A Taxonomic Revision of Nearctic Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae)
Trietsch, Carolyn
Mikó, István
Ezray, Briana
Deans, Andrew R.
Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-15
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Kieffer, 1908
Kieffer
1908
[151,623,1829,1856]
Insecta
Megaspilidae
Conostigmus
Animalia
Hymenoptera
86
87
Arthropoda
species
trapezoidus
Species Comments and History. Kieffer (1908)described this species from a single male specimen collected in Jeannette, PA. The species is named for the trapezoidal appearance of the vertex of the head: “tète rétrécie graduellement en arriére des yeux, le vertex par suite trapezoidal” ( Kieffer, 1908, pg. 35). However, this is a feature of many megaspilid species. The original description offers other characters related to antennae ratios, coloration and microsculpture that could apply to several different species as well. The location of the original typespecimen is unknown, so it is not possible to verify this species at the time. We consider Conostigmus trapezoidusas a species inquirenda.