Revision of world Austroterobiinae and Parasaphodinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), parasitoids of giant scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)
Author
Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan
text
Zootaxa
2017
4301
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4301.1.1
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Key to world species of
Austroterobia
(both sexes)
1 Notauli visible only in anterior third of mesoscutum (
Figs 7
,
23
); gena conspicuously depressed at mouth corner (
Figs 5
,
26
).....................................................................................................2
- Notauli visible throughout length of mesoscutum (
Figs 17
,
36
,
48
,
57
,
68
); gena sometimes not depressed at mouth corner (
Figs 34
,
46
).........................................................................................4
2(1) Toruli closer to ventral margin of clypeus than to median ocellus (
Fig. 22
); marginal vein about 4× as long as broad (
Fig. 28
); basal two teeth of right mandible very short and close to each other (
Fig. 25
); head and mesosoma with conspicuous metallic reflections (
Fig. 21
); Afrotropical..........................................................
A
. heydoni
sp. nov.
- Toruli closer to median ocellus than to ventral margin of clypeus (
Fig. 5
); marginal vein more than 8× as long as broad (
Fig. 10
); basal two teeth of right mandible larger and wider apart (
cf
.
Fig. 13
); at most head with faint metallic reflections (
Fig. 1
);
Oriental
.............................................................................................3
3(2) POL about 1.3× OOL; inner margins of eyes not sinuate; malar sulcus slightly indicated; scape not reaching median ocellus; legs pale yellow......................................................................
A
. maldica
Narendran
- POL about 0.7× OOL; inner margins of eyes very slightly sinuate (
Fig. 3
); malar sulcus absent (
Fig. 5
); scape reaching slightly above lower margin of median ocellus (
Fig. 3
); legs yellowish-brown (
Fig. 1
)...................
A
. achterbergi
sp. nov.
4(1) Prepectus and dorsal side of propodeum entirely setose (
Figs 37, 38
); posterior margin of mesoscutellum densely setose, with small spine (
Fig. 36
); anterior margin of propodeum distinctly raised, concealing dorsellum; propodeal plicae absent (
Fig. 38
); axillae virtually touching medially (
Fig. 36
); pronotum visible in dorsal view (
Fig. 36
); mandibular formula 3:3; Afrotropical......................................................................................
A
. iceryae
Bouček
- Prepectus and dorsal side of propodeum bare (
Figs 18, 19
,
27
,
49, 50
,
58, 59
,
69, 70
); posterior margin of mesoscutellum not densely setose, without distinct spine, although sometimes acutely pointed (
Figs 17
,
48
,
57
,
68
); anterior margin of propodeum not distinctly raised, not concealing dorsellum; propodeal plicae present (
Figs 19
,
50
,
59
,
70
); axillae wider apart (
Figs 17
,
23
,
48
,
57
,
68
); pronotum not or barely visible in dorsal view (
Figs 17
,
23
,
48
,
57
,
68
); mandibular formula usually 3:2 (
Figs 13
,
54
); sometimes other distribution.........................................................................5
5(4) Mandibular formula 3:3; propodeum with plicae diverging posteriorly (
Fig. 50
); POL 0.5–0.7× OOL; head and mesosoma brown, without metallic reflections (
Figs 40–42
); Afrotropical.....................................
A
. noyesi
sp. nov.
- Mandibular formula 3:2 (
Figs 13
,
54
); propodeum with plicae converging posteriorly (
Figs 19
,
59
,
70
); POL 0.7–1.0× OOL; at least head usually with strong metallic reflections (
Figs 54–56
,
64–66
); Australasian or Neotropical....................6
6(5) Head brown, without metallic reflections (
Figs 13–15
); fore wing without speculum and parastigma with hyaline break (
Fig. 20
); antenna with funicular segments strongly pedicellate (
Fig. 16
); inner margins of eyes very slightly sinuate (
Fig. 13
); POL about 0.8× OOL; Neotropical...............................................................
A
. gatesi
sp. nov.
- Head with strong metallic reflections (
Figs 54–56
,
64–66
); fore wing without above combination of characters; antenna with funicular segments not or only slightly pedicellate (
Figs 56
,
66
); inner margins of eyes not sinuate (
Figs 54
,
64
); POL about equal to OOL; Australasian..............................................................................7
7(6) Mesopleuron mostly smooth, femoral depression with deep central pit (
Fig. 58
); lower margins of toruli much higher than lower margins of eyes (
Fig. 54
); fore wing wide, length 1.9–2.1× width, with small speculum (
Fig. 60
); parastigma with hyaline break (
Fig. 60
); both head and mesosoma usually with distinct metallic reflections (
Figs 51–53
); body size:
1.3–1.7 mm
...................................................................................
A
. partibrunnea
Girault
- Mesopleuron mostly finely reticulate, femoral depression almost indistinct, without central pit (
Fig. 69
); lower margin of toruli level with or only slightly above lower margins of eyes (
Fig. 64
); fore wing narrower, length 2.2–2.4× width, without speculum (
Fig. 71
); parastigma without hyaline break (
Fig. 71
); head always with metallic reflections, mesosoma usually orange-brown (
Figs 61–63
); body size:
0.8–1.4 mm
.....................................................
A
. partiviridis
sp. nov.