Apleurotropis

Hansson, Christer, 2010, Apleurotropis Girault (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) new to tropical America, including six new species and biological records, Zootaxa 2563, pp. 35-52 : 38

Key to Neotropical species of Apleurotropis

1. Petiole with dorsal part white ( Fig. 33 ) ........................................................................................................................ 2

- Petiole with dorsal part dark and usually metallic ( Fig. 32 )......................................................................................... 4

2. Female ........................................................................................................................................... A. albicaulis sp. nov.

- Male .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3

3. Scape white; setae on flagellomeres short and more dense ( Fig. 39 ) .......................................... A. albiscapus sp. nov.

- Scape yellowish-brown; setae on flagellomeres long and more sparse ( Fig. 37 ) ......................... A. albicaulis sp. nov.

4. Hind coxa white to yellowish-brown............................................................................................................................ 5

- Hind coxa dark and metallic ......................................................................................................................................... 6

5. Costal cell with ventral surface bare or with setae only in basal ½ ( Fig. 34 ); median carina on propodeum narrow throughout ( Fig. 16 ) .................................................................................................. A. anemia sp. nov. (female, male)

- Costal cell with ventral surface with a complete row of setae (as in Fig. 35 ); median carina on propodeum with ante- rior part wide, posterior part narrow ( Fig. 11 ) .............................................................. A. albiscapus sp. nov. (female)

6. Female petiole with dorsal surface smooth and shiny, without carinae ( Fig. 21 ). Both sexes: dorsellum without two large foveae anteriorly ( Fig. 21 ); scape predominantly dark brown, pale only at base .................................................. ...................................................................................................................................... A. assis sp. nov. (female, male)

– Female petiole with a median carina ( Fig. 30 ) or with irregular carinae ( Fig. 26 ). Both sexes: dorsellum with two large foveae anteriorly ( Figs 26 , 30 ); scape yellowish-brown to pale brown............................................................... 7

7. Female eyes small ( Figs 22, 24 ), width of head/width of frons at level of anterior ocellus = 2.1 ................................. ................................................................................................................................... A. ficaria sp. nov. (female, male)

– Female eyes large ( Figs 27, 28 ), width of head/width of frons at level of anterior ocellus = 2.6 .................................. ...................................................................................................................... A. strix sp. nov. (female, male unknown)

Figures

FIGURES 32 – 35. Apleurotropis spp. nov. 32, A. anemia, mesosoma and petiole, female. 33, A. albicaulis, mesosoma and petiole, female. 34, A. anemia, base of forewing, cs = costal cell. 35, A. assis, base of forewing, cs = costal cell.

FIGURES 36 – 46. Apleurotropis spp. nov., antenna lateral. 36, A. albicaulis, female. 37, A. albicaulis, male. 38, A. albiscapus, female. 39, A. albiscapus, male. 40, A. anemia, female. 41, A. anemia, male. 42, A. strix, female. 43, A. assis, female. 44, A. assis, male. 45, A. ficaria, female. 46, A. ficaria, male.

FIGURES 12 – 16. Apleurotropis anemia sp. nov. 12, head frontal, female. 13, head frontal, male. 14, vertex, female. 15, mesosoma dorsal, female. 16, propodeum, female.

FIGURES 7 – 11. Apleurotropis albiscapus sp. nov. 7, head frontal, female. 8, head frontal, male. 9, vertex, female. 10, mesosoma dorsal, female. 11, propodeum, female.

FIGURES 17 – 21. Apleurotropis assis sp. nov. 17, head frontal, female. 18, head frontal, male. 19, vertex, female. 20, mesosoma dorsal, female. 21, propodeum, female.

FIGURES 27 – 31. 27 – 30. Apleurotropis strix sp. nov. 27, head frontal, female. 28, vertex, female. 29, mesosoma dorsal, female. 30, propodeum, female. 31, A. anemia sp. nov., pronotum lateral, female, arrow points at longitudinal carina.

FIGURES 22 – 26. Apleurotropis ficaria sp. nov. 22, head frontal, female. 23, head frontal, male. 24, vertex, female. 25, mesosoma dorsal, female. 26, propodeum, female.