Chinese species of Pediobius Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Author
Cao, Huan-Xi
Author
Salle, John La
Author
Zhu, Chao-Dong
text
Zootaxa
2017
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.375759
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375759
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Pediobius saulius
species group
Diagnosis.
Vertex depressed between eye, posterior ocellus and posterior margin (
Fig. 21
a). Collar of pronotum with lateral corners strikingly prominent, even acutely angled. Meshes on mesoscutum transverse anteriorly and slightly elongate between notaular depressions. Notaular depressions moderately deep and broad (
Fig. 21
a). The posterior pair of mesoscutal setae shifted forward, situated near the anterior margins of notaular depressions. Most parts of scutellum longitudinally reticulate or striate. Fore wing with speculum widely open below, and PMV very short (
Fig.
21
g).
Species included.
This species group includes
P. italicus
Bouček
,
P
.
coffeicola
(Ferrière)
,
P
.
madas
Bouček
and
P
.
saulius
(
Bouček 1965a
,
1976
). However, only one species of this group,
P
.
saulius
, is involved in this study.