Baeoentedon

Wang, Zhu-Hong, Huang, Jian & Polaszek, Andrew, 2014, Three new species of Baeoentedon Girault (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from China, with the first record of whitefly host association (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Zootaxa 3826 (3), pp. 591-600 : 592

Key to the world species of Baeoentedon (female)

1. Fore wing with a brown to dark brown stripe, or with pale brown cloud ( Figs 4 , 17 , 22 ); head and mesosoma metallic black or metallic blue-black ( Figs 1 , 14 , 20 )........................................................................2

- Fore wing completely hyaline; head and mesosoma dark metallic purple ( Australia)................ B. peculicornis Girault

2. Fore wing with a brown to dark brown stripe ( Figs 4 , 22 ); antennal pedicel without a dark brown spot basally ( Figs 3 , 21 )........................................................................................................ 3

- Fore wing with a pale brown cloud below stigmal vein ( Fig. 17 ); antennal pedicel with a dark brown spot basally ( Fig. 16 ) ( China)................................................................................ B. bouceki sp. nov.

3. Fore wing with a transverse brown cloud apically ( Fig. 4 ); antenna with scape and pedicel mostly pale ( Fig. 3 ) ( China)............................................................................................. B. balios sp. nov.

- Fore wing with a longitudinal brown stripe from stigmal vein to posterior margin of wing ( Figs 20, 22 ); antenna with scape and pedicel completely brown to dark brown ( Fig. 21 ) ( China)...................................... B. virgatus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Baeoentedon balios, female: 1, body showing gaster with T 1 – T 5 mostly pale yellow; 2, head and mesosoma; 3, antenna; 4, fore wing; 5, parastigma and submarginal vein; 6, stigmal vein; 7, ovipositor before slide-mounting; 8, ovipositor.

FIGURES 14 – 19. Baeoentedon bouceki, female: 14, body; 15, head and mesosoma; 16, antenna; 17, fore wing; 18, parastigma and submarginal vein; 19, stigmal vein.

FIGURES 20 – 24. Baeoentedon virgatus, female: 20, body; 21, antenna; 22, fore wing; 23, parastigma and submarginal vein; 24, postmarginal vein and stigmal vein.