Revision of the New World species of (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Sisyrostolinae), with a key to the world species
Author
Bennett, Andrew M. R.
Author
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Author
Broad, Gavin R.
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Zootaxa
2013
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journal article
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Key to the world species of
Erythrodolius
(
Ichneumonidae
: Sisyrostolinae)
1. Propodeum with area superomedia not surrounded by carinae, with only the posterior transverse carina present medially (
Fig. 10
)................................................................................................. 2
- Propodeum with area superomedia bordered by at least the posterior transverse carina and strong to weak vestiges of the medial, longitudinal carinae (
Figs 9, 11, 12
) (anterior transverse carina present or absent medially)..................... 3
2(1). Clypeus medially with a long, strong, sharply pointed tooth that is well-defined by carinae from the lateral parts of the clypeus.........................................................................
E. granulosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
- Clypeus medially with a short, rounded tooth that is not defined laterally by carinae (
Fig. 6
)................................................................................................
E. incompletus
sp. n.
(
Guatemala
)
3(1). Mesoscutum predominantly dark brown, either completely or with a small amount of lighter colour near notauli and mediopos- teriorly (
Fig. 16
). Fore wing with membrane uniformly coloured, without a dark region apically (
Figs 1
,
4
).............. 4
- Mesoscutum predominantly light coloured (brownish yellow, orange or brownish red). Fore wing with membrane with or with- out a dark region apically (
Figs 2
,
3
)...................................................................... 5
4(3). Frons (
Fig. 5
), scutellum and hind femur (
Fig. 1
) predominantly brownish yellow. Propodeum with medial abscissa of anterior transverse carina present or absent...................................
E. griffithsorum
Gauld
(
Costa Rica
,
Nicaragua
)
- Frons (
Fig. 8
), scutellum, and hind femur (
Fig. 4
) completely dark brown. Propodeum with medial abscissa of anterior trans- verse carina present.........................................................
E. tenebrosus
sp. n.
(
Mexico
)
5(3). Clypeus without a medial tooth on apical edge, but with about six, low crenulations instead........................... 6
- Clypeus with a medial tooth on apical edge or at least slightly protruding medially, but without crenulations (
Figs 5–8
)..... 7
6(5). Fore wing with a well-defined brown spot apically and a second brown region more basally, surrounding veins Rs&M and cu-a.........................................................................
E. speciosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
- Fore wing slightly darkened apically relative to base, but without a well-defined brown spot and lacking any dark area around veins Rs&M and cu-a........................................................
E. formosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
7(5). Propodeum with the lateral abscissae of the anterior transverse carina (costula) absent or weak (as in
Fig. 10
)............. 8
- Propodeum with lateral abscissae of anterior transverse carina present and strong (
Fig. 11
)............................ 9
8(7). Fore wing hyaline basally with a well-defined dark region apically (as in
Fig. 3
)........
E. meticulosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
- Fore wing completely hyaline, without a well-defined dark region apically (as in
Fig. 1
)....
E. dolosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
9(7). Flagellum dark brown to black basally with a well-defined, medial light-coloured band and then dark apically........... 10
- Flagellum red or yellow basally, darkening apically but without a medial, light-coloured band (
Fig. 3
)................. 11
10(9). Fore wing darkened apically and also with two medial infumate bands, one basal to the stigma (around vein Rs&M) and one apical to it including the vein 2rs-m (intercubitus of areolet)........................
E. scrupulosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
- Fore wing with a dark spot apically, but lacking any darkened regions basally or medially (as in
Fig. 3
)..........................................................................................
E. calamitosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
11(9). Tergites 4 to 7 dark brown. Fore wing only vaguely more infumate apically than basally (without a clearly defined dark spot)...........................................................................
E. dubiosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)
- All metasomal tergites orange (laterotergites
3 and 4 may
be brown). Fore wing with a clearly defined dark spot apically (
Fig. 3
)................................................................................................. 12
12(11). Metasomal laterotergites 3 and 4 brown (
Fig. 3
). Ovipositor strongly upcurved and much shorter than length of metasoma..............................................................................
E. luteus
sp. n.
(
Honduras
)
- Metasomal laterotergites 3 and 4 orange. Ovipositor straight and about two times as long as metasoma............................................................................................
E. maculosus
Seyrig (
Madagascar
)