Meteorus angiclypealis van Achterberg, 2001

Stigenberg, Julia & Ronquist, Fredrik, 2011, Revision of the Western Palearctic Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with a molecular characterization of hidden Fennoscandian species diversity 3084, Zootaxa 3084 (1), pp. 1-95 : 46

Meteorus angiclypealis van Achterberg

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Meteorus angiclypealis, 2001:397 . Holotype ♀, Netherlands: (RMNH, Leiden)—examined

Diagnosis: This species is close to M. sibyllae but is distinguished by two good characters: (1) the shape of the head, which is transverse in M. sibyllae and rounded in M. angiclypealis ; and (2) the length of the ovipositor, which is 3.5–4.0 times petiolar tergum in M. sibyllae and 2.7 times petiolar tergum in M. angiclypealis .

Studied material: One specimen, the holotype.

Description: Size about 3mm. Antennal articles 24, all articles longer than broad. Head rounded behind eyes. OOL=3.5. Eyes small, not converging. Length of malar space 0.6 times basal width of mandible; mandibles hardly or not twisted apically. Face punctulate, dorsally with some rugae. Clypeus protruding, punctuate and with some long setae, width of clypeus 0.7 times minimum width of face. Precoxal sulcus narrow. Propodeum with transverse carina, without median carina. Surface of propodeum largely smooth except for subbasal transverse carina. Length of petiolar tergum 1.6 times its apical width, surface punctate medially and laterally striated. Dorsope distinct but rather small. Length of ovipositor sheath 0.54 times fore wing and 2.7 times petiolar tergum. Hind coxa largely smooth, claws without lobe. Fore wing m-cu antefurcal. Pterostigma dark brown, basally with small pale spot.

Distribution: Switzerland.

Biology: The holotype of M. angiclypealis was caught in a light trap.

Figures

FIGURES 80–133. Anterior view of the head of Meteorus species (except for M. politutele, which is depicted in lateral view).