Ceranisus menes (Walker, 1839)

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 : 293-295

Ceranisus menes (Walker, 1839)

Fig. 39

Pteroptrix Menes Walker, 1839: 18 ; Walker 1841: vi + pl. M, figs. 3 and 3a. (Type locality: near London , England, UK)

Thripoctenus russelli Crawford : Bagnall 1914: 531 (misidentification).

Thripoctenus brui Vuillet, 1914: 553 , 554. Synonymised under C. menes by Boucek 1961: 26.

Epomphale auriventris Girault, 1915: 211 . Synonymised under C. menes by Boucek 1988: 734.

Thripoctenus vinctus Gahan, 1932: 746 , 747. Syn. n.

Thripoctenus brui Vuillet : Ishii 1933: 13–15, pl. I.

Epomphale rubensteina Girault, 1934: 3 . Synonymised under C. menes by Boucek 1988: 734.

Euderomphale menes (Walker) : Erdös 1956: 25.

Ceranisus menes (Walker) : Graham 1959: 203; Boucek 1961: 26; Graham 1963: 203; Boucek & Askew 1968: 137; Trjapitzin 1978: 426; Boucek 1988: 734; Loomans & van Lenteren 1995: 99–115, 196; Triapitsyn & Headrick 1995: 233–235 (redescription of male and female, host associations), figs 9–12 (p. 244) and 20 (p. 247); Lacasa, Sánchez & Lorca 1996: 341–346, 348; Triapitsyn & Morse 2005: 72, 73.

Ceranisus rosilloi De Santis, 1961: 13–15 . Synonymised under C. menes by De Santis & Fidalgo 1994: 89, 90.

Ceranisus brui (Vuillet) : Yoshimoto 1965: 690.

Ceranisus vinctus (Gahan) : Baltazar 1966: 112; Loomans & van Lenteren 1995: 125–127, 196.

Ceranisus russelli (Crawford) : Valentine 1967: 1124 (misidentification).

Ceranisus russeli [sic] Crawford: Boucek & Askew 1968: 138 (mistakenly indicated for the Palaearctic region).

Diagnosis: Female and male, see Triapitsyn and Headrick (1995). Vertexal suture straight and complete. Male genitalia as in Fig. 39 .

Type material examined: Lectotype female of Pteroptrix menes Walker on card [ BMNH], labelled: 1. “ Menes ”; 2. “ Lectotype ”; 3. “ Lectotype ”; 4. “ Ceranisus menes (Walk.) LECTOTYPE^ Graham det. 68”; 5. “ B. M. Type Hym 5.2713”. The lectotype is in fair condition . Paralectotype female on card [ BMNH], labelled: 1. “ 4385 ”; 2. “ Paralectotype ”; 3. “ Great Britain ”; 4. “ Pteroptrix menes Walker ” .

Holotype female of Thripoctenus vinctus Gahan on slide [ USNM], labelled: 1. “ Thripoctenus vinctus . n. sp. Ex. thrips? Hereothrips [sic] fasciatus Laguna, P. I. 1931 D. T. Fullaway, coll. Hoyer mount 7157/Hm [i.e., Hymenoptera lot]”; 2. (red) “ Thripoctenus vinctus Gahan^ Type Type No.43919 U.S.N.M.”. The holotype was remounted at UCRC in 2000 into Canada balsam because the Hoyer’s mountant on the original slide was all dry and the specimen was in danger and not visible. After remounting, it consists of several more or less fairly preserved parts (i.e., head with parts of the antennae attached, the remainder of the body with 2 pairs of legs and one forewing attached, hind pair of legs and the rest of wings are detached from the body; flagellum of one antenna and F2 and clava of the other antenna are missing) . Paratypes of T. vinctus [ USNM], as follows: 7^ on 6 slides (5 of them were remounted at UCRC in 2000 on to individual slides in Canada balsam from Hoyer’s original mounts on 4 slides) and 3^ on points (badly shrivelled), all from Laguna, the Philippines, collected by D.T. Fullaway in 1931, also labelled “Ex. thrips” (from the same series as the holotype) except for 3^ on slides labelled “on window in laboratory” .

Holotype female of Ceranisus rosilloi De Santis on slide [MLPA], labelled: 1. “ Ceranisus rosilloi Det. De Santis Holotipo 1924 Museo de La Plata ”; 2. “Tezanos Pinto (Prov. de Entre Rios) Col: Rosillo 1957 HOLO No 15 (Rosillo)”.Also examined were 10 female paratypes of C. rosilloi on individual slides [MLPA], same label data as the holotype except the following collection dates: 8.ii.1957 (on 1 slide, marked as “Trébol rojo y trébol blanco” [red and white clover]); 6.ix.1957 (on 1 slide); and 18.x.1957 (on 3 slides).

Other material examined: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Blue Mountains National Park, Gorge Track, 16.iv.1994, S. Goodwin, M. Steiner, 3^ (“on Acacia ?terminalis ”) [ANIC]. Monga State Forest, 1.ii.1984, L. Masner, 1^ [CNCI]. S of Morpeth, 15.i.1995, M. Steiner, S. Goodwin, 2^ (“Assoc. with thrips on lucerne”, det. I.D. Naumann, 1995). E of Rankins Springs, 1.x.1994, M. Steiner, S. Goodwin, 2^ (“Assoc. with thrips on acacia”). Young District, 45 km from Boorowa, 12.x.1994, M. Steiner, S. Goodwin, 4^ 2ơ (“Assoc.with thrips on cherry”, females det.by I.D. Naumann, 1995). Northern Territory: Darwin, 17.ix.1994, M. Steiner, S. Goodwin, 1^ (“Assoc. with thrips on mango”, det.I.D. Naumann, 1995) [ANIC]. Queensland: Acacia Ridge, Brisbane , 19.ix.1977, E.C. Dahms, 1ơ [QMBA]. Biggenden, ca. 32 km SE Munna Creek, 24.ix.1995, J.D. Pinto, 4^. Blackbutt Creek, 9 km E Blackbutt, 22.ix.1995, J.D. Pinto, 27^ [UCRC]. 16 km N Boonah, 27°54'S: 152°41'E, 17.ii.1996, C.J. Burwell, 45ơ. 7.2 km SE Chillagoe, 17°12'21''S: 144°32'55''E, 20.iii–2.iv.1992, E.C. Dahms, G. Sarnes, 1^ 1ơ. 2 km W Chinchilla, 25.iii– 10.iv.1987, G. Lithgow, 1^. Cootharaba Lake near Gympie, 13.xi.1976, Z. Boucek, 1^ (det. Z. Boucek, 1982). 10 km NW Ellis Beach, 16°40'S: 145°34'E, C.J. Burwell: 8.vi.1996, 1ơ; 20.iv.1997, 1^. Emu Creek, 2 km NE Petford, 17°20'S: 144°57'E, 26.iv.1997, C.J. Burwell, 1^ 1ơ [QMBA]. Gatton: v.1980, J.S. Noyes, 1ơ (det. Z. Boucek, 1982) [ANIC]; 2.x.1985, B.E. Arsson, 1^ (in mandarin flower) [UCRC]. Home Rule, 2.5 km W Rossville, 15°45'S: 145°17'E, 11.vi.1996, C.J. Burwell, 2ơ. 9 km N Kumbarilla, 27°14'S: 150°53'E, 2.iv.1996, C.J. Burwell, 2ơ. Mahogany Forest, Mt. Mofflatt National Park, 24°56'S: 148°04'E, 1200 m, 24– 26.ii.1996, C.J. Burwell, 1ơ [QMBA]. Main Ridge National Park, Cunninghams Gap, 28°03.01'S: 152°23.59'E, 9.xii.2002, A. Owen, J. George, J. Munro, 1ơ [UCRC]. 3 km NE Mareeba, 17°00'S: 145°24'E, 25–28.xi.1997, C.J. Burwell, 1ơ. Mt. Glorious: vi.1982 – v.1983, A. Hiller, 1^ 6ơ. 17.x.1990, E.C. Dahms, G. Sarnes, 1^. 27°21'S: 152°45'E, 11.iii.1998, C.J. Burwell, 1^ [QMBA]. Mt. Tibrogargan, 5.v.1980, J.S. Noyes, 1^ (det. Z. Boucek, 1982) [ANIC]. Mundubbera, vi.2000, C. Freebairn, 1ơ [UCRC]. 1 km N Rounded Hill near Hope, Vale Mission, 5–6.x.1994, J.C. Cardale, 1^ [ANIC]. Windsor Tableland, 16°15'S: 145°01'E, 24.xi.1997, C.J. Burwell, 1ơ [QMBA]. Western Australia: 25 km N Muchea, 19.x.1994, M. Steiner, S. Goodwin, 1^ (“Assoc. with thrips”) [ANIC]. BULGARIA: Küleftse [sic], 1928, L. Biró, 1^ [HMNH]. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Lwiro River, 47 km N Bukavu, 1650 m., 4.i.1958, E.S. Ross, R.E. Leech, 2^ [CAS]. ENGLAND: Devonshire: nr Ilfracombe, Hele Bay, viii.1913, R.S. Bagnall, 2^ (original label: “Chalcid Thripoctenus nr Ilfracombe, VIII/13, on Linaria with Taeniothrips [Physothrips] primulae, etc. R.S. BAGNALL”). Oxfordshire: nr Oxford, Hogley Bog, VIII.1913, R.S. Bagnall, 1^ (original label: “Chalcid Thripoctenus from Pedicularia palustris with var. thrips Hogley Bog , nr Oxford, VIII/13 R.S. BAGNALL”) [BMNH]. FRANCE: Gironde: Sainte Colombe, 44°54'N: 00°02'W: 13.viii.1998, M. van Helden, 1^; 17.viii.2000, M. van Helden, 13^ [UCRC]. Hérault: Grabels, 8.ix.1979, J.T. Huber, 2^. Montpellier, 7.ix. and 25–28.ix.1979, J.T. Huber, 11^ [CNCI]. St. Matthew-Trev., 43°45'38''N: 3°51'58''E, 29.vi.2000, S.V. Triapitsyn, 1^ [UCRC]. HUNGARY: nr Budapest, Nagykovácsi, 31.viii.1987, G. Jenser, 1^ (associated with? Odontothrips meliloti Priesner on Melilotus alba according to Thuróczy & Jenser (1996), as C. pacuvius ). Dombóvár, 17.vii.1943, J. Erdös, 1^ (det. G. Szelényi ). Foctö, J. Erdös: 9.vi.1943, 2^; 17.viii.1943, 2^ [HNHM]. INDIA: Karnataka: Bangalore, 4.xii.1974, 2^ [CNCI]. Uttar Pradesh: Aligarh, 30.xi.2003, J.M. Heraty, 1^ 1ơ [UCRC]. INDONESIA: Bali Island, Panulisan, 21.xi.1978, 2^ 1ơ [CNCI]. ITALY: Roma Prov.: Lazio, Castel Porziano Presidential Estate, 41°46.670'N: 12°24.751'E, 30 m, 11–12.VI.2003, M. Bologna, J. Munro, A. Owen, J. Pinto, 3^, 2ơ [UCRC]. JAPAN: Shimane Pref. (Honshu Island): Izumo, 24.vii.1988, T. Murai, 4^ (lab. culture on Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom)) [HFES]. KENYA: Kaimosi Mission, 27 mi. NE Kisumu, 1650 m, 29.xi.1957, E.S. Ross, R.E. Leech, 1^ [CAS]. Kakamega District, Isecheno Nature Reserve, 0.24°N: 34.87°E, 1800 m, R.R. Snelling: 1–10.ii.2002, 1^. 1–20.iii.2002, 3^ 1ơ [UCRC]. Meru, 28.vii.1997, Gitonga, 6^ (ex. thrips on bean) [BMNH, UCRC]. MALAYSIA: Selangor: Kuala Lumpur, University of Malaya, Rimba Ilma, 100 m, 14.vi.1990, J.M. Heraty, 1^ (on Garcinia sp. ). University of Malaya Forest Study Center, 16 mi. E Gombak, 300 m, 15–24.vi.1990, J.M. Heraty, 1^ 7ơ [UCRC]. MOLDOVA: nr Grigoriopol’, Karmanovo, 2–12.vii.1961, Z. Boucek, 2^. Chisinau, 12.vii.1958, V. Talitsky, 1^ (on dill). Kotovskoye: 29.vi.1960, V. Talitsky, 1^; 12.vii.1961, Z. Boucek, V. Talitsky, 1^. Strasheny, 21.x.1961, Z. Boucek, V. Talitsky, 1^ [ZIN]. NETHERLANDS: Wageningen, 1991, A. Loomans, 3ơ (“F1 of lab. culture on Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) , orig. from the Philippines, Luzon Island, Los Baños, 30.iv.1991, M. Tamò, ex. Megaleurothrips usitatus on Cajanus cajan ”) [BMNH, UCRC]. NEW ZEALAND: Auckland,Waterview, 2.xii.1999, K.J. Froud, 3^ (“ex. Thrips tabaci on foxglove leaves”). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Central Prov.: 15 km SE Port Moresby, 1.i.1986, G. Gordh, 2^ [UCRC]. PHILIPPINES: Luzon Island, Laguna, 1931, I. Dobrosky, 13^ (“Parasite of Taeniothrips longistylus K. [Karny] coll.in bean fls.[flowers]” [USNM]. REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Suwon-si, Seodun-dong, Yeogisan, 7.x.1997, J.-Y. Choi, 3^, 1ơ [UCRC].

RUSSIA: Krasnodarskiy Krai: nr Krasnodar, All Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection, 11–12.viii.2001, V.V. Kostjukov, 1^. Moscow Region: Pushkino District, Mamontovka, 19.vii.1986, V.A. Trjapitzin, 2^ [ ZIN]. Primorskiy Krai: Ussuriysk District, Gornotayozhnoye, 21–22.vi.1999, M. Michailovshaya, 1ơ [ UCRC]. Vladivostok, viii.1983, V.A. Trjapitzin, 1^. Near Vladivostok (11 km), vii.1986, V.A. Trjapitzin, 1^ [ ZIN]. SRI LANKA: Mt. Lavinia, 6°50'N: 79°52'E, 13.iii.1999, C.J. Burwell, 1ơ. Sigiriya, 7°57'N: 80°46'E, 20.iii.1999, C.J. Burwell, 1ơ [ QMBA]. TAIWAN ( CHINA): Nantou Hsien: Sun Moon Lake, Tehuache, 800–900 m, 6.vi.1990, J.M. Heraty, 2^. Tungpu, 1200 m, 1.vi.1990, J.M. Heraty, 1^. THAILAND: Bangkok, Bangkhen, 23.i.1988, M. Takagi, S. Okajima, 1^ (ex. Thrips palmi Karny ); 5.ii.1988, M. Takagi, 1^ 1ơ (ex. T. palmi ). Lamphun: Mueang, Bang Muang Nga, 9.ii.1988, Y. Hirose, K. Takasu, 1ơ (ex. T. palmi ) [ UCRC]. Nonthaburi: Bang Bua Thong, 15.ii.1988, Y. Hirose, K. Takasu, 2ơ (ex. T. palmi ). TURKEY: Kemer, 14–20.v.1991, J. LaSalle, 10^ [ BMNH].

Distribution: Cosmopolitan ( Loomans & van Lenteren 1990, 1995; Triapitsyn & Headrick 1995; Triapitsyn & Morse 2005).

Hosts: Various Thripidae . For detailed lists of the hosts of C. menes see Loomans and van Lenteren (1995). Scirtothrips citri (Moulton) and S. perseae Nakahara were added recently to that list ( Triapitsyn & Morse 1999 and 2005, respectively).

Comments: Females of this species may have either a yellow or partly brown metasoma, and usually colouration appears to be consistent among the individuals collected from a given location. Triapitsyn and Headrick (1995) as well as Loomans (2003) discussed this aspect in detail. But the lectotype of C. menes has a partially brown (in its distal half) metasoma whereas that of the paralectotype is completely yellow. In many countries this species is represented by females only; males are common in the Australian and Oriental regions .

The specimens from England ( UK), misidentified by R.S. Bagnall as T. russelli ( Bagnall 1914) , were remounted by me into Canada balsam from a completely black medium of unknown nature on slides, in which all but a few body parts were dissolved; the remaining parts of a forewing made possible identification of these specimens as C. menes .

As correctly predicted by Loomans and van Lenteren (1995), C. vinctus turned out to be an obvious junior synonym of C. menes .

Figures

Fig. 39. Ceranisus menes, male genitalia (Wageningen, Netherlands, originally from Los Baños, Luzon Island, Philippines). Scale line = 0.1 mm.