Chalcis marmonti
Brachymeria marmonti
Brachymeria koduvalliensis
Brachymeria marmonti
Chalcis wittei
Brachymeria marmonti
Revision of the family Chalcididae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Vietnam, with the description of 13 new species
Narendran, T. C.
van Achterberg, Cornelis
ZooKeys
2016
576
1
202
MXHL
Girault, 1924
Girault
1924
Insecta
Chalcididae
Brachymeria
CoL
Animalia
Brachymeria marmonti
Hymenoptera
43
44
Arthropoda
species
marmonti
Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chalcididae
Chalcis marmontiGirault, 1924b: 175 (♀, Australia, Queensland (OMB)). Brachymeria marmonti; Narendran 1989: 253-254; Dahms 1984: 795; Boucek1988: 71. Brachymeria koduvalliensis; Joseph, Narendran & Joy, 1972: 345 (holotype ♀, BMNH) India; synonymised with Brachymeria marmonti(Girault) by Boucek1988). Chalcis witteiSchmitz, 1946: 47 (♀?, (Tervuren)) Congo; synonymised with Brachymeria marmonti(Girault) by Boucek1988).
Material (RMNH). 1 ♀, "S. Vietnam: DongNai, Cat TienN. P., Dong trail, Mal. traps, c. 100 m, 1-8.iv.2007, Mai Phu Quy & Nguyen Tanh Manh, RMNH'07".
Diagnosis. Similar to Brachymeria megaspila(Cameron), but Brachymeria marmontihas hind femur black except an ivory patch apically (with large black medial patch and remainder yellow in Brachymeria megaspila) and posterior lamella of scutellum evenly convex medio-posteriorly (emarginate medio-posteriorly).
Description. (♀) Pre- and post-orbital carinae present; scrobe reaching anterior ocellus; scutellum with interspaces between punctures narrower than half diameter of punctures and often carinate; apex of scutellum rounded.
Host. Hyperparasitoid of Lepidopterathrough Braconidaeand Ichneumonidae.
Distribution. Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian regions. New record for Vietnam.