Aprostocetus microcosmus ( Girault, 1917 )

Aprostocetus microcosmus ( Girault, 1917) View in CoL

Fig. 30 View Figure 30

Aprostocetus granulatus Ashmead, 1888: 105. [Synonymized by Burk 1975: 142]. View in CoL

Tetrastichus microcosmus Girault, 1917: 22. View in CoL

Tetrastichus asperulus Graham, 1981: 2. [Synonymized by Graham and LaSalle 1991: 91] View in CoL

Aprostocetus asperulus View in CoL : Graham 1987: 212.

Aprostocetus granulatus View in CoL : LaSalle 1994: 144.

Aprostocetus microcosmus View in CoL : Zhu and Huang 2002: 598.

Material examined.

9 females: [ 2 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Qiongzhong County, Limushan Forest Park , 30. IV. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping ; [ 3 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Wuzhishan City, Qianchi Village , 10. V. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping ; [ 2 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Danzhou City, Lianhuashan Forest Park , 28. IV. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping ; [ 2 females on cards], China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong City, Konglongshan Town , 3. VII. 2022, Ren-Tao Xu, Ke-Yi Wang, by sweeping; deposited in YCTU .

Diagnosis.

Female. Thorax (Fig. 30 View Figure 30 ) with dull, distinctly raised reticulation, median line of mid lobe of mesoscutum distinct but disappearing anteriorly; areoles of reticulation are mostly a little longer than broad; mid lobe of mesoscutum with 2 rows of adnotaular setae; callus with three to four setae. Forewing SMV with three to four dorsal setae, speculum open below, extending nearly to STV. Gaster (Fig. 30 View Figure 30 ) lanceolate, strongly acute, 1.5 × as long as thorax plus head, with superficial scaly reticulation. Body black, without metallic luster.

Hosts.

Unknown.

Distribution.

China ( Hainan, Yunnan [new records], Guangxi [ Zhu and Huang 2002]), Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, India, Madeira, Trinidad & Tobago ( Graham 1987), Australia ( Bouček 1988).

Comments.

According to UCD Community (2023), its distribution in China includes Guangxi and Shanxi. However, according Zhu and Huang (2002), its distribution is Shangsi County, Guangxi Province. This could be a confusion between “ Shanxi ” and “ Shangsi ”.