Two new species of Xanthomicrogaster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Argentina, with a key to species of the genus
Author
Martínez, Juan José
Author
Riverón, Alejandro Zaldívar
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-01-11
4370
3
295
300
journal article
31030
10.11646/zootaxa.4370.3.10
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1175-5326
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Key to described species of
Xanthomicrogaster
(Modified from Penteado-Dias
et al.
2002)
1. Mesosoma largely yellow (if dark spots are present, they are restricted to a single small sclerite).................................................. 2
- Mesosoma partly black; with distinct black markings on various sclerites, sometimes entirely black ............................................ 3
2. Mesosoma entirely yellow (sometimes with darkened apicolateral corners of propodeum); second metasomal tergum poorly sculptured, almost smooth;
Brazil
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
......................................................................................
X. fortipes
Cameron
- Mesosoma yellow with a distinct dark brown to black spot covering most of scutellum; second metasomal tergum rugose; Argen- tina ......................................................................................................................................................
X. otamendi Martínez
sp. nov.
3. Mesosoma and hind coxa completely black; Brazil.................................................................................................
X. pelides
Nixon
- Mesosoma and hind coxa partly yellow ........................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Hind coxa blackish ventrally; second tergite blackened; Mexico...............................................................................
X. seres
Nixon
- Hind coxa yellow ventrally; second metasomal tergite completely yellow ......................................................................................5
5. Median lobe of mesoscutum partially black, metasoma black dorsally beyond tergite II; Brazil ...................................................... ..........................................................................................................
X. maculatus
Penteado-Dias, Shimabukuro & van Achterberg.
- Median lobe of mesoscutum and metasoma entirely yellow; Argentina ..............................................
X. sayjuhu
Martínez
sp. nov.