Dusona_spp_Sculpture of the mesopleuron

<p><strong>Figure 5</strong><strong>. </strong>Sculpture of the mesopleuron. <strong>a.</strong> mesopleuron with a distinct and dense or rather punctation on a smooth background, depression in front of speculum wrinkled (<em>D. bucculenta</em>). <strong>b.</strong> mesopleuron with a dense punctation, background slightly coriaceous and shining, depression in front of speculum with fine longitudinal striae (<em>D. falcator</em>). <strong>c.</strong> mesopleuron with a rather dense to dense punctation, background coriaceous and slightly shining, depression in front of the speculum with a few longitudinal striae dorsally and granulate-strigose ventrally (<em>D. </em>obliterata). <strong>d.</strong> mesopleuron with a distinct and rather dense punctation, background distinctly coriaceous, slightly shining, depression in front of the speculum with longitudinal striae merging with the punctation anteriorly (<em>D. blanda</em>). <strong>e.</strong> mesopleuron with a rather dispersed punctation, background distinctly coriaceous and dull, depression in front speculum granulate-strigose or with some longitudinal striae that merge with an area without punctation (<em>D. humilis</em>). <strong>f.</strong> mesopleuron with wrinkles centrally, rugose punctate dorsally and ventrally, rather dull (<em>D. leptogaster</em>). Scale bars indicate 0.5 mm.</p> <p>Publication: Open Access in a taxonomic sense: a morphological and molecular guide to Western Palearctic Dusona (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)</p>