Aprostocetus microcosmus

Aprostocetus microcosmus (Girault, 1917) Fig. 30 Aprostocetus granulatus Ashmead, 1888: 105. [Synonymized by Burk 1975: 142]. Tetrastichus microcosmus Girault, 1917: 22. Tetrastichus asperulus Graham, 1981: 2. [Synonymized by Graham and LaSalle 1991: 91] Aprostocetus asperulus: Graham 1987: 212. Aprostocetus granulatus: LaSalle 1994: 144. Aprostocetus microcosmus: Zhu and Huang 2002: 598. Material examined. 9 females: [2 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Qiongzhong County, Limushan Forest Park, 30. IV. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping; [3 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Wuzhishan City, Qianchi Village, 10. V. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping; [2 females on cards], China • Hainan Province, Danzhou City, Lianhuashan Forest Park, 28. IV. 2021, Ming-Rui Li, Gang Fu, by sweeping; [2 females on cards], China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong City, Konglongshan Town, 3. VII. 2022, Ren-Tao Xu, Ke-Yi Wang, by sweeping; deposited in YCTU. Diagnosis. Female. Thorax (Fig. 30) with dull, distinctly raised reticulation, median line of mid lobe of mesoscutum distinct but disappearing anteriorly; areoles of reticulation are mostly a little longer than broad; mid lobe of mesoscutum with 2 rows of adnotaular setae; callus with three to four setae. Forewing SMV with three to four dorsal setae, speculum open below, extending nearly to STV. Gaster (Fig. 30) lanceolate, strongly acute, 1.5 × as long as thorax plus head, with superficial scaly reticulation. Body black, without metallic luster. Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. China (Hainan, Yunnan [new records], Guangxi [Zhu and Huang 2002]), Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, India, Madeira, Trinidad & Tobago (Graham 1987), Australia (Bouček 1988). Comments. According to UCD Community (2023), its distribution in China includes Guangxi and Shanxi. However, according Zhu and Huang (2002), its distribution is Shangsi County, Guangxi Province. This could be a confusion between “ Shanxi ” and “ Shangsi ”.