Copidosomopsis

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1 All funicle segments wider than long ………………………………..…….. plethoricus
1’ Some or all funicle segments longer than wide ……………………………………… 2

2(1) All funicle segments longer than wide (length usually 2x width); scape greatly exceeding vertex …………… tanytmemus
2′ F5 quadrate or nearly so, lengths of F2-F4 less than 2x width; scape barely exceeding or just reaching vertex ……….. sp. 1

 

Sp. 1 Marin, Modoc (RLZC).

 

Described Nearctic species and distribution

plethorica (Caltagirone, 1966): MEX (San Luis Potosi); introduced USA (CA)
tanytmemus Caltagirone, 1985: USA (CA)

 

Remarks

This genus was recently synonymized under Copidosoma (Yu et al. 2014)

 

References

Caltagirone, L.E. 1966. A new Pentalitomastix from México. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 42: 145-151.
Caltagirone, L.E. 1985. New Copidosomopsis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from California, with comments on the genus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 78: 705-708.
Yu, F., Chen, F.Q., Yen, S.H., Tu, L.H., Zhu, C.D., Guerrieri, E. & Zhang, Y.Z. 2014. Preliminary phylogeny of the genus Copidosoma (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae), polyembryonic parasitoids of Lepidoptera. Systematic Entomology 39: 325-334.