Ceylonspathius
A small genus with one species described [1].
References
- , “Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive.”. www.taxapad.com, Ottawa, Canada., 2012.
Collected in termite nest. Probably parasitoids of inquiline beetles larvae [1].
References
- , “Two new Oriental genera of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from termite nests.”, Journal of Natural History, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 953-962, 2002.
Head. Head weakly transverse, its width 1.63 median length. Ocelli almost an equilateral triangle. Antennal socket situated at upper level of eyes, its maximum diameter equal to distance between sockets, 2.83 distance from socket to eye. Eyes glabrous. Occipital carina rather fine, but distinct, shortly interrupted dorsally and with two distinct submedian teeth upper, ventrally absent at short distance near mandible. Malar suture very shallow. Hypoclypeal depression suboval. Postgenal bridge rather wide. Palpi short; maxillary palpi five-segmented, labial palpi three-segmented, labial segments very short. Scapus wide, without apical lobe; length of scapus 1.53 its maximum width. Four basal segments of flagellum without placoid sensilla.
Mesosoma. Neck of promesosoma rather long. Pronotal keel indistinct. Propleural lobe present and narrow. Mesonotum very highly and convexly raised above pronotum. Notauli smooth and deep. Scuto-scutellar suture present, but very fine. Postscutellum with distinct and round median tooth. Mesopleural pit narrow, long and oblique. Sternauli shallow, short, strongly oblique, straight, situated on anterior one-quarter of mesopleura. Prepectal carina absent. Metapleural flange absent. Propodeum without marginate areas, but with several wide depressions, lateral tubercles indistinct, propodeal bridge absent. Propodeal spiracles small and round. Metapleural suture present.
Wings. Missing.
Legs. Fore and middle femora very thick and wide, with distinct subapical tooth ventrally; hind femur less widened and with small ventral tooth. Fore and middle tibiae strongly curved in basal third. Fore tibia with dense small spines in narrow line. Hind tibia with three slender spines in outer distal margin and with sparse and short hairs in inner distal margin. Fore and middle basitarsi short, depressed and distinctly curved; hind basitarsus long, depressed and almost straight. Hind coxa rather large, with small basoventral tooth. All femora without dorsal protuberances. Hind tibial spurs rather long, slender, glabrous, inner spur about 0.63 as long as hind basitarsus. Basitarsus of hind tarsus 0.63 as long as second to fifth segments combined.
Metasoma. First metasomal tergite petiolate, narrow. Acrosternite 0.73 as long as first tergite, its apical margin situated significantly behind spiracles. Dorsope of first tergite and basolateral lobes absent. Second suture absent. Third to sixth tergites entirely glabrous. Second tergite without areas or furrows. Second and following tergites without separate laterotergites. Ovipositor shorter than metasoma. Apical part of ovipositor with two small dorsal nodes and serrate ventrally [1].
References
- , “Two new Oriental genera of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from termite nests.”, Journal of Natural History, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 953-962, 2002.
It is similar to Termitospathius but is distinguished by the basitarsi of all legs strongly depressed and usually curved, sternauli present, prepectal carina absent, propodeum with several depressions, and metasomal tergites glabrous [1].
References
- , “Two new Oriental genera of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from termite nests.”, Journal of Natural History, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 953-962, 2002.
Related to the tribe Spathiini by the presence of synapomorphic characters: long acrosternite of first metasomal tergite (which is longer than half of tergite) (Belokobylskij, 2002).
Oriental.