Aphelinus, Dalman, 1820

Japoshvili, G. & Abrantes, I., 2006, Aphelinus species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of one new species from Portugal, Journal of Natural History 40 (13 - 14), pp. 855-862 : 856-857

Key to females of Iberian species of Aphelinus

1. Brachypterous: tip of forewing, at rest, not reaching apex of gaster. asychis Walker

– Macropterous: tip of forewing, at rest, reaching beyond apex of gaster... 2

2. Costal cell of forewing with only one complete row of setae or without setae.. 3

– Costal cell of forewing with two or three complete rows of setae..... 5

3. Hind ocelli larger, separated by less than their own major diameter from the orbits of eyes, antenna with third funicular segment subquadrate, F2 slightly longer than F3................. abdominalis Dalman

– Hind ocelli very small, separated by more than their own major diameter from the orbits of eyes, antenna with third funicular segment slightly longer than broad, F2 almost as long as F3.................. 4

4. Hind femora yellow.............. asychis Walker

– Hind femora dark brown............ lusitanicus sp. n.

5. Legs, including fore and mid coxae and usually the distal part of the hind coxae, also the antennae, yellow........... flaviventris Kurdjumov

– Legs more extensively darkened............... 6

6. All the femora broadly, or mainly darkened, if pale then gaster entirely black................. daucicola Kurdjumov

– At least hind femora entirely yellow or very slightly infuscate in the middle.. 7 7. Fore wing basad of speculum, with only one complete line of hairs mali (Haldeman)

– Fore wing basad of speculum, with more numerous hairs in two or more lines. 8

8. All femora entirely yellow................. 9

– At least the mid-femora slightly infuscate medially........ 10

9. First segment of hind tarsi yellow or yellowish; head black or brown but never with any clear yellow markings............ varipes (Förster)

– First segment of hind tarsi infuscate at least basally; at least partly yellow.................. humilis Mercet

10. First segment of hind tarsi yellow or yellowish; forewing with speculum partly to almost wholly closed below by a line of hairs on the upper surface of the wing.................. varipes (Förster)

– First segment of hind tarsi infuscate at least basally; forewing with speculum open below..................... 11

11. Gaster clear yellowish at least at apex, often also at its base... humilis Mercet

– Gaster and head entirely black........... chaonia Walker