Aprostocetus caudatus Westwood, 1833

Li, Wen-Jian, Liu, Rui, Chen, Zhi-Peng, Zu, Guo-Hao & Li, Cheng-De, 2025, Taxonomic notes on the genus Aprostocetus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, with the description of a new species, ZooKeys 1253, pp. 277-304 : 277-304

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1253.163155

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4E4E281E-44E7-4F3F-805E-75430221ED38

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17209477

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scientific name

Aprostocetus caudatus Westwood, 1833
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Aprostocetus caudatus Westwood, 1833 View in CoL

Figs 18–20 View Figures 18–20

Aprostocetus caudatus Westwood, 1833: 444. View in CoL

Cirrospilus phalis Walker, 1839 c: 418. [Synonymized by Graham 1987: 236] View in CoL

Cirrospilus mutilia Walker, 1839 a: 322. [Synonymized by Graham 1961: 52] View in CoL

Cirrospilus trabea Walker, 1839 a: 323. [Synonymized by Graham 1961: 52] View in CoL

Tetrastichus crassicauda Thomson, 1878: 293. [Synonymized by Graham 1961: 52] View in CoL

Eulophus tristis Nees in Esenbeck, 1834: 188. [Synonymized by Dalla 1898: 2] View in CoL

Tetrastichus caudatus View in CoL : Walker 1846: 78.

Tetrastichus phalis View in CoL : Walker 1846: 78.

Tetrastichus mutilia View in CoL : Walker 1848: 150.

Tetrastichus trabea View in CoL : Walker 1848: 150.

Aprostocetus crassicauda View in CoL : Erdös 1956: 43.

Material examined.

1 female: [1 female on card], China, Neimenggu Province, Duolun County, Shanhou Village , 28. VII. 2023, Yuan-Yuan Jin, by sweeping, deposited in YCTU .

Diagnosis.

Female. Antenna (Fig. 20 View Figures 18–20 ) with F 1 1.8 ×, F 2 1.7 ×, F 3 1.4 × as long as broad, clava 2.6 × as long as broad with terminal spine 0.5 × as long as C 3. Thorax (Fig. 18 View Figures 18–20 ) with superficial, hardly raised reticulation, median line of mid lobe of mesoscutum fine, three adnotaular setae on each side; propodeum callus with two setae. Forewing SMV with four dorsal setae, MV 3.7 × STV. Gaster (Fig. 18 View Figures 18–20 ) lanceolate, 3.2 × as long as broad, with superficial reticulation, last gastral tergite 2.0 × as long as broad, projecting part of ovipositor approx. as long as postcercale. Body black with violet metallic reflection.

Male. Unknown for Chinese material.

Hosts.

Unknown from China. Non-Chinese records include Dasineura alopecuri (Reuter, 1895) ( Diptera : Cecidomyiidae ) ( Thompson 1955).

Distribution.

China ( Hainan [new record], Guangxi [ Zhu and Huang 2001]), Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, France, England, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden ( Graham 1987), Turkey ( Sakaltas and Gençer 2005), Russia ( Yegorenkova et al. 2007).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Aprostocetus

Loc

Aprostocetus caudatus Westwood, 1833

Li, Wen-Jian, Liu, Rui, Chen, Zhi-Peng, Zu, Guo-Hao & Li, Cheng-De 2025
2025
Loc

Cirrospilus phalis

Graham MWR de V 1987: 236
Cirrospilus phalis Walker, 1839 c: 418. [Synonymized by Graham 1987: 236 ]
1987
Loc

Cirrospilus mutilia

Graham MWR de V 1961: 52
Cirrospilus mutilia Walker, 1839 a: 322. [Synonymized by Graham 1961: 52 ]
1961
Loc

Cirrospilus trabea

Graham MWR de V 1961: 52
Cirrospilus trabea Walker, 1839 a: 323. [Synonymized by Graham 1961: 52 ]
1961
Loc

Aprostocetus crassicauda

Erdös J 1956: 43
1956
Loc

Tetrastichus crassicauda

Graham MWR de V 1961: 52
Thomson CG 1878: 293
1878
Loc

Tetrastichus mutilia

Walker F 1848: 150
1848
Loc

Tetrastichus trabea

Walker F 1848: 150
1848
Loc

Tetrastichus caudatus

Walker F 1846: 78
1846
Loc

Tetrastichus phalis

Walker F 1846: 78
1846
Loc

Eulophus tristis

von Dalla Torre KW 1898: 2
Nees von Esenbeck CG 1834: 188
1834
Loc

Aprostocetus caudatus

Westwood JO 1833: 444
1833