Anastatus Motschulsky, 1859

Peng, Lingfei, Tang, Lu & Gibson, Gary A. P., 2017, Redescription of the types of species of Anastatus Motschulsky, 1859 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) described by J. K. Sheng and coauthors, European Journal of Taxonomy 292, pp. 1-24 : 3-4

Genus Anastatus Motschulsky, 1859

Key to species of Anastatus described by J.K. Sheng and coauthors from China

1. Brachypterous, apex of fore wing extending to no more than middle of gaster ( Figs 32 , 34 ) ......... 2

– Macropterous, apex of fore wing extending at least to apex of gaster ( Figs 8 , 41 ) .......................... 3

2. Fore wing very short, extending to no more than apex of second gastral tergite ( Fig. 34 ); mesoscutum with anterior convex portion of medial lobe rhomboidal ( Fig. 38 ) .................................................... ...................................................................................................... A. meilingensis Sheng & Yu, 1998

– Fore wing extending to middle of gaster ( Figs 28, 32 ); mesoscutum with anterior convex part of medial lobe almost triangular ( Fig. 31 ) ................................................ A. huangi Sheng & Yu, 1998

3. Profemur ventrally expanded into blunt to sharp angulation (tooth) at apical quarter ( Figs 7 , 47 ); mesoscutum with anterior convex portion of medial lobe densely setose and posterior concave portion with metallic green luster ( Figs 4 , 45 ) ................................................................................. 4

– Profemur with ventral margin not angularly expanded ( Fig. 36 ); mesoscutum with anterior convex portion of medial lobe with a few setae ( Figs 8 , 24 ) and posterior concave portion with metallic bluish-purple luster ........................................................................................................................... 5

4. Profemur ventroapically expanded into an acute, tooth-like angulation ( Fig. 7 ); lower face with a few setae ( Fig. 3 ); scrobal depression with scrobes shallow, not distinctly delimited in upper half ( Fig. 5 ) ..................................................................................... A. dexingensis Sheng & Wang, 1997

– Profemur ventroapically expanded into a blunt angulation ( Fig. 47 ); lower face densely setose ( Figs 42, 46 ); scrobal depression with scrobes deep, distinctly delimited ( Fig. 46 ) .......................... .............................................................................................. A. shichengensis Sheng & Wang, 1997

5. Mesosoma dark ( Fig. 24 ); fore wing disc with basal infuscate part three times as wide as hyaline cross-band ( Fig. 23 ); scrobal depression not distinctly delimited in upper third, but separated from anterior ocellus by 0.8–1.1 × diameter of ocellus ( Fig. 20 ). Male with antennal clava as long as the apical four funiculars or longer ........................................................... A. fulloi Sheng & Wang, 1997

– Mesosoma yellowish-brown ( Fig. 9 ); fore wing disc with basal infuscate part twice as wide as hyaline cross-band ( Fig. 10 ); scrobal depression distinctly delimited, including upper third, separated from anterior ocellus by about 1.5–2.0 × diameter of ocellus ( Fig. 12 ). Male with antennal clava as long as the apical three funiculars, much shorter than the apical four funiculars ....................................... ......................................................................................................... A. flavipes Sheng & Wang, 1997

Figures

Figs 28–33. Anastatus huangi Sheng & Yu, 1998, holotype, ♀. 28. Body, lateral view. 29. Head, frontodorsal view. 30. Head, frontal view. 31. Mesosoma, dorsal view. 32. Scutellar-axillar complex and fore wing, dorsal view. 33. Middle and hind legs.

Figs 34–40. Anastatus meilingensis Sheng & Yu, 1998. 34–36, 39. Holotype, ♀. 37, 38, 40. Paratype, ♀. – 34. Body, dorsal view. 35. Head, frontodorsal view. 36. Body, lateral view. 37. Head, frontal view. 38. Mesonotum, dorsal view. 39. Antenna. 40. Head, dorsal view.

Figs 8–18. Anastatus flavipes Sheng & Wang, 1997. 8, 12–13. Holotype, ♀. 9–11, 14. Paratype, ♀. – 8. Body, dorsal view. 9. Body, lateral view. 10. Scutellar-axillar complex and fore wing. 11. Head, dorsal view. 12. Head, frontal view. 13. Antenna. 14. Apex of mesotibia and mesotarsus. – 15–18. Allotype, ♂. 15. Body, dorsal view. 16. Mesosoma, lateral view. 17. Body, lateral view. 18. Antennae.

Figs 41–48. Anastatus shichengensis, ♀. 41–46. Holotype. 41. Body, lateral view. 42. Head, frontal view. 43. Body, dorsal view. 44. Head, lateral view. 45. Mesosoma, dorsal view. 46. Head, frontolateral view. – 47–48. Paratype. 47. Front leg (the tooth is arrowed). 48. Apex of mesotibia and mesotarsus.

Figs 1–7. Anastatus dexingensis Sheng & Wang, 1997. 1–6. Holotype, ♀. 1. Body, dorsal view (wing mostly destroyed, remnants superficially appear like a short wing). 2. Head, dorsal view. 3. Head, frontal view. 4. Mesosoma, dorsal view. 5. Head, frontolateral view. 6. Mesosoma, lateral view. – 7. Paratype, ♀, front legs.

Figs 19–27. Anastatus fulloi Sheng & Wang, 1997. 19–24. Holotype, ♀. 25–27. Allotype, ♂. – 19. Head, frontal view. 20. Head, frontolateral view. 21. Head, dorsal view. 22. Antennae. 23. Fore wing. 24. Mesonotum. 25. Antennae. 26. Body, lateral view. 27. Head, dorsal view.