Closterocerus Westwood, 1833

Jamali, Mohd Majid & Zeya, Shahid Bin, 2021, Review of Indian Closterocerus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae), with description of two new species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 61 (1), pp. 231-241 : 232

Genus Closterocerus Westwood, 1833

Closterocerus Westwood, 1833: 419 . Type species: Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 , by monotypy.

Achrysocharis Girault, 1913a: 104 . Type species: Achrysocharis bifasciata Girault, 1913 , by monotypy. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Achrysocharis Girault, 1913b: 100 . Type species: Achrysocharis magnifica Girault, 1913 , by original designation. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Achrysocharella Girault, 1913c: 171 . Type species: Achrysocharella dubia Girault, 1913 , by original designation. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Chrysocharella Girault, 1913c: 169 . Type species: Chrysocharella pulchra Girault, 1913 , by original designation. Synonymy by BඈඎඹൾΚ (1988: 724).

Pseudochrysocharis Girault, 1913c: 171 . Type species: Pseudochrysocharis speciosa Girault, 1913 , by original designation. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Wolffiella Krausse, 1917: 26 . Type species: Wolffiella ruforum Krausse, 1917 , by monotypy. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Halocharis Erd ӧs, 1951: 209. Type species: Halocharis transsylvanica Erdös,1951 , by original designation.Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994:2).

Halochariessa Erd ӧs, 1956a: 334. Replacement name for Halocharis Erd ӧs, 1956, a name preoccupied in the Coelenterata. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Chrysocharidia Erd ӧs, 1956b: 389. Type species: Chrysocharidia fimbriata Erd ӧs, 1956, by original designation. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Moserina Delucchi, 1962: 389 . Type species: Moserina maculata Delucchi, 1962 , by original designation.Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Cecidiophaga Erd ӧs, 1966: 414. Type species: Halochariessa germanica Erd ӧs, 1966, by original designation. Synonymy by Hൺඇඌඌඈඇ (1994: 2).

Hispinocharis Bouček, 1988: 718 . Type species: Achrysocharella orientalis Ferrière. 1933 , by original designation. Synonymy by GඎආඈඏඌΚඒ (2001: 132).

Mangocharis Bouček, 1986:403 . Type species: Mangocharis longiscapus Bouček, 1986 , by monotypy. Synonymy by GඎආඈඏඌΚඒ (2001: 132).

Diagnosis. Female. Frontal grooves straight or V-shaped ( Figs 4A . 6A ); scrobal grooves join prior to frontal grooves or grooves extending to frontal grooves separately; clypeus not delimited; subtorular grooves present ( Fig. 6A ); mandibles tridentate; antennal scape and flagellum generally compressed or flattened (except for C. pulcherimus ( Kerrich, 1970) ; funicle 2-segmented and clava 3-segmented, with long spicula; middle lobe of mesoscutum with 1–4 pairs of setae. Fore wing with infuscate patch below stigmal vein or with 2–3 transverse infuscate bands containing modified setae ( Figs 5B , 7B ), very rarely hyaline ( Fig. 3B ); postmarginal vein subequal to or shorter than stigmal vein; row of setae radiating from stigmal knob; propodeum short, transverse, smooth and shiny; propodeal callus with 2 setae.

Male. Similar to female except for sexual dimorphism. Antennal scape subapically with sensory area near apical margin.

Hosts. Primary endoparasitoids of the larvae of leaf mining insects belonging to the orders Coleoptera , Lepidoptera , Hymenoptera and Diptera (S*öIJൺඎൿൿ 1991).

Distribution. Worldwide.

Species. World, 80; India, 8 (including 2 new species) (Nඈඒൾඌ 2021, Lං & Lං 2021).

Figures

Fig. 4. Closterocerus pulcherrimus (Kerrich, 1970). A–D – female: A – head, frontal view; B – antenna; C – mesosoma; D – metasoma. E–F – male: E – antenna; F– genitalia.

Fig. 6. Closterocerus scapiatus Singh & Khan, 1996, female: A – head, frontal view; B – antenna; C – mesosoma; D – mesoscutum, with 6 setae on mid lobe; E – metasoma.

Fig.5. Closterocerus scapiatus Singh & Khan, 1996, female:A – habitus; B – fore wing; C – hind wing.

Fig. 7. Closterocerus pakyongensis sp. nov. A–C – female (holotype): A – habitus; B – fore wing; C – hind wing. D – male (paratype), habitus.

Fig. 3. Closterocerus pulcherrimus (Kerrich, 1970), female:A – habitus; B – fore wing; C – hind wing.