Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace

Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov., is described based on a new species, C. hanssoni Ranjith & Quicke, sp. nov., from Thailand. Whereas most Eulophidae exhibit a delicate, collapsible body, the new genus, is the first known case within the family that possesses a coar...

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Main Authors: Avunjikkattu Parambil Ranjith, Donald L. J. Quicke, Kittipum Chansri, Buntika A. Butcher
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/144864/download/pdf/
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author Avunjikkattu Parambil Ranjith
Donald L. J. Quicke
Kittipum Chansri
Buntika A. Butcher
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description Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov., is described based on a new species, C. hanssoni Ranjith & Quicke, sp. nov., from Thailand. Whereas most Eulophidae exhibit a delicate, collapsible body, the new genus, is the first known case within the family that possesses a coarsely-sculptured metasomal carapace formed by Gt5, with Gt2–4 short. The possible affinities of the new genus are discussed and it is tentatively placed in the Tetrastichinae.
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spelling doaj-art-065e652fe197485e87f3f6d0c29ce39f2025-08-20T02:17:24ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1314-26072025-04-019849950710.3897/jhr.98.144864144864Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapaceAvunjikkattu Parambil Ranjith0Donald L. J. Quicke1Kittipum Chansri2Buntika A. Butcher3Chulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityChelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov., is described based on a new species, C. hanssoni Ranjith & Quicke, sp. nov., from Thailand. Whereas most Eulophidae exhibit a delicate, collapsible body, the new genus, is the first known case within the family that possesses a coarsely-sculptured metasomal carapace formed by Gt5, with Gt2–4 short. The possible affinities of the new genus are discussed and it is tentatively placed in the Tetrastichinae.https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/144864/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Avunjikkattu Parambil Ranjith
Donald L. J. Quicke
Kittipum Chansri
Buntika A. Butcher
Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
title Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
title_full Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
title_fullStr Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
title_full_unstemmed Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
title_short Chelonastichus Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Tetrastichinae) from Thailand: the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
title_sort chelonastichus ranjith amp amp quicke gen nov hymenoptera eulophidae tetrastichinae from thailand the first eulophid with a metasomal carapace
url https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/144864/download/pdf/
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