Stictomischus Thomson, 1876

Surya, Kolencheri Suresh & Sureshan, Pavittu Meethal, 2024, Two new species and a new generic record of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Western Ghats, India, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (2), pp. 195-205 : 199-200

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scientific name	Stictomischus Thomson, 1876
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Genus Stictomischus Thomson, 1876 View in CoL

Stictomischus Thomson, 1876:220 View in CoL , 234. Type species: Stictomischus scaposus Thomson View in CoL : designated by Ashmead, 1904. For the complete list of synonyms see UCD Community (2023).

Diagnosis. Fore wing with stigma conspicuously enlarged; PMV longer than MV; notauli deep; mesoscutum with numerous dark setae; prepectus with vertical carina; frenal groove distinct; gaster on conspicuous petiole from hardly shorter than to about twice as long as broad, dorsally with distinct reticulation ( Bouček, 1988).

Distribution. Indo-Australian, Oriental and Palaearctic regions ( UCD Community, 2023).

Host. Parasitoids of Agromyzidae , Anthomyiidae and Scatophagidae ( Diptera ) boring in stems and thicker parts of certain herbaceous plants ( Bouček, 1988).