Rogasodes Chen and He

Quicke, Donald L. J. & Shaw, Mark R., 2005, First host records for the rogadine genera Rogasodes Chen and He and Canalirogas van Achterberg and Chen (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with description of a new species and survey of mummy types within Rogadinae s. str., Journal of Natural History 39 (40), pp. 3525-3542 : 3526

Rogasodes Chen and He

Rogasodes Chen and He 1997, p 88 –89.

Previously known only from the type species, Rogasodes masaicus Chen and He ; a second species, described below, can be separated using the following key.

1. Fore wing vein cu-a interstitial ( Figure 9 ); second metasomal tergite less than 1.7 times longer than third medially; pterostigma uniformly dirty yellow; mesopleuron and mesosternum pale yellow-brown........ scytaloptericola sp. nov.

– Fore wing vein cu-a postfurcal to vein 1-M by approximately three vein widths; second metasomal tergite more than 1.8 times longer than third medially; pterostigma brown with extreme apex yellow; mesopleuron (except spectrum) and mesosternum pitchy brown........ masaicus Chen and He

Figures

Figure 9. Rogasodes scytaloptericola sp. nov., drawing of fore wing venation showing interstitial vein cu-a. Note: the pterostigma is damaged and therefore the reconstructed image may not be that accurate.