Description of three new species of Helconichia Sharkey & Wharton (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Ichneutinae) with a revised key to all species
Author
Sharanowski, Barbara J.
Author
Sharkey, Michael J.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1502
45
53
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.273808
6d22f4ad-3639-4fa1-97bd-3f51fd2d3bca
1175-5326
273808
Key to the species of
Helconichia
1 Inter-antennal carinae present (
Fig. 4A
); (RS+M)b of forewing absent (
Fig. 4
B)...................................... 2
- Inter-antennal carinae absent; (RS+M)b of forewing present (
Fig. 4
C)...................................................... 3
2 Propodeal areolet pentagonal, less than
2X
longer than wide (
Fig. 4
E)
H. areolata
Sharkey and Wharton.
- Propodeal areolet not pentagonal,
2X
longer than wide (
Fig. 4
D)................................................................
.................................................................................................
H. reina
Sharanowski and Sharkey,
sp. nov.
3 Posterior longitudinal median carina of propodeum present (
Fig. 4
F) ....................................................... 4
- Posterior longitudinal median carina of propodeum absent
...
H. sarria
Sharanowski and Sharkey,
sp. nov.
4 Anal region of forewing sparsely and irregularly setiferous (
Fig. 4
G)
H. trichiops
Sharkey and Wharton.
- Anal region of forewing uniformly setose (
Fig. 4
H) .................................................................................. 5
5 Pronotum and mesoscutum orange (
Fig. 2A
) ....................
H. brenesi
Sharanowski and Sharkey
,
sp. nov.
- Pronotum and mesoscutum melanic (
Fig. 3
B) ................................
H. trichopteryx
Sharkey and Wharton.