Present number of Fidicinoides

Since the proposal of the genus Fidicinoides, several species have been discovered or transferred to this genus. With the description of F. sarutaiensis sp. n. and the new combinations listed above, the genus is now composed of 35 described species, 18 originally described in Fidicinoides and 17 that were the result of generic reassignment. Of the total number of species known for the genus, 25 have already been reported as inhabiting Brazil (Boulard & Martinelli 1996; Sanborn 2007 a, 2007b, 2008 a, 2008b; Santos & Martinelli 2009a; 2009b), currently making this the genus of the tribe Fidicinini with the greatest number of species in the country.

Identification key for species of the genus Fidicinoides occurring in Brazil

1 Fore wing without infuscation in the transverse nerves of the apical cells .......................................................... 2

1’ Fore wing with infuscation in the transverse nerves of the apical cells ............................................................. 16

2 (1) Apical fore wing smoky........................................................................................................................................ 3

2’ Apical fore wing not smoky ................................................................................................................................. 4

3 (2) Basal membranes of fore wings and wings dark brown color, basal cell same color as basal membranes, body elongated, abdomen expanding laterally (fig. 3) .................................................................... F. opalina (Germar)

3’ Basal membranes of fore wings and wings marked with orange-reddish color, basal cell lightly infuscated, body ovoid in shape (fig. 4) ........................................................................................................ F. sericans (Stål)

4 (2’) Lateral mesonotal marking clearly darkened, continuous and exceeding half the length of the mesonotum ...... 5

4’ Lateral mesonotal marking absent, vestigial or inconspicuous .......................................................................... 11

5 (4) Medial mesonotal marking comma shaped along parapsidal suture .................................................................... 6

5’ Medial mesonotal marking covering much of the submedian sigilla ................................................................... 7

6 (5) Mesonotal markings thin, not expanding onto submedian sigilla (fig. 5) ....... F. pauliensis Boulard & Martinelli

6’ Mesonotal markings thick, expanding onto submedian sigilla from parapsidal suture (fig. 6).. F. picea (Walker)

7 (5’) Pronotal ambient fissure with small black mark on either side of midline or medial transverse mark................ 8

7’ Pronotal ambient fissure without medial black mark ........................................................................................... 9

8 (7) Pronotal ambient fissure with small black mark on either side of midline, basal area of tegmina and wings brownish-green (fig. 7) ............................................................................................................ F. pronoe (Walker)

8’ Pronotal ambient fissure with median transverse mark, basal area of tegmina and wings reddish-orange ........... .................................................................................................................................................. F. roberti (Distant)

9 (7’) Lateral mesonotal markings ill-defined, no lateral pilosity .............................................. F. lacteipennis (Distant)

9’ Lateral mesonotal markings well-defined, dense pilosity laterally ................................................................... 10

10 (9’) Pronotal disc without markings ........................................................................................ F. determinata (Walker)

10’ Pronotal disc with markings ................................................................... F. steindachneri (Kuhlgatz & Melichar)

11 (4’) Mesothorax without markings on parapsidal suture or submedian sigilla ......................................................... 12

11’ Mesothorax with markings on parapsidal suture or submedian sigilla.............................................................. 13

12 (11) Posterior margin of pronotal collar black ............................................................................ F. spinicosta (Walker)

12’ Posterior margin of pronotal collar green ....................................................................... F. passerculus (Walker)

13 (11’) Mesothorax with comma shaped mark along parapsidal suture (fig. 8) ................................. F. distanti (Goding)

13’ Mesothorax with markings on submedian sigilla ............................................................................................... 14

14 (13’) Medial mesonotal mark comma shaped (fig. 1A) ................................................................. F. sarutaiensis sp. n.

14’ Medial mesonotal mark roughly triangular ....................................................................................................... 15

15 (14’) Pronotum disc and fissures without marking ....................................................... F. carmenae Santos &Martinelli

15’ Pronotum disc and/or fissures with marking (fig. 9) ................................................................... F. brisa (Walker)

16 (1’) Transverse nerves of the 2nd and 3rd apical cells infuscated or smoky............................................................. 17

16’ Transverse nerves of the apical cells variably infuscated or smoky in distal fore wing..................................... 19

17 (16) Basal cell of fore wing opaque, of yellow-pinkish color; cruciform elevation with posterior apices noprominent and separated one from the other; two black punctiform marks at the posterior margin of the internal area of the pronotum; external mesonotal markings vestigial (fig. 10) .................. F. rosabasalae Santos &Martinelli

17’ Basal cell not yellow-pinkish in color ................................................................................................................ 18

18 (17’) Medial markings of the mesonotum, short, wide and fusiform (fig. 11) ............ F. brunnea Boulard & Martinelli

18’ Medial markings of the mesonotum short and in the form of a comma (fig. 12) ..... F. besti Boulard & Martinelli

19 (16’) Posterior margin of the internal area of the pronotum with two punctiform marks joined or separated; cruciform elevation with non-prominent posterior apices and separated one from the other; lateral and medial markings of the mesonotum narrow; the lateral marks longer and not continuous; male sternite VIII nearly one and a half times wider than long (fig. 13) .................................................................. F. sucinalae Boulard & Martinelli

19’ Posterior margin of the internal area of the pronotum without marking ............................................................ 20

20 (19’) Fore wing with transverse nerves and extremities of the apical cells lightly smoked, male timbal cover globose (fig. 14) ............................................................................................................. F. saccifera Boulard & Martinelli

20’ Fore wing with transverse nerves of the 2nd to 7th apical cells strongly colored brown on both sides; extremities of the apical cells smoked, male timbal cover not globose ........................................................................ 21

21 (20’) Medial markings of the mesonotum linear along parasidal suture (fig. 15) ....... F. jauffreti Boulard & Martinelli

21’ Medial markings of the mesonotum covering part of submedian sigilla........................................................... 22

22 (21’) Medial markings of the mesonotum short, wide and fusiform ................................ F. dolosa Santos & Martinelli

22’ Medial markings of the mesonotum short, wide and pyramidal ....................................................................... 23

23 (22’) Black marking in medial ambient fissure of pronotum (fig. 16) ................ F. pseudethelae Boulard & Martinelli

23’ Medial ambient fissure of pronotum without black markings........................................................................... 24

24 (23’) Male operculum with posteriolateral margin lobate, lateral margins of timbal cover roughly parallel, male sternite VIII with anterior and lateral margins slightly concave ............................ F. duckensis Boulard & Martinelli

24’ Male operculum with sinuate posterior margin, roughly triangular in shape, lateral margins of timbal cover diverging posteriorly, male sternite VIII with a small depression on the anterior margin and a slightly convex lateral margin ...................................................................................................... F. poulaini Boulard & Martinelli