Revision of the world species of the genus Fusicornia Risbec (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Scelioninae) Author Taekul, Charuwat Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43212, U. S. A. Author Johnson, Norman F. Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43212, U. S. A. Author Masner, Lubomír Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K. W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa, Ontario K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada; urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: FA 505310 - F 606 - 4 F 6 C-A 1 DF- 74 B 9 A 0055 B 2 E & Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Field Research Station, Jafarkhan Colony, Calicut - 673006, Kerala, India; urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 32162 F 96 - 0051 - 473 E-A 54 F- 229 E 1 E 75520 C Author Shu-Pei, Chen Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, 189 Chung-cheng Road, Wufeng, 413 Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China; urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 9 CE 9 D 5 CA- 07 ED- 4 E 61 - ABE 8 - 730 C 15130769 text Zootaxa 2008 2008-12-17 1966 1 52 http://128.146.250.117/pdfs/22369/22369.pdf journal article 1175­5334 AFB6DC4C-E568-44B5-9CA7-EA9626C7CDB1 Fusicornia indica Mani & Sharma Original concept: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CE5B9BC8-F874-4AE4-9131-5708205B9F69 Current concept: urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:4312 Figures 79–96 ; Morphbank 54 53. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226364 Fusicornia indica Mani & Sharma, 1980:47 (original description); Mani & Sharma, 1982:184 (description). Description. Female body length: 2.19–2.58 mm (n=11). Male body length: 2.25–2.47 mm (n=7). Head: Vertex between posterior ocelli: rounded. Female OOL: less than or equal one ocellar diameter. Frontal sculpture: entirely and evenly sculptured. Sculpture of central frons: punctate. Setation of central frons: moderately setose throughout. Inner orbit in frontal view: more or less parallel. Upper gena in dorsal view of female: expanded, convex, therefore in lateral view compound eye separated from posterior margin by gena. Sculpture of gena behind lower half of eye: with reticulate to coriaceous microsculpture. Setation of gena: moderately setose. Antenna: Radicle color: yellow to orange brown. Color of female A1: yellow to orange–brown. Color of female funicle (A3–A6): A3, base of A4 yellow,apex of A4, A5–A6 dark brown. Claval formula: 1-2-2-2-2-1. Claval color: dark brown to black. Mesosoma: Pronotal cervical sulcus: absent. Mesoscutum sculpture: reticulate with superimposed punctures. Longitudinal sculpture in posterior half of mesoscutum: absent. Admedian line: present or absent. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: foveolate. Notauli: absent. Mesoscutellum shape: rounded. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: almost entirely covered by microsculpture. Length of medial metascutellar spine: medial spine very elongate, distinctly longer than distance between median and lateral spines. Length of lateral metascutellar spine: moderately elongate, length distinctly greater than width. Sculpture of propodeal nucha: smooth to weakly sculptured. Sculpture of suprahumeral area of pronotum: densely punctate. Sculpture in lower pronotum: longitudinally striate. Netrion setation: densely setose. Mesopleural carina: complete. Mesepimeral sulcus: abbreviated. Area 2 on metapleuron: polygonal, setose. Setation of area 4 of metapleuron: glabrous. Setation in anteroventral metapleural triangle: absent. Setation of propodeum anterior to spiracle: sparsely setose (less than 10) or absent. Legs: Coxae color: all coxae brown to black. Wings: Female fore wing maculation: hyaline or with slight infuscation below marginal vein. Metasoma: Length of T1: less than or equal to one times width. Horn on T1 of female: well developed, sculpture on horn very weak or absent. Lateral setation of T1: densely setose (>20/side). Medial sculpture on T3: smooth and shiny. Diagnosis. Fusicornia indica is most similar to F. skopelos by sharing the black color of coxae and the abbreviated mesepimeral sulcus. It may be immediately distinguished from this species by yellow to orangebrown color of A 1 in female and color of female funicle (A3–A6): A3, base of A4 yellow, apex of A4, A5–A6 dark brown ( Figs. 80 , 88 , 96 ). In both sex, lateral metanotal spine is moderately elongate, length distinctly greater than width and propodeal nucha is smooth to weakly sculpture ( Figs. 81 , 87, 89 ). Link to Distribution Map. 55 Material examined. Holotype : INDIA : Vindhya Survey , 9–10.IX.1979 , M.S. Mani & party (deposited in USNM ) . Paratypes : INDIA : 6 males , 4 females , OSUC 148939 , 148940 , 164008 , 206243 ( CNCI ); OSUC 232308–232313 ( USNM ) . Other material : AUSTRALIA : 1 male , 2 females , OSUC 210367 ( OSUC ), 211065 ( ANIC ), ANIC DB 32–20455 ( ANIC ) . INDIA : 2 females , OSUC 148941 ( CNCI ); OSUC 210294 ( USNM ) . PHILIPPINES : 1 female , OSUC 179112 ( BPBM ) . SRI LANKA : 3 females , OSUC 149021–149022 ( CNCI ); OSUC 210292 ( USNM ) . THAILAND : 5 males , 6 females , OSUC 149004 , 149027–149028 , 206282 , 206284 , 206287 , 206288 , 206289 , 206290 , 206291 ( CNCI ); OSUC 253758 ( OSUC ) . Comments : The specimens of F. indica from Australia differ from those from India and Southeast Asia by the absence of a horn on T 1 in the female ( Fig. 89 ) (OSUC 210367) and the color of the female funicle (A3–A6): A3, A4, and the base of A5 are yellow, while apex of A5 and A6 are dark brown ( Fig. 96 ; ANIC DB 54. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226365 55. http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/map-large.html?id=4312 32–20455, OSUC 211065). However, they share the most significant characters, including the sculpture of the scutellum, coxal color, the relative lengths of the medial and lateral metanotal spines, and the shape and setation of the metapleural areas. Therefore, we consider the Australian specimens to be conspecific with F. indica . FIGURES 79–84. 56 Fusicornia indica Mani & Sharma. 79, Dorsal habitus, holotype female; 80, Lateral habitus, holotype female; 81, Head and mesosoma, dorsal view, holotype female; 82, Head and mesosoma, lateral view, holotype female; 83, Head, anterior view, holotype female; 84, Head, anterior view, female (OSUC 149027). Scale bars in millimeters. 56. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=306287 57. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=306368