Pediobius foliorum

Cao, Huan-Xi, Salle, John La & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2017, Chinese species of Pediobius Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Zootaxa 4240 (1), pp. 1-71 : 36

Pediobius foliorum species group

Diagnosis. Female antenna strongly clavate and clava considerably broader than funicle ( Figs 15 c, 16c). Notaular depressions smooth and distinct. Propodeum with plicae subparallel and very highly step-like ( Figs 15 a–b, 16a–b). The posterior margin of Gt1 sinuated, which protruding medially and converging at sides in both sexes.

Species included. Pediobius claviger and P. foliorum . This species group is characterized by the strongly clavate antenna in female.

Figures

FIGURE 15. Pediobius claviger (Thomson, 1878). a: female, body in dorsal view; b: male, body in dorsal view; c: female, body in lateral view; d: male, head (to show antenna); e: female, fore wing. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.