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Cea Walker 1837

Description

Genus Cea Walker, 1837

Fig. 2

Cea Walker, 1837: 355. Type species: C. pulicaris Walker, 1837, by monotypy.

Diagnosis

Both sexes

Mesosoma with short pronotum and moderately long mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and propodeum, the latter not steep (Fig. 2E); metasoma with distinct although usually transverse petiole (Fig. 2E); body colour with distinct metallic reflections (Fig. 2); posterior margin of mesopleuron not expanded posteriorly, not overlapping metapleural/propodeal complex (Fig. 2E).

Female

Macropterous (Fig. 2A) or brachypterous (Fig. 2B); if macropterous, fore wing with two brown bands (Fig. 2A).

Male

Macropterous (Fig. 2D); antenna with regular pilosity (Fig. 2D).

Notes

Published as part of Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, 2016, Review of world genera of Ceinae, with the description of two new Palaearctic species of Spalangiopelta Masi (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae), pp. 1-15 in European Journal of Taxonomy 251 on page 5, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.251, http://zenodo.org/record/3850809

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Pteromalidae
Genus
Cea
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hymenoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Walker
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Cea Walker, 1837 sec. Mitroiu, 2016

References

  • Walker F. 1837. Monographia Chalciditum (Continued). Entomological Magazine 4 (4): 349 - 364.