Tetrastichus temporalis (Graham, 1961)

Hansson, Christer & Schmidt, Stefan, 2020, A revision of European species of the genus Tetrastichus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) using integrative taxonomy, Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 59177-59177 : 59177

Tetrastichus temporalis (Graham, 1961)

Aprostocetus temporalis Graham 1961:10-11. Holotype ♀ in OUMNH, examined (Fig. 93). Transferred to Tetrastichus by Domenichini 1966:95.

Description

See Graham (1961), Graham (1991).

Diagnosis

Female gaster long, 1.9-2.3 × as long as wide, with Gt7 0.9-1.0 × as long as wide; female antenna with F1 2.6-2.9 ×, F2 2.1-2.8 ×, F3 1.9-2.4 × as long as wide; male scape with ventral plaque 0.6-0.7 × length of scape, whorled setae of funiculars reaching the tips of funicular attached to or beyond tips; eye height 1.3 × malar space in both sexes; both sexes with relatively bright metallic green (usually) or blue (more seldom) colour.

Distribution

Sweden, United Kingdom ( Graham 1991) and France (new record).

Ecology

Host

Unknown, but according to Graham 1991, possibly associated with Phalaris arundinacea ( Poaceae ).

Material examined

Type material: holotype ♀ (OUMNH). Additional material (105♀ 24♂): France 6♀ (NHM), Sweden 68♀ 21♂ (MZLU, NHM, ZSM), United Kingdom 31♀ 3♂ (NHM).