Chalcis biligiriensis Ranjith and Priyadarshanan
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0604255B-FFE8-FFE1-FEAD-7390FEC4FA8C |
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Chalcis biligiriensis Ranjith and Priyadarshanan |
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Chalcis biligiriensis Ranjith and Priyadarshanan View in CoL
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Chalcis biligiriensis Ranjith and Priyadarshanan, 2023, pp. 436–437 View in CoL . Holotype ♀, India: Karnataka, Chamarajanagar, Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV.25476. [ZSIK] examined.
Short description
Represented by holotype alone. Funicles with short peg-like sensilla ( Figure 3 View Figure 1–7 ); MOD: OOD: POD = 1: 2.1: 1 ( Figure 4 View Figure 1–7 ); preorbital carina weakly represented ( Figure 2 View Figure 1–7 ); malar sulcus straight ( Figure 5 View Figure 1–7 ); pronotum, mesosoma and mesoscutellum coarsely punctate with well-impressed setigerous puncture, pubescence long, white, arising from middle of punctures ( Figure 4 View Figure 1–7 ); interspaces on mesoscutum and mesoscutellum smooth, raised, punctures larger on mesoscutellum with wider interspaces; apex of mesoscutellum emarginate ( Figure 4 View Figure 1–7 ); propodeum with a short median carina anteriorly, remainder coarsely rugose; metacoxa as long as petiole, not reaching the base of gaster; metafemur twice as long as wide; inner basal tooth present (see Figure 3A View Figure 1–7 of Ranjith and Priyadarsanan 2023); dorsal surface with numerous setigerous pits, ventrally with 16 denticles of similar size; fore wing sub-hyaline, sparsely setose, mv 1.2 × pmv, pmv 3.1 × stv ( Figure 1 View Figure 1–7 ); petiole 3.1 × as long as wide and 3.5 × as long as high; petiole anteriorly with a raised sharp tubercle, and a pair of laterally running carinae ( Figure 6 View Figure 1–7 ); metasoma globose, Gt1 largest, as long as 0.8× entire length of metasoma; Gt3–Gt6 telescopic and retracted under Gt2 ( Figure 6 View Figure 1–7 ).
Distribution
India: Karnataka.
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Chalcis biligiriensis Ranjith and Priyadarshanan
| Binoy, C. & Sureshan, P. M. 2025 |
Chalcis biligiriensis
| Ranjith and Priyadarshanan 2023: 436 - 437 |