Craspedolcus Enderlein

Li, Yang, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2020, Review of six genera of Braconinae Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in China, with the description of eleven new species, Zootaxa 4818 (1), pp. 1-74 : 27

Key to Chinese species of the genus Craspedolcus Enderlein

1. Metasomal tergites yellowish brown to brown; apical brownish area of fore wing not or hardly intruding into second submarginal cell............................................................................................ 2

- Metasomal tergites entirely black; apical brown area of fore wing large, intruding into second submarginal cell........... 3

2. Anterior half of second metasomal tergite more or less longitudinally striate behind smooth basal areas; stigmal spot mediumsized, not or hardly intruding into first discal cell of fore wing........................... C. fraternus Enderlein, 1920

- Anterior half of second metasomal tergite smooth, at most with some short striae near basal areas; stigmal spot large, intruding into cells of fore wing below parastigma............................... C. politus Li, van Achterberg et Chen, 2017

3. Mesoscutum yellow, middle lobe anteriorly and lateral lobes with 3 black spots; anterior half of second metasomal tergite more or less longitudinally striate behind smooth basal areas; hind coxa, trochanter, femur (except apically), claws blackish brown, remainder of hind leg yellow; median area of first tergite largely longitudinally striate; fore wing vein cu-a slightly postfurcal................................................................................ C. maculithorax sp. nov.

- Mesoscutum yellowish brown, without black spots; anterior half of second metasomal tergite largely smooth, only with some short striae near basal areas; hind leg entirely black; medial area of first tergite smooth except for low median carina and few striae; fore wing vein cu-a interstitial................................................ C. nigrabdominalis sp. nov.