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Diagnosis
Funicle
with usually 2 segments (rarely 3).
Face usually with transverse sulcus about midway between torulus and
anterior ocellus.
Propleura separated posteriorly, exposing prosternum.
Notauli variable: complete,
straight or nearly so, and reaching hind margin of mesoscutum; complete,
curved
to meet anterior margin of axilla (ax); incomplete.
Scutellum with at least two pairs of setae,
and with sublateral
grooves often (usually) present (even if only faintly indicated).
Submarginal vein with 3 or more setae on dorsal surface.
Postmarginal
vein (PMV) present, from about half the length of stigmal vein (STV)
to twice the length of stigmal vein, although most often about equal in
length to stigmal vein.
Family : Eulophidae
Subfamily : Eulophinae
Classification
Overview
The Cirrospilini is one of 3 tribes currently recognized in the subfamily
Eulophinae (Eulophini,
Cirrospilini, Elasmini) (Gauthier
et al. (2000)). The Cirrospilini is worldwide in distribution,
and contains about 250 species in 17 genera (the vast majority of these
in the genus Cirrospilus).
Cirrospilini are almost exclusively ectoparasitoids (mostly idiobionts)
of phytophagous insects concealed within plant tissue, with leafminers
and gall formers being the most common hosts. The Cirrospilini contains
some of the most important genera of agromyzid leafminer parasitoids.
Of particular importance is Diglyphus,
which contains several species which have been extensively used in biological
control
Identification
There are no keys strictly to Cirrospilini; however keys to all Eulophinae genera are available for Australasia (Boucek 1988) and North America (Schauff et al, 1997). Gauthier et al. (2000) provided a list to all genera in this tribe.