Description
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Female. Length of body 1.2 mm. Antenna with scape yellowish brown with apical ¼ dark brown; pedicel and flagellum brown; pedicel + flagellum 2.2× as long as distance between eyes; first flagellomere 1.0× as long and 1.4× as wide as second flagellomere (Fig. 366); flagellomeres 1–4 ventrally with a set of long setae attached subbasally and reaching beyond apex of flagellomere attached to; longitudinal sensilla on flagellomeres setae-like and as long as flagellomere attached to; clava 1-segmented. Face dark brown with strong golden green tinges (Fig. 385), smooth (Fig. 367); clypeus dark brown metallic, smooth, trapezoid, 1.4× as wide (width measured at mouth margin) as high; gena dark brown metallic; lower frons dark brown with strong golden green tinges, smooth; interscrobal area smooth; antennal scrobes join frontal suture separately; frontal suture V-shaped; upper frons dark brown with metallic tinges, smooth; vertex dark brown with metallic tinges, smooth (Fig. 368). Occipital margin with a sharp carina (Fig. 368).
Mesoscutum dark brown metallic (Fig. 386) with engraved reticulation (Fig. 365), midlobe with two pairs of setae; notauli as indistinct impressions in posterior ½, with a weakly indicated longitudinal groove in posteromedian 1/3. Scutellum dark brown metallic (Fig. 386), with engraved reticulation (Fig. 365); 1.2× as long as wide, with anterior margin curved forwards. Axillae dark brown metallic (Fig. 386). Dorsellum dark brown metallic (Fig. 386), tongue like (Fig. 365), concave with very strong reticulation and sharply margined, 0.3× as long as wide, and 0.4× as long as length of median propodeum. Entire lateral mesosoma dark brown metallic (Fig. 384); transepimeral sulcus weakly curved forwards. Propodeum dark brown metallic (Fig. 386), with strong sculpture in median part, otherwise smooth and without longitudinal carinae (Fig. 365); propodeal callus with two setae. Legs yellowish brown (Fig. 384); forecoxa dark brown; midleg with first tarsomere 0.3× as long as length of tarsus. Forewing transparent, veins yellowish brown, setae dark brown (Fig. 387); speculum closed; admarginal setae 9, arising mainly from marginal vein; radial cell setose; postmarginal vein 0.6× as long as stigmal vein, stigmal vein long and slender; marginal fringe with hairs as long as length of stigmal vein. Hind wing transparent, apex pointed (Fig. 387). Forewing WIP (Fig. 388) with apical ⅔ magenta, basal ⅓ blue.
Petiole hidden in type specimens. Gaster dark brown with weak golden green tinges, smooth, elongate and 1.2–1.6× as long as length of mesosoma; 7th tergite 0.07× as long as length of gaster.
Male. Unknown.
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- Christer Hansson, Ekaterina Shevtsova
- bibliographic citation
- Hansson C, Shevtsova E (2012) Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) ZooKeys 232: 1–157
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- Christer Hansson
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- Ekaterina Shevtsova