Megastigmus rosae

Body length 2.1–3.5 mm. Head yellowish with a broad dark brown spot on vertex including ocelli, connected with extensively dark occiput; head 1.5× as broad as long in dorsal view, eyes hardly protruding. Antennal scape elongate, 1.3× as long as pedicel, anellus and first funicular segment combined; pedicel slightly longer (1.2×) than first funicular segment. Pronotum with light spots. Mesoscutum mid-lobe and anterior part of lateral lobes, scutellum, axilla (except a spot at inner corner), metanotum, mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum dark brown to black; scutellum 1.1× as long as broad, anterior part reticulate-striate, frenal area nearly smooth with short longitudinal carinae. Forewing stigma rounded, about 1.2× as long as broad, upper part of stigmal vein longer (1.4×) than uncus; stigma sometimes slightly infuscate and more elongate (1.5× as long as broad) with uncus as long as upper part of stigmal vein. Legs not described. Gaster and thorax combined length; ovipositor sheaths 0.7× body length, 0.9× as long as gaster and thorax combined; distal part of dorsal valve of ovipositor with strong median teeth, third tooth larger than others. Body predominantly black except light spots on vertex, around eyes, on pronotum, on basis of scutellum, and on axilla.

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