Chalcis edentata Narendran, 1989

Binoy, C. & Sureshan, P. M., 2025, A new species of Chalcis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae: Chalcidinae) and a review of the regional species from the Indian subcontinent, Journal of Natural History 59 (13 - 16), pp. 983-996 : 992

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Chalcis edentata Narendran, 1989 View in CoL

Chalcis edentata , 1989, p. 202. Holotype ♀, Taiwan: Wushe , alt. 1150 m, 26.iv.1983 [ AEI]

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Short description

Represented by females only. Black with following parts variable: eye, and ocellus silvercoloured; pro and meso femora brown, apices yellow-brown; pro and meso tibia brown with base and apex yellow-brown; metatibia with curving apex yellow-brown ( Figure 27 View Figure 23–28 ); all tarsi yellow-brown; tip of hypopygium brown ( Figure 23 View Figure 23–28 ). Funicles with short peg-like sensilla (as on C. biligiriensis ) ( Figure 25 View Figure 23–28 ); MOD: OOD: POD = 1: 1.3: 2 ( Figure 24 View Figure 23–28 ); pre-and postorbital carina absent ( Figures 23, 25 View Figure 23–28 ); interantennal process conspicuous, scrobe with distinct median carina, almost reaching ocellar area (pers. comm. Brandon Claridge); pronotum, mesosoma coarsely rugose punctate with well impressed punctures, interspaces carinate, raised; punctures larger on mesoscutellum with narrow carinate interspaces; pubescence short, sparse; apex of mesoscutellum emarginate, rounded; propodeum with median carina anteriorly running halfway, remainder rugose; metacoxa as long as petiole, not reaching the base of gaster, polished on dorsal surface with long setae ( Figure 26 View Figure 23–28 ); metafemur twice as long as wide; inner basal tooth absent (pers. comm. Brandon Claridge); dorsal surface with setigerous pits and moderate setosity, ventrally with 17 denticles of similar size ( Figure 27 View Figure 23–28 ); fore wing sub-hyaline with sparse setosity, mv 1.1× pmv; petiole anteriorly with a raised sharp tubercle; metasoma globose, dorsal surface polished, laterally with setigerous pits having golden setae.