A new Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) of Ericaphis fimbriata (Richards) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) and key to parasitoids of blueberry aphid in the Pacific Northwest
Author
Pike, Keith S.
Author
Starý, Petr
Author
Graf, George
Author
Raworth, David A.
Author
Mathur, Sneh
Author
Tanigoshi, Lynell K.
Author
Murray, Todd
text
Zootaxa
2011
2802
58
62
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.207352
d2db62ab-8447-4873-a9da-d8d75da15d0e
1175-5326
207352
Key to female aphidiine parasitoids of blueberry aphid,
Ericaphis fimbriata
in the Pacific Northwest
1 Forewing with 4 enclosed cells along anterior margin (R, 1M, 1R1, 2R1) (
Fig. 2
e).......
Ephedrus incompletus
Provancher
- Forewing with less than 4 enclosed cells along anterior margin (
Fig. 1
a,
Fig. 2
a–d, f–h)............................. 2
2 Forewing Rs + M vein present (
Praon
) (
Fig.
2
g)........................................................... 3
- Forewing Rs + M vein absent (
Fig. 1
a, 2a–d, f, h)........................................................... 4
3 Antenna with 14–16 segments...........................................................
Praon unicum
Smith
- Antenna with 17–18 segments........................................................
Praon occidentale
Baker
4 Forewing M & m-cu vein complete (
Fig. 1
a,
Fig. 2
a–d)....................................................... 5
- Forewing M & m-cu vein incomplete or absent (
Fig. 2
f, h).................................................... 9
5 Forewing r-rs vein near perpendicular to stigma (
Fig. 2
a).........................................
Monoctonus
spp.
- Forewing r-rs vein not perpendicular to stigma (
Fig. 1
a,
Fig. 2
b–d).............................................. 6
6 Maxillary palp 3-segmented; labial palp 2-segmented; antenna with 14–15 segments.........
Aphidius matricariae
Haliday
- Maxillary palp 4-segmented; labial palp 3-segmented; antenna with at least 15 segments............................ 7
7 Antenna with 15–16 segments.........................................
Aphidius ericaphidis
Pike & Starý
,
sp. nov.
- Antenna with 17–18 segments........................................................................... 8
8 Petiole (= metasomal tergum 1) rugose (
Fig. 1
f)............................................
Aphidius ervi
Haliday
- Petiole costate (
Fig. 1
e)...............................................................
Aphidius vaccinii
Liu
9 Forewing r-m present (
Fig. 2
f); metasomal sternite VII without distinctive paired prongs..
Lysiphlebus testaceipes
(Cresson)
- Forewing r-m absent (
Fig. 2
h); metasomal sternite VII with distinctive paired prongs..............
Trioxys gahani
Smith