♀ paratypes (1♀ with head missing) (NHM). Additional material: Romania 2♀ (NHM).