taxonID	type	description	language	source
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 8 urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 835 C 6 BD 1 - E 98 B- 417 E-A 83 F- 06 CEFC 9 D 1 CB 0	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The genus name is formed by a combination of ‘ Mischo ’ referring to the presence of a mixture of morphological characters exhibited by Haltichellini and Hybothoracini, and the type genus name, ‘ Chalcis ’, of the family. Gender masculine.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Mischochalcis enigmatus sp. nov.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Both mandibles 3 - toothed (Figs 1 C, D, F, 2 E, 6 C). Lower edge of antennal toruli distant from upper margin of clypeus (Figs 1 C, D, F, 6 A). Interantennal projection moderately raised and sulcate (Figs 1 C, D, F). Female flagellum clavate with flagellomeres short, the terminal funiculars strongly transverse (Figs 2 A, B); clava asymmetric (Fig. 2 B). Mesosoma dorsally flattened with hardly sloping propodeum (Figs 1 A, 2 D, 5 A, 7 A). Mesoscutellum with evenly convex posterior margin, lacking median or submedian teeth or lobes (Figs 1 B, 2 C, 5 B, 7 B, D). Axillular plate subtriangular (Figs 7 A, C: axlup). Prepectus with a medioventral tooth (Fig. 2 E). Mesodiscrimen forming a crest on its dorsal section ending as a sharp projection ventrally and forming a groove on its ventral section (Fig. 2 E). Metafemur with low basal serrulate tooth or lobe followed by evenly serrulate and slightly convex ventral margin (Figs 3 A, 5 A, 8 C, D). Metatibia with outer ventral (Fig. 3 C: ouv) and additional carinae; in addition, tibia with further intermediate oblique carina (Fig. 3 C: ic) continuing as a spine (Fig. 3 C: asp); outer apical spur vestigial but present (Figs 3 C – E, 8 C – F). Fore wing membrane entirely setose (Figs 1 A, 3 B, 8 A); parastigma with a single sensillum (Fig. 8 B); marginal vein somewhat removed from the front margin of wing (Fig. 8 B); postmarginal vein absent (Figs 1 A, 3 B, 8 A).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE. Head. Head transverse in dorsal view (Figs 1 E, 6 D). Preorbital carinae present but not continuing on vertex (Figs 1 E, 6 D). Both mandibles with three teeth of about the same length and with somewhat blunt apex (Figs 1 C, D, F, 2 E, 6 C). Oral fossa reduced, narrower than malar space (Figs 1 D, 6 A, B). Clypeus moderately bulging (Figs 1 C, D, F, 6 A). Anterior tentorial pits large (Figs 1 C, D, F, 6 A). Lower edge of antennal toruli separated from anterior margin of clypeus by a distance hardly smaller than torulus diameter (Figs 1 C, D, F, 6 A). Interantennal projection not much raised and sulcate (Figs 1 C, D, F, 6 A, D: arrow). Malar carina complete and raised (Figs 1 C, F, 6 A – C). Temple with a row of postorbital areolae (Figs 2 D, 5 A, 6 B, C). Antenna. Antennal formula 11171 (Figs 1 C, D, 2 A, 6 E). Scape linear, not bulging ventrally. Flagellum clavate, with short, transverse funiculars (Figs 1 C, D, 2 A, 6 E). Clava 1 - segmented, ovoid, depressed ventrally, narrowly rounded at apex and bearing a ventral area of micropilosity (Figs 1 C, D, 2 A, B, 5 A). Mesosoma. Mesosoma dorsally flattened (Figs 1 A, 2 D 5 A, 7 A). Pro- and mesonotum with dense and uniform punctures, the interspaces smooth, and with setae lanceolate, adpressed, reclinate, and at least as long as diameter of punctures (Figs 1 B, 2 C, 5 A, B, 7 A – D). Pronotal carina restricted to the sides (Figs 2 D, 5 A, 7 A). Mesoscutellum virtually flat, with narrowly truncate base, the axillar grooves narrowly separated on transscutal line; posterior margin of mesoscutellum uniformly convex with frenal carina indistinct, thus not forming any teeth or lobes (Figs 1 B, 2 C, 5 B, 7 B, D). Axillular plate subtriangular (Figs 7 A, C: axlup). Propodeum hardly sloping (Figs 1 A, 2 D, 5 A, 7 A), with parallel-sided, mesal areola that extend anteriorly to posterior margin of metanotum and interrupting a basal transverse strip of large areolae (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B); with large subtrapezoidal areolae on either side of mesal areola (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B), and this set of areolae followed by two oblique rows of areolae, the second row bearing sparse, thin and suberect setation; remainder of propodeal surface, with the exception of callus anterolaterally and sides posteriorly, bare (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B); lateral oblique carinae raised behind spiracle (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B); septa separating areolae thick (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B); adpetiolar areola indistinct (Figs 2 F, 5 B, 7 B). Prepectus with medioventral tooth. Mesodiscrimen with dorsal section raised into a crest ending ventrally as a beak-like projection (incurved with sharp apex); its ventral section forming an areolate groove. Adscrobal carina raised dorsally, below prepectus. Adscrobal area, ventral shelf of mesepisternum, mesepimeron and metepimeron densely punctured, bearing erect, lanceolate setae (Figs 2 D, 5 A, 7 A); femoral scrobe coarsely sculptured, densely rugose, coriaceous anteriorly (Figs 2 D, 5 A, 7 A). Supracoxal flange present between posterodorsal angle of metepimeron and propodeum (Fig. 7 B: scxfl). Metepimeron with subcoxal and precoxal teeth on posterior margin blunt and not projecting. Metepisternum rugose-areolate in front of petiolar foramen, reticulate-strigose anteriorly, with vestigial posterior projection. Legs. Metacoxa with basodorsal blunt tooth and a short longitudinal carina beneath the tooth (Figs 1 A, 2 D, 3 A). Metafemur with low basal serrulate tooth followed by serrulation, its ventral margin uniformly convex beyond the basal tooth (Figs 3 A, 5 A, 8 C, D). Metatibia with an intermediate carina (Fig. 3 C: ic) between the usual, outer ventral carina (Fig. 3 C: ovc) and the additional external one (Fig. 3: aec), the former almost complete, but not completely extending to tibial apex; in addition, a subapical oblique carina (Fig 3 C: ic), situated between them, extending to apex of the tibia where continued as a ventral apical spine (Figs 3 C: asp, D, E, 8 C – F); outer spur of tibia vestigial, visible only at large magnification, thus easily overlooked (Figs 1 A, 3 A, C – E, 8 C – F). Metatarsus as long as tibia (Figs 1 A, 3 A, 5 A, 8 C, D). Tarsal claw without basal lobe (Figs 3 A, 8 D). Wings. Wing membrane entirely setose, setae dark (Figs 1 A, 3 B, 8 A). Marginal vein somewhat removed from front margin of wing (Fig. 8 B); postmarginal vein absent (Figs 1 A, 3 B, 8 A); parastigma with a single sensillum (Fig. 8 B); sensilla on stigma represented as wavy line. Metasoma. Metasoma broadly sessile, truncate anteriorly and with submedian carina basally (Figs 1 B, 4 A, B, 5 A, B, 7 E). Gaster lanceolate with acute apex (Figs 1 B, 4 B). First gastral tergite large, dorsally smooth, its posterior margin strongly curved posteriorly (Figs 1 B, 4 B, 5 B, 7 E). Following tergites short, with incurved posterior margins (Figs 1 B, 4 B, 5 B, 7 E). Syntergum short and smooth with thin transverse carina in front of cercal plates (Figs 1 A, 4 A, 5 A). Gastral sternites smooth, setose only medially (Figs 1 A, 4 A, 5 A). Hypopygium pointed apically, its tip with level of cercal plates (Figs 1 A, 4 A, 5 A). MALE. As for female except clava with false suture suggested by internal infuscate thickening of the integument (Figs 6 E, F: fsu). Male genitalia broadly truncate at apex. Recognition. The new genus, Mischochalcis is distinguished by the presence of an additional longitudinal carina (Figs 3 C, 8 F: ic) obliquely joining the additional external carina (Figs 3 C, 8 F: eac) to the outer ventral carina (Figs 3 C, 8 F: ovc) on the metatibia, which is otherwise not recorded in Haltichellini, and thus apparently an autapomorphic character of the genus. Mischochalcis is also easily distinguished from other haltichelline genera by the presence of an apical ventral spine on the metatibia (Figs 3 C: asp, 8 F). In addition, 3 - toothed mandibles are otherwise possessed only by the hybothoracine genera Lasiochalcidia, Hybothorax Ratzeberg and Neohybothorax. However, in Lasiochalcidia the mesosoma is quite convex and the mesoscutellum shows upturned submedian projections, and the latter two genera have slender hind legs, quite different from Mischochalcis. No other haltichelline genera have 3 - toothed mandibles, with at least the left mandible 2 - toothed; in addition, other haltichelline have a more convex mesosoma, the mesoscutellum has a median or submedian apical teeth or lobes and the postmarginal vein is nearly always expanded at least as a stub.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Indomalayan region (Western Ghats, India) and Afrotropical (Democratic Republic of Congo).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	biology_ecology	Host (s). Unknown.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 5 urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: FCBC 7 BCF-F 319 - 46 FF- 8 B 1 D-CE 0 C 2 C 190 ACC	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name refers to the presence of a combination of several unusual overlapping morphological character states that are observed in other genera of the subfamily.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, female. INDIA: Kerala, Malappuram, Calicut University Botanical Garden, 11.0800 ° N, 75.5322 ° E, yellow pan trap, 20. ii. 2020, coll. Ranjith, A. P. (AIMB). Paratype, one female. INDIA: Karnataka, Chamarajanagar, Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve, Marapan Hadlu, 12.0034 ° N, 77.0752 ° E, Malaise trap, 7. xi. 2007, coll. Priyadarsanan, D. R. (AIMB).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE. Body length 2.25 – 2.4 mm. Colour. Body reddish to reddish brown except following testaceous: flagellum, mandible medially, maxillary and labial palps, procoxa, profemur apically, protibia basally and apically, protarsus, mesocoxa, mesofemur apically, mesotibia apically, mesotarsus, metatibia apically, metatarsus, tegula, venation, first metasomal tergite basolaterally, second metasomal tergite basolaterally, following tergites ventrally, metasoma ventrally, syntergum dorsally, and hypopygium. First metasomal tergite dorsally yellowish brown, eyes, ocelli reddish. Head. Head 2.1 × as wide as long, 1.1 × as wide as high and 1.7 – 1.9 × as high as long; eye 0.8 – 0.92 × as long as high; temple 0.4 × as long as eye when latter is seen in dorsal view. Frontovertex 0.6 × as wide as head. Ocelli forming together an obtuse angle (Fig. 1 E). POL: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: OOL = 21: 6: 4. Malar space 2.9 × as long as basal width of mandible. Gena, adscrobal area, vertex and occiput moderately and shallowly punctured (Figs 1 D, E), with setae lanceolate, adpressed and proclinate (Fig. 1 E). Anterior outline of frons in dorsal view only slightly concave. Eye with short, sparse setae (Figs 1 C – F, 2 D). Temples uniformly convex, genal carina not visible in dorsal view (Fig. 1 E). Lateral outline of gena moderately sinuous above oral fossa (Fig. 6 C). Labrum subtriangular, depressed medially, with a short marginal fringe (Figs 1 C, F). Sides of antennal scrobes parallel (Figs 1 C, F); scrobes delicately reticulate dorsally, faintly striolate ventrally; carina above interantennal projection visible over about lower half of depression (Figs 1 C, F). Antenna. Scape linear, 4.4 × as long as wide, tapering very slightly near apex, about as long as height of head as defined above (Fig. 1 D). Combined length of pedicel plus flagellum 0.8 × as long as head width. Flagellum with short and adpressed setation, multiporous plate sensilla (MPS) in single rows (Figs 1 C, D, 2 A, B). Pedicel, anellus (first flagellomere) and first and second funicular respectively 1.0, 0.25, 1.3 and 0.8 × as long as wide. Clava 1.6 × as long as wide. Mesosoma. Mesosoma 1.6 – 1.7 × as long as wide. Pronotal collar 3.1 × as wide as long. Mesoscutellum 0.8 – 1.0 × as long as wide. Lateral panel of pronotum with ventral areola. Notauli as punctured grooves (Figs 1 B, 2 C, 5 A). Mesoscutellum only slightly bulging in lateral view, with a posterior row of larger areolae, hardly overhanging postscutellum. Axillar grooves thin anteriorly and narrowly separated on transscutal line (Figs 1 B, 2 C, 5 A). Legs. Metacoxa 1.4 × as long as wide, smooth dorsally, densely coriaceous ventrally, and densely coriaceous and setose laterally (Figs 1 A, 2 D, 3 A). Metafemur 1.9 × as long as wide, disc with moderately dense punctulation; setae thin and adpressed, about twice as long as interspaces between punctures (Figs 1 A, 3 A). Wings. Fore wing 2.8 × as long as wide; marginal vein 0.13 × as long as costal cell. Costal cell 8.0 × as long as wide. Stigmal vein 0.62 × as long as marginal vein with short upturned uncus (Figs 3 A – B). Hind wing 3.9 × as long as wide. Metasoma. Metasoma 2.6 – 2.7 × as long as wide. First gastral tergite 0.5 × as long as gaster, 1.4 – 1.5 × as long as wide; with a pair of submedian carinae basally. Second gastral tergite 3.2 – 3.6 × as wide as long, smooth, dorsally bare. Gt 3 with two rows of setae (Figs 1 B, 4 A, B, 5 A, B). Gt 3 – 7 superficially coriaceous (Figs 1 B, 4 A, B, 5 A, B). Male. Unknown. Variation. Body more reddish (Fig. 5). Carina separating anteromedian areola and median areola weak (Fig. 5 B).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Karnataka and Kerala).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67.taxon	description	Figs 6 – 8	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body dark brown to black. Eyes densely setose (Figs 6 A – D). Antennal scrobes distinctly reticulate (Figs 6 A, B). Antenna with pedicel very short, with basal constriction (Fig. 6 E); funiculars subequal, the basal funiculars subquadrate, the following ones only very slightly decreasing in length from base to apex (Figs 6 E, F); clava with internal infuscate thickening suggesting a suture (actually false) (Fig. 6 F). Pro- and mesonotum densely and coarsely punctured, the interspaces quite narrow (Fig. 7 B). Axillar grooves obliterated by coarse punctuation (Figs 7 B, D). Propodeum densely setose posteriorly behind oblique sublateral carinae, the pattern of areolation similar to described for M. enigmatus (Figs 7 B, F). Metafemur with ventral margin slightly concave beyond basal serrulate lobe (Figs 8 C, D). Metasoma with Gt 1 truncate basally, with short and little raised sublateral carinae (Fig. 7 E).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo (Kivu).	en	Ranjith, A. P., Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan, Delvare, Gérard (2022): Mischochalcis, an enigmatic new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Old World tropics with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5205 (2): 147-161, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.3
