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A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.text	A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mischochalcis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan & Delvare 2022	<div><p>Mischochalcis Ranjith &amp; Delvare gen. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–8</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 835C6BD1-E98B-417E-A83F-06CEFC9D1CB0</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Type species. Mischochalcis enigmatus sp. nov.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Both mandibles 3-toothed (Figs 1C, D, F, 2E, 6C). Lower edge of antennal toruli distant from upper margin of clypeus (Figs 1C, D, F, 6A). Interantennal projection moderately raised and sulcate (Figs 1C, D, F). Female flagellum clavate with flagellomeres short, the terminal funiculars strongly transverse (Figs 2A, B); clava asymmetric (Fig. 2B). Mesosoma dorsally flattened with hardly sloping propodeum (Figs 1A, 2D, 5A, 7A). Mesoscutellum with evenly convex posterior margin, lacking median or submedian teeth or lobes (Figs 1B, 2C, 5B, 7B, D). Axillular plate subtriangular (Figs 7A, C: axlup). Prepectus with a medioventral tooth (Fig. 2E). Mesodiscrimen forming a crest on its dorsal section ending as a sharp projection ventrally and forming a groove on its ventral section (Fig. 2E). Metafemur with low basal serrulate tooth or lobe followed by evenly serrulate and slightly convex ventral margin (Figs 3A, 5A, 8C, D). Metatibia with outer ventral (Fig. 3C: ouv) and additional carinae; in addition, tibia with further intermediate oblique carina (Fig. 3C: ic) continuing as a spine (Fig. 3C: asp); outer apical spur vestigial but present (Figs 3C–E, 8C–F). Fore wing membrane entirely setose (Figs 1A, 3B, 8A); parastigma with a single sensillum (Fig. 8B); marginal vein somewhat removed from the front margin of wing (Fig. 8B); postmarginal vein absent (Figs 1A, 3B, 8A).</p> <p>Description. FEMALE.</p> <p>Head. Head transverse in dorsal view (Figs 1E, 6D). Preorbital carinae present but not continuing on vertex (Figs 1E, 6D). Both mandibles with three teeth of about the same length and with somewhat blunt apex (Figs 1C, D, F, 2E, 6C). Oral fossa reduced, narrower than malar space (Figs 1D, 6A, B). Clypeus moderately bulging (Figs 1C, D, F, 6A). Anterior tentorial pits large (Figs 1C, D, F, 6A). Lower edge of antennal toruli separated from anterior margin of clypeus by a distance hardly smaller than torulus diameter (Figs 1C, D, F, 6A). Interantennal projection not much raised and sulcate (Figs 1C, D, F, 6A, D: arrow). Malar carina complete and raised (Figs 1C, F, 6A–C). Temple with a row of postorbital areolae (Figs 2D, 5A, 6B, C).</p> <p>Antenna. Antennal formula 11171 (Figs 1C, D, 2A, 6E). Scape linear, not bulging ventrally. Flagellum clavate, with short, transverse funiculars (Figs 1C, D, 2A, 6E). Clava 1-segmented, ovoid, depressed ventrally, narrowly rounded at apex and bearing a ventral area of micropilosity (Figs 1C, D, 2A, B, 5A).</p> <p>Mesosoma. Mesosoma dorsally flattened (Figs 1A, 2D 5A, 7A). 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 1B, 2C, 5A, B, 7A–D). Pronotal carina restricted to the sides (Figs 2D, 5A, 7A). 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 1B, 2C, 5B, 7B, D). Axillular plate subtriangular (Figs 7A, C: axlup). Propodeum hardly sloping (Figs 1A, 2D, 5A, 7A), with parallel-sided, mesal areola that extend anteriorly to posterior margin of metanotum and interrupting a basal transverse strip of large areolae (Figs 2F, 5B, 7B); with large subtrapezoidal areolae on either side of mesal areola (Figs 2F, 5B, 7B), 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 2F, 5B, 7B); lateral oblique carinae raised behind spiracle (Figs 2F, 5B, 7B); septa separating areolae thick (Figs 2F, 5B, 7B); adpetiolar areola indistinct (Figs 2F, 5B, 7B). 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 2D, 5A, 7A); femoral scrobe coarsely sculptured, densely rugose, coriaceous anteriorly (Figs 2D, 5A, 7A). Supracoxal flange present between posterodorsal angle of metepimeron and propodeum (Fig. 7B: 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.</p> <p>Legs. Metacoxa with basodorsal blunt tooth and a short longitudinal carina beneath the tooth (Figs 1A, 2D, 3A). Metafemur with low basal serrulate tooth followed by serrulation, its ventral margin uniformly convex beyond the basal tooth (Figs 3A, 5A, 8C, D). Metatibia with an intermediate carina (Fig. 3C: ic) between the usual, outer ventral carina (Fig. 3C: 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 3C: ic), situated between them, extending to apex of the tibia where continued as a ventral apical spine (Figs 3C: asp, D, E, 8C–F); outer spur of tibia vestigial, visible only at large magnification, thus easily overlooked (Figs 1A, 3A, C–E, 8C–F). Metatarsus as long as tibia (Figs 1A, 3A, 5A, 8C, D). Tarsal claw without basal lobe (Figs 3A, 8D).</p> <p>Wings. Wing membrane entirely setose, setae dark (Figs 1A, 3B, 8A). Marginal vein somewhat removed from front margin of wing (Fig. 8B); postmarginal vein absent (Figs 1A, 3B, 8A); parastigma with a single sensillum (Fig. 8B); sensilla on stigma represented as wavy line.</p> <p>Metasoma. Metasoma broadly sessile, truncate anteriorly and with submedian carina basally (Figs 1B, 4A, B, 5A, B, 7E). Gaster lanceolate with acute apex (Figs 1B, 4B). First gastral tergite large, dorsally smooth, its posterior margin strongly curved posteriorly (Figs 1B, 4B, 5B, 7E). Following tergites short, with incurved posterior margins (Figs 1B, 4B, 5B, 7E). Syntergum short and smooth with thin transverse carina in front of cercal plates (Figs 1A, 4A, 5A). Gastral sternites smooth, setose only medially (Figs 1A, 4A, 5A). Hypopygium pointed apically, its tip with level of cercal plates (Figs 1A, 4A, 5A).</p> <p>MALE.As for female except clava with false suture suggested by internal infuscate thickening of the integument (Figs 6E, F: fsu). Male genitalia broadly truncate at apex.</p> <p>Recognition. The new genus, Mischochalcis is distinguished by the presence of an additional longitudinal carina (Figs 3C, 8F: ic) obliquely joining the additional external carina (Figs 3C, 8F: eac) to the outer ventral carina (Figs 3C, 8F: 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 3C: asp, 8F). 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.</p> <p>Distribution. Indomalayan region (Western Ghats, India) and Afrotropical (Democratic Republic of Congo).</p> <p>Host(s). Unknown.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A25087F8FFBAFFFBFF48898DFE75FBB7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranjith, A. P.;Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan;Delvare, Gérard	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.text	A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mischochalcis enigmatus Ranjith & Priyadarsanan & Delvare 2022	<div><p>Mischochalcis enigmatus Ranjith sp. nov.</p> <p>Figs 1–5</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FCBC7BCF-F319-46FF-8B1D-CE0C2C190ACC</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype, female. INDIA: Kerala, Malappuram, Calicut <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.5322&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.08" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.5322/lat 11.08)">University Botanical Garden</a>, 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, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.0752&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=12.0034" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.0752/lat 12.0034)">Marapan Hadlu</a>, 12.0034°N, 77.0752°E, Malaise trap, 7.xi.2007, coll. Priyadarsanan, D.R. (AIMB).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. 1E). 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 1D, E), with setae lanceolate, adpressed and proclinate (Fig. 1E). Anterior outline of frons in dorsal view only slightly concave. Eye with short, sparse setae (Figs 1C–F, 2D). Temples uniformly convex, genal carina not visible in dorsal view (Fig. 1E). Lateral outline of gena moderately sinuous above oral fossa (Fig. 6C). Labrum subtriangular, depressed medially, with a short marginal fringe (Figs 1C, F). Sides of antennal scrobes parallel (Figs 1C, F); scrobes delicately reticulate dorsally, faintly striolate ventrally; carina above interantennal projection visible over about lower half of depression (Figs 1C, F).</p> <p>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. 1D). 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 1C, D, 2A, 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.</p> <p>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 1B, 2C, 5A). 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 1B, 2C, 5A).</p> <p>Legs. Metacoxa 1.4× as long as wide, smooth dorsally, densely coriaceous ventrally, and densely coriaceous and setose laterally (Figs1A, 2D, 3A). 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 1A, 3A).</p> <p>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 3A–B). Hind wing 3.9× as long as wide.</p> <p>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. Gt3 with two rows of setae (Figs 1B, 4A, B, 5A, B). Gt 3–7 superficially coriaceous (Figs 1B, 4A, B, 5A, B).</p> <p>Male. Unknown.</p> <p>Variation. Body more reddish (Fig. 5). Carina separating anteromedian areola and median areola weak (Fig. 5B).</p> <p>Host. Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. India (Karnataka and Kerala).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A25087F8FFB8FFF0FF488AB4FD62FEAF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranjith, A. P.;Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan;Delvare, Gérard	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.text	A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mischochalcis inermis (Ranjith & Priyadarsanan & Delvare 2022) Ranjith & Priyadarsanan & Delvare 2022	<div><p>Mischochalcis inermis (Schmitz, 1946) comb. n.</p> <p>Figs 6–8</p> <p>Haltichella inermis Schmitz, 1946: 103–104. Original description, male. Democratic Republic of Congo, Kivu, Rutshuru. Material examined. Holotype, male, by original designation, Congo Belge, Kivu, Rutshuru (alt 1285 m), 22.v– 4.vi.1934 (MRAC). One antenna was originally prepared on a slide. The rest of the specimen was re-mounted on a rectangular card.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Body dark brown to black. Eyes densely setose (Figs 6A–D). Antennal scrobes distinctly reticulate (Figs 6A, B). Antenna with pedicel very short, with basal constriction (Fig. 6E); funiculars subequal, the basal funiculars subquadrate, the following ones only very slightly decreasing in length from base to apex (Figs 6E, F); clava with internal infuscate thickening suggesting a suture (actually false) (Fig. 6F). Pro- and mesonotum densely and coarsely punctured, the interspaces quite narrow (Fig. 7B). Axillar grooves obliterated by coarse punctuation (Figs 7B, D). Propodeum densely setose posteriorly behind oblique sublateral carinae, the pattern of areolation similar to described for M. enigmatus (Figs 7B, F). Metafemur with ventral margin slightly concave beyond basal serrulate lobe (Figs 8C, D). Metasoma with Gt1 truncate basally, with short and little raised sublateral carinae (Fig. 7E).</p> <p>Host. Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo (Kivu).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A25087F8FFB3FFF2FF488F8CFCCBFE67	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranjith, A. P.;Priyadarsanan, Dharma Rajan;Delvare, Gérard	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
