Ceranisus semitestaceus Motschulsky, 1863

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 : 307

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7909932
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A2587D3-FF8A-1D11-FEC1-1202FCEB24A8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ceranisus semitestaceus Motschulsky, 1863
status	incertae sedis

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Ceranisus semitestaceus Motschulsky, 1863 View in CoL , incertae sedis

Ceranisus View in CoL ? semitestaceus Motschulsky, 1863: 67 View in CoL . (Type locality: Nura-Ellia (Nuwara Eliya) Mountains ,

Sri Lanka)

Material examined. Holotype female [ ZMUM] on card (an antenna mounted separately on a micro-slide imbedded in the second card on the same pin), labelled: 1. “ Ceranisus semiluteus Motsch. F of Ceylon H + R. E.”; 2. “ C. semiluteus Motsch. (antennae types)”; 3. “ sf. Tetrastichinae [V.A. Trjapitzin det. VI.1999 (in Russian, in handwriting of E.Ya. Shouvakhina)]”.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality in Sri Lanka.

Hosts: Unknown.

Comments: Examination of the holotype confirmed the earlier identification by Prof. V.A. Trjapitzin (at my request) that this species for sure is not a Ceranisus but belongs in the eulophid subfamily Tetrastichinae . It is labelled as “ Ceranisus semiluteus ”, which is likely a manuscript name used by V. de Motschulsky prior to naming it as C. semitestaceus in the original description ( Motschulsky 1863).