Apanteles vala Nixon, 1965

Apanteles vala Nixon, 1965 View in CoL

Fig. 6 B View Figure 6 ( distribution), Fig. 43 A (holotype View Figure 43 )

Holotype information.

♀; Australia, QLD, Tambourine Mts. , 11–17 May 1935 R. E. Turner leg. ( NHM).

Examined material.

Image of the type and original description used to form the diagnosis.

Diagnosis.

Apanteles vala can be separated from the other species of Apanteles in Australia with a dark metacoxa and metafemur, a uniformly pigmented pterostigma, ovipositor sheaths> 0.6 × metatibia length and antennae similar size to the body, by the metatibia mostly pale with dark colouration only on distal 1 / 3, T 1 with strong sculpture over at least most of posterior 1 / 2 of tergite, mesoscutellar disc mostly smooth, fore wing veins 1 M and 1 CUa of similar pigmentation, and T 2 posterior length / width ratio: ~ 3.5.

Notes.

We did not collect any specimens that appeared to be conspecific with A. vala .