Chrysidea Bischoff, 1913

Rosa, Paolo, Aswathi, Pokkattu Gopi, Wiśniowski, Bogdan & Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, 2022, Preliminary revision of the Indian cuckoo wasp genera Trichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876 and Chrysidea Bischoff, 1910, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), European Journal of Taxonomy 852, pp. 117-143 : 139

Key to the currently known species of Indian Chrysidea Bischoff, 1913

1. Apex of T3 with two teeth ................................................................................................................ 2

– Apex of T3 with three teeth .............................................................................................................. 3

2. TFC raised and double, inwardly depressed below anterior ocellus, continued obliquely down the inner side of eyes, remaining distinctly separated, and continued in a carina topping the scapal basin ....................................................................................................... C. furiosa (Cameron, 1897)

– TFC simple, topping scapal basin ................................................................. C. pumila (Klug, 1845)

3. Apical margin of T3 with interval between median and lateral tooth angled, post pit area wide, about 2 times pit diameter long ( Fig. 9B ); metasoma dorsally with larger punctures and polished interspaces ( Figs 8D , 9B ) ................................................................ C. mendicalis (Cameron, 1897)

– Apical margin of T3 with interval between median and lateral tooth waved, post pit area narrow, about 1 times pit diameter long ( Fig. 9C ); metasoma dorsally with smaller and denser punctures .................................................................................................... C. falsa Rosa & Xu, 2015

Figures

Fig. 9. A. Chrysidea furiosa, ♀, (RMNH), head in frontal view. B. Chrysidea mendicalis, ♀, holotype (OUMNH), apex of T3 in dorsal view. C. Chrysidea falsa, ♀, holotype (SCAU), apex of T3 in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Fig. 8. Chrysidea mendicalis (Cameron, 1897), ♀, holotype (OUMNH). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Metasoma, dorsal view. E. T3, posterior view. F. Metasoma, ventral view.