Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species Author Hansson, Christer text Zootaxa 2011 2811 1 21 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.207919 9ac3fc1a-5928-4b60-94ee-3af7123e8635 1175-5326 207919 Dentalion mischum sp. nov. ( Figs 27–30 , 63 ) Diagnosis. Propodeum with plicae and with an irregular carina between plicae ( Fig. 29 ), callus with 8 setae; petiole 1.8X as long as wide ( Fig. 29 ); frontal suture reaching eyes at level equal with anterior margin of anterior ocellus ( Fig. 30 ); forewing costal cell ventrally with a row of setae in apical ½ (as in Fig. 51 ). Description. FEMALE. Length 3.0 mm. Scape with dorsal ½ dark brown, ventral ½ yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons metallic bluish-purple. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Coxae, femora and tibiae dark brown; tarsi with tarsomeres 1–3 white, 4 dark brown. Forewing hyaline. Gaster with tergites 1and 2 metallic bluish-green with purple tinges, remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges. Antenna as in Fig. 63 . Frons with raised, weak reticulation below level of toruli except smooth just below toruli and just below eyes, parts up to frontal suture and in angle just above frontal suture with raised, strong reticulation, and otherwise smooth above frontal suture ( Fig. 27 ); frontal suture reaching eyes at level equal with anterior margin of anterior ocellus. Vertex with engraved, strong reticulation inside ocellar triangle, but smooth outside ocellar triangle ( Fig. 30 ). Occipital margin rounded. Eyes with sparse, scattered hairs ( Figs 27, 30 ). Pronotum without transverse carina close to posterior margin ( Fig. 28 ). Mesoscutum with raised, strong reticulation ( Fig. 28 ); notauli as narrow distinct grooves in anterior 1/3, not visible in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with raised, rather strong reticulation except posterior and lateral margins smooth ( Fig. 28 ); with 1 pair of setae. Propodeum with plicae and with irregular carinae between plicae ( Fig. 29 ); callus with 8 setae. Forewing speculum closed below; forewing costal cell ventrally with a row of setae in apical ½. Petiole 1.8X as long as wide, dorsal surface with very weak sculpture ( Fig. 29 ). Gaster elongate with apex acuminate; tergites smooth. MALE. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype female ( LUZM ) labelled “ ECUADOR , Pichin, Nono-Tandayapa road, 1900 m , 27.ii.1983 , L. Huggert”. Etymology. Named for the elongate petiole, from the Greek mischos = stalk, petiole. Distribution. Ecuador .