Neotropical species of Meteorus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Meteorinae) parasitizing Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) Author Aguirre, Helmuth Author Shaw, Scott R. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-03-17 3779 3 353 367 journal article 5813 10.11646/zootaxa.3779.3.3 179e6499-fcd2-48e6-96b7-55816a2cba22 1175-5326 4910419 1074007E-C135-43D9-B918-3A8C1B6BAE20 Key for the Neotropical species of the genus Meteorus parasitoids of caterpillars of Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) 1. Notauli deeply impressed and distinct ( Fig 30 ).............................................................. 2 - Notauli shallow and not distinct ( Fig. 7 ).................................................................... 3 2(1). Ventral borders of first tergite joined completely along anterior ½ of segment, pronotum orange, wings hyaline...................................................................................... M. mirandae n. sp. ( Figs. 19–22 ) - Ventral borders of first tergite separated basally and joined apically, pronotum black, wings infuscated.............................................................................................. M. oreo Jones ( Figs. 29 and 30 ) 3(1). Occipital carina incomplete dorsomedially.................................................................. 4 - Occipital carina complete dorsomedially................................................................... 5 4(3). Mesonotal lobes black-dark brown; notauli, scutellum and area between lobes, yellow; mesopleuron laterally yellow, ventrally dark brown.................................................................... M. juliae n. sp. ( Figs. 13–16 ) - Mesonotal lobes and mesopleuron totally yellow............................................................. 6 5(3). Propodeum orange or yellow............................................................................ 7 - Propodeum black-dark brown or ferruginous................................................................8 6(4). Vein m-cu of forewing antefurcal, head height 1.4–1.5 x eye height, ovipositor length 1.7–1.8 x first tergite length........................................................................................ M. margarita Jones ( Fig. 28 ) - Vein m-cu of forewing interstitial, head height 1.6–1.7 x eye height, ovipositor length 2–2.2 x first tergite length...................................................................................... M. quasifabatus Jones ( Fig. 32 ) 7(5). Mandibles twisted, temple length 0.3–0.5 x eye length in dorsal view, ocellus ocular distance 0.8–1.2 x ocellar diameter................................................................................ M. laphygmae Viereck ( Fig. 27 ) - Mandibles moderately twisted, temple length 0.6–0.7 x eye length in dorsal view, ocellus ocular distance 1.4 x ocellar diameter............................................................................ M. porcatus Jones ( Fig. 31 ) 8(5). Tarsal claw simple, longitudinal and transversal carinae on propodeum present... M cecavorum Aguirre & Shaw ( Figs. 5–8 ) - Tarsal claw with a large lobe, longitudinal and transversal carinae on propodeum absent.............................. 9 9(8). Pronotum, mesonotum, mesopleuron and metapleuron mostly ferruginous............. M. arizonensis Muesebeck ( Fig. 26 ) - Pronotum dorsally black, ventrally yellow; mesonotum mostly black-dark brown; mesopleuron and metapleuron mostly yellow............................................................................ M. anuae n. sp. ( Figs. 1–4 )