Acmopolynema, Ogloblin, 1946

Manickavasagam, Sagadai, Palanivel, Selvaraj & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2017, Two new species and additional distributional records of Acmopolynema Ogloblin (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from India, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 51 (33 - 34), pp. 1971-1987 : 1973-1974

Key to Indian species of Acmopolynema , females

(modified from Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007)

1 Fore wing disc with distal brown band extending to apex of wing ( Figure 5 (a)) 2

– Fore wing disc either hyaline or with different colour patterns................................. 3

2(1) Propodeum with incomplete median groove, extending from anterior margin of propodeum to about its middle (fig. 2 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 10); F6 brown ( Figure 8 )...................................... ...................................... A. tachikawai Taguchi

– Propodeum without median groove ( Figure 6 (a)); F6 yellowish ( Figure 4 (c)).......... ........................................... A. pseudotachikawai Manickavasagam & Palanivel , sp. nov.

3(1) Apical 1/2–2/3 of fore wing disc more or less uniformly setose, with various types of setae present but these not arranged in conspicuous rows (fig. 6 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 11)...................................................................................................... 4

– Apical 1/2–2/3 of fore wing disc unevenly setose, with various types of setae present and at least some of these arranged in conspicuous rows (fig. 37 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 25) ................................................................................ 7

4(3) Fore wing disc with one brownish band in middle (fig. 10 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 12)............................................................................................................... 5

– Fore wing disc usually with two subapical brownish spots (fig. 26 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 21) ...................................................................................................... 6

5(4) Scape with cross-ridges on inner surface, F6 dark brown (fig. 9 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 12).................... A. incognitum (Narayanan, Subba Rao & Kaur)

– Scape smooth, F6 white (fig. 11 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 14.)........... ........................................................................................ A. problema Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy

6(4) Ovipositor length: metatibia length ratio at least 1.7: 1 A. indochinense (Soyka)

– Ovipositor length: metatibia length ratio at most 1.2: 1.................................................. ............................................................................................................ A. bimaculatum Subba Rao

7(3) Propodeum with a complete median groove (fig. 39 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 25) extending from anterior margin to base of submedian carinae at posterior margin .............................................................................. A. campylurum Xu & Lin

– Propodeum without such median groove ........................................................................... 8

8(7) Propodeum with submedian carinae extending to anterior margin of propodeum (fig. 42 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 27)................................................................ ........................................................................... A. orientale (Narayanan, Subba Rao & Kaur)

– Propodeum with submedian carinae not extending to anterior margin of propodeum (fig. 54 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 31).............................................. 9

9(8) Fore wing disc with two transverse bands ( Figure 7 (a)), the basal band yellowish and the distal band narrow and brownish.. A. orchidea Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy

– Fore wing disc with either an apical brown spot or three prominent dark bands .......................................................................................................................................... 10

10(9) Fore wing disc with one conspicuous (apical) brown spot (fig. 37 of Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy 2007, p. 25) and a narrow infumation in the middle................................. ............................................................................................................ A. malabaricum Subba Rao

– Fore wing disc with three conspicuous dark brown to black bands ( Figure 2 (b,c)), the apical band almost reaching wing’ s apex but leaving a distinct, very narrow hyaline area at its apex.................. A. pteron Manickavasagam & Palanivel , sp. nov.

Figures

Figure 2. Acmopolynema pteron sp. nov., ♀ holotype: (a) antenna; (b, c) fore wing; (d) hind wing.

Figure 4. Acmopolynema pseudotachikawai sp. nov., ♀ holotype: (a) habitus; (b) head (frontal view); (c) antenna.

Figure 5. Acmopolynema pseudotachikawai sp. nov., ♀ holotype: (a) fore wing; (b) hind wing.

Figure 6. Acmopolynema pseudotachikawai sp. nov., ♀ holotype: (a) mesosoma; (b), scutellum magnified; (c) metasoma.

Figure 7. Acmopolynema orchidea Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy: (a) habitus (♀ from Tamil Nadu, India); (b) hind leg (♀ holotype).

Figure 8. Acmopolynema tachikawai Taguchi: habitus (♀ from Tamil Nadu, India).