identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
7286039230075A05802F14266FF10AB1.text	7286039230075A05802F14266FF10AB1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chartocerus menglaensis Chen & Zhao 2025	<div><p>Chartocerus menglaensis Chen &amp; Zhao sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1–9</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♀; Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.26833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.898666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.26833/lat 21.898666)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°53.92'N, 101°16.1'E; 560 m a. s. l.; 3 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, Yanfeng Tong, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210701 [on slide] . Paratypes: • 1 ♀ Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.28817&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.893167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.28817/lat 21.893167)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°53.59'N, 101°17.29'E; 606 m a. s. l.; 4 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, Yanfeng Tong, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210702 [on slide] ; • 1 ♀ Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.2785&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.906166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.2785/lat 21.906166)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°54.37'N, 101°16.71'E; 623 m a. s. l.; 6 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Y.-j. Lin, C. Wang, Yanfeng Tong, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210703 [on slide] .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body black; fore wing (Fig. 6) mostly hyaline, narrowly infuscate posterior to submarginal vein. Clava 5.2–6.2 × as long as wide; fore wing 2.6–2.7 × as long as wide, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.3 × as long as width of disc; Hind wing (Fig. 7) 3.3–3.6 × as long as wide, with posterior margin strongly rounded; Mt 1 with posterior margin almost straight medially.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female. Body length 0.8–0.9 mm.</p><p>Colour (Fig. 1). Head and body bright black with bronze reflection; eyes dark red; antenna dark brown; legs mostly black, with tarsomeres yellowish brown except that 1–4 of mid leg and 1–2 of hind leg which are pale yellow; fore wing (Fig. 6) nearly hyaline, infuscate posterior to submarginal vein forming a narrowly transverse brown band, and infuscate along middle part of posterior margin; hind wing hyaline.</p><p>Head (Fig. 2). In frontal view, 0.8 × as high as wide, mostly smooth, with weakly lineolate sculpture on gena. Vertex two-thirds the width of head. Eye 0.6 × as high as head. Mandible with two teeth. Antenna (Fig. 3) with four anelli; scape 3.8–4.9 × as long as wide; pedicel 1.8–2.3 × as long as wide; clava 5.2–6.2 × as long as wide, 1.7–1.9 × as long as scape.</p><p>Mesosoma (Fig. 4). Pronotum, mesoscutum, and anterior of metanotum transversely imbricate; lateral sides of mesoscutellum and axillae reticulate. Mesoscutum 3.0 × as long as mesoscutellum, with 13 setae posteriorly and a pair of long setae near posterolateral corner. Mesoscutellum with 10 setae along posterior margin, the distance of scutellar sensilla 0.26 × the anterior width of mesoscutellum. Metanotum a little shorter than mesoscutellum. Mesopostphragma extending to posterior of Mt 4.</p><p>Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 6) 2.6–2.7 × as long as wide, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.3 × as long as width of disc, seta M 1 absent. Hind wing (Fig. 7) 3.3–3.6 × as long as wide, bearing one seta posterior to the apex of marginal vein, posterior margin strongly rounded, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.3 × wing width.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 8). Mid leg with basitarsus 0.5 × as long as tibia, and the basitarsus nearly as long as mesotibial spur; mesotibial spur with 6–8 teeth.</p><p>Metasoma. Mt 1 with posterior margin almost straight medially (Fig. 5). Ovipositor originating from apex of Mt 3, 2.3–2.6 × as long as mesotibia, 1.7–1.8 × as long as metatibia. Third valvula equal in length to mesobasitarsus.</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Host.</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name refers to the type locality.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Known only from Menglun town, Mengla county, Yunnan Province, China.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>This new species is similar to Chartocerus niger (Ashmead); the differences are provided in the key.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7286039230075A05802F14266FF10AB1	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhao, Hui-Feng;Geng, Hui;Chen, Hai-Feng;Chen, Ye	Zhao, Hui-Feng, Geng, Hui, Chen, Hai-Feng, Chen, Ye (2025): A new species and two new distributional records of Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the canopy of the Xishuangbanna Rainforest. ZooKeys 1264: 51-60, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1264.157313
7E6886D0193B5B0784D048A960677BDE.text	7E6886D0193B5B0784D048A960677BDE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chartocerus niger (Ashmead 1900)	<div><p>Chartocerus niger (Ashmead, 1900)</p><p>Figs 10–19</p><p>Signiphora nigra Ashmead, 1900: 410. ♀, USNM, not examined.</p><p>Thysanus niger (Ashmead): Armitage 1923: 513.</p><p>Chartocerus niger (Ashmead): Rosanov 1965: 878; Woolley 1988: 492; Abd-Rabou and Evans 2016: 146.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• 2 ♀, Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.27866&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.898167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.27866/lat 21.898167)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°53.89'N, 101°16.72'E; 568 m a. s. l.; 12 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210704, Sc 20210705 [on slides] .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body black; fore wing (Fig. 16) infuscate basally with a transverse hyaline area; clava 4.7 × as long as wide; fore wing 2.9 × as long as wide, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.3 × as long as width of disc, seta M 1 absent; hind wing (Fig. 17) 4.0–4.3 × as long as wide, bearing a seta posterior to the apex of marginal vein, posterior margin slightly rounded; Mt 1 (Fig. 15) with posterior margin concave medially.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female (Figs 10, 11). Body length 0.6–0.8 mm.</p><p>Colour. Generally similar to C. menglaensis . Fore wing infuscate basally, with a transverse hyaline area as in Fig. 15; hind wing hyaline.</p><p>Head (Fig. 12). In frontal view, height as long as width, mostly smooth, with weakly lineolate sculpture on lower face. Vertex 0.7 × the width of head. Eye 0.5 × as high as head. Mandible with two teeth. Antenna (Fig. 13) with four anelli; scape 3.8–3.9 × as long as wide; pedicel 2.1–2.4 × as long as wide; clava 4.7 × as long as wide, 1.8–2.3 × as long as scape.</p><p>Mesosoma (Fig. 14). Pronotum, mesoscutum, and anterior of metanotum transversely imbricate; lateral sides of mesoscutellum and axillae reticulate. Mesoscutum 3.0 × as long as mesoscutellum, with 10 setae posteriorly, and a pair of long setae near posterolateral corner. Mesoscutellum with 7 setae along posterior margin, the distance of scutellar sensilla 0.3 × the anterior width of mesoscutellum. Metanotum a little shorter than mesoscutellum. Mesopostphragma extending to posterior of Mt 4.</p><p>Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 16) 2.9 × as long as wide, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.3 × as long as width of disc, seta M 1 absent. Hind wing (Fig. 17) 4.0–4.3 × as long as wide, bearing a seta posterior to the apex of marginal vein, posterior margin slightly rounded, with longest setae of marginal fringe 0.4 × wing width.</p><p>Leg. Mid leg (Fig. 18) with basitarsus 0.5 × as long as tibia, and basitarsus obviously longer than (1.2–1.4 × as long as) mesotibial spur, mesotibial spur with 6 teeth.</p><p>Metasoma. Mt 1 (Fig. 15) with median portion concaved upward. Ovipositor (Fig. 19) originating from anterior of Mt 3, 2.5 × as long as mesotibia, 1.7 × as long as metatibia. Third valvula 1.0 × as long as mesobasitarsus.</p><p>Hosts.</p><p>Unknown from this study; see UCD (2025) for detailed records.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Yunnan) [new record], Russia, France, Italy, Spain, North Africa, Egypt, USA, Antilles, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (UCD 2025; Abd-Rabou and Evans 2016).</p><p>Comments.</p><p>The materials fit well with the description of C. niger by Abd-Rabou and Evans (2016). This is the first report of this species from oriental region and the Chinese fauna. Due to the original and subsequent description of the species were quite simple, here we provide more morphological information and some digital photographs for reference.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E6886D0193B5B0784D048A960677BDE	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhao, Hui-Feng;Geng, Hui;Chen, Hai-Feng;Chen, Ye	Zhao, Hui-Feng, Geng, Hui, Chen, Hai-Feng, Chen, Ye (2025): A new species and two new distributional records of Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the canopy of the Xishuangbanna Rainforest. ZooKeys 1264: 51-60, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1264.157313
1CBB79A8EED657B7827FE8A04574A6EE.text	1CBB79A8EED657B7827FE8A04574A6EE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Signiphora flavella Girault 1913	<div><p>Signiphora flavella Girault, 1913</p><p>Figs 20, 21</p><p>Signiphora flavella Girault, 1913: 214. Lectotype ♀, USNM, not examined.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Complete synonymy and citations, see Woolley and Dal Molin (2017).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• 2 ♀, Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.30417&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.893667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.30417/lat 21.893667)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°53.62'N, 101°18.25'E; 523 m a. s. l.; 29 April. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, Y.-f. Tong, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210707, Sc 20210708 [on slides] ; • 2 ♀, Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.27866&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.898167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.27866/lat 21.898167)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°53.89'N, 101°16.72'E; 568 m a. s. l.; 12 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210709, Sc 20210710 [on slides] ; • 3 ♀, Yunnan Province; Xishuangbanna; Mengla County; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.266335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.904" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.266335/lat 21.904)">Menglun Town</a>; 21°54.24'N, 101°15.98'E; 541 m a. s. l.; 13 May. 2019; Z.-l. Bai, Z.-g. Chen, C. Wang, H. Yu leg.; LFNU Sc 20210711 – Sc 20210713 [on slides] .</p><p>Woolley and Dal Molin (2017) provided detailed descriptions for this species. We report this species from China for the first time and provide some photographs for reference.</p><p>Hosts.</p><p>According to Woolley and Dal Molin (2017), armoured scales ( Diaspididae) are common hosts of this cosmopolitan species. For details, see Woolley and Dal Molin (2017) and UCD (2025).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Yunnan) [new record]. Other distributional data see Woolley and Dal Molin (2017).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1CBB79A8EED657B7827FE8A04574A6EE	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.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhao, Hui-Feng;Geng, Hui;Chen, Hai-Feng;Chen, Ye	Zhao, Hui-Feng, Geng, Hui, Chen, Hai-Feng, Chen, Ye (2025): A new species and two new distributional records of Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the canopy of the Xishuangbanna Rainforest. ZooKeys 1264: 51-60, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1264.157313
