Ceranisus nigrifemora De Santis, 1961, 1925

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2005, Revision of Ceranisus and the related thrips-attacking entedonine genera (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of the world, African Invertebrates 46, pp. 261-315 : 299

Ceranisus nigrifemora De Santis, 1961

Ceranisus nigrifemora De Santis, 1961: 16–19 . (Type locality: Reserva Forestal , Tucumán, Argentina) Ceranisus nigrifemora De Santis : Loomans & van Lenteren 1995: 130, 196; Triapitsyn & Morse 2005: 75, 76, 83.

Diagnosis: This species was well illustrated by De Santis (1961) and also recently redescribed and illustrated by Triapitsyn and Morse (2005). It is very similar to the large-bodied specimens of C. americensis from North America mentioned by Triapitsyn and Headrick (1995), which have a sensillum on F1 of the female antenna (in that case F1 is a little longer than the usually very small F 1 in the more common smaller-bodied specimens of C. americensis ). Colour of the femora (dark brown in C. nigrifemora but light in C. americensis ) is used to separate these two apparently closely related taxa in the key.

Material examined: Holotype female on slide [ MLPA], labelled: 1. “ Ceranisus nigrifemora Det. De Santis HOLOTIPO 1925 MUSEO DE LA PLATA ”; 2. “Reserva Forestal (Prov. de Tucumán) Col: Exp. Museo 12/ III/1960 ”. Allotype male and paratype male on separate slides [ MLPA], same label data as the holotype .

Distribution: Argentina and Venezuela (Triapitsyn & Morse 2005).

Hosts: Unknown.