Iphiaulax Foerster

Li, Yang, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2020, Two genera Campyloneurus Szépligeti and Iphiaulax Foerster in China, with the descriptions of fourteen new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae), Zootaxa 4884 (1), pp. 1-67 : 43-44

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Key to Chinese species of the genus Iphiaulax Foerster View in CoL View at ENA

1. Pterostigma yellow, at most black apically ( Figs 30a View FIGURE 30 , 32a View FIGURE 32 , 38a View FIGURE 38 , 42a View FIGURE 42 , 46a View FIGURE 46 ); wing membrane at least partly yellow or brown, and sometimes with black spots ( Figs 30a, 30b View FIGURE 30 , 32a, 32b View FIGURE 32 , 38a, 38b View FIGURE 38 , 42a, 42b View FIGURE 42 , 46a, 46b View FIGURE 46 ); body often yellow with black spots ( Figs 29 View FIGURE 29 , 31 View FIGURE 31 , 37 View FIGURE 37 , 41 View FIGURE 41 , 45 View FIGURE 45 )..................................................................................... 2

- Pterostigma often blackish brown or brown ( Figs 34a View FIGURE 34 , 36a View FIGURE 36 , 40a View FIGURE 40 , 44a View FIGURE 44 ), if pterostigma yellow (except black basal spot), then wing membrane at most slightly pigmented, nearly hyaline and without dark spots ( Figs 34a, 34b View FIGURE 34 , 36a, 36b View FIGURE 36 , 40a, 40b View FIGURE 40 , 44a, 44b View FIGURE 44 ); body colour varies from red, yellow with spots to mainly black.................................................... 10

2. Wing membrane mainly yellow, with apical margin grayish brown, and fore wing with black spots; vein 1-SR+M of fore wing bent basally................................................................ I. horishanus Matsumura, 1912 View in CoL

- Basal half of wing membrane yellow and apical half blackish brown ( Figs 30a, 30b View FIGURE 30 , 32a, 32b View FIGURE 32 , 38a, 38b View FIGURE 38 , 42a, 42b View FIGURE 42 , 46a, 46b View FIGURE 46 ); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing straight, bent or curved............................................. 3

3. First to second metasomal tergites yellow, and third to seventh metasomal tergites black ( Figs 30e View FIGURE 30 , 32e View FIGURE 32 ); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing curved ( Figs 30a View FIGURE 30 , 32a View FIGURE 32 ); third metasomal tergite at least sculptured medially ( Figs 30e View FIGURE 30 , 32e View FIGURE 32 ); fourth to fifth metasomal tergites with transverse subposterior groove ( Figs 30e View FIGURE 30 , 32e View FIGURE 32 ).................................................... 4

- Metasomal tergites entirely yellow ( Figs 42e View FIGURE 42 , 46e View FIGURE 46 ) or black ( Fig. 38e View FIGURE 38 ); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing straight, bent or curved; third metasomal tergite smooth or sculptured; fourth to fifth metasomal tergites with or without transverse subposterior groove.. 5

4. Head yellow with black dorsal marking not reaching eye orbits, narrowing posteriorly to form a point ( Fig. 30h View FIGURE 30 ); vein 2-SC+R of hind wing transverse ( Fig. 30b View FIGURE 30 ); pterostigma mainly yellow, only its apical fifth black ( Fig. 30a View FIGURE 30 ).............................................................................. I. ameeni Whitaker, Bhuiya, Fitton & Quicke, 2007 View in CoL

- Head with black dorsal marking reaching eye orbits ( Fig. 32h View FIGURE 32 ); vein 2-SC+R of hind wing longitudinal ( Fig. 32b View FIGURE 32 ); basal half of pterostigma yellow and its apical half black ( Fig. 32a View FIGURE 32 )............................. I. haundrawensis Cameron, 1907 View in CoL

5. Metasomal tergites uniformly black ( Fig. 38e View FIGURE 38 ); hind leg black ( Fig. 38f View FIGURE 38 ); first and second metasomal tergites sculptured, third to seventh metasomal tergites smooth ( Figs 38e View FIGURE 38 ); vein SC+R1 of hind wing shorter than vein 1r-m ( Figs 38b View FIGURE 38 )............................................................................................... I. longinervis sp. nov.

- Metasomal tergites uniformly yellow ( Figs 42e View FIGURE 42 , 46e View FIGURE 46 ); hind leg at least partly yellow ( Figs 42f View FIGURE 42 , 46f View FIGURE 46 ); third metasomal tergite smooth or sculptured; vein SC+R1 of hind wing shorter or longer than vein 1r-m................................... 6

6. Vein 1-SR+M of fore wing curved or bent ( Fig. 42a View FIGURE 42 ); fourth to fifth metasomal tergites without transverse subposterior groove ( Fig. 42e View FIGURE 42 )........................................................................................... 7

- Vein 1-SR+M of fore wing straight ( Fig. 46a View FIGURE 46 ); fourth to fifth metasomal tergites with or without transverse subposterior groove.............................................................................................. 8

7. Third metasomal tergite smooth; mesoscutum without black spots; fore wing vein cu-a postfurcal; hind tarsus yellow................................................................................... I. agraensis ( Cameron, 1897) View in CoL

- Third metasomal tergite sculptured ( Fig. 42e View FIGURE 42 ); posterior part of median lobe and lateral lobes of mesoscutum with black spots ( Fig. 42d View FIGURE 42 ); fore wing vein cu-a interstitial ( Fig. 42a View FIGURE 42 ); hind tarsus largely dark brown ( Fig. 42f View FIGURE 42 )..................................................................................................... I. stramineus Cameron, 1907 View in CoL

8. Third metasomal tergite smooth ( Fig. 46e View FIGURE 46 ); third to fifth metasomal tergites without transverse subposterior groove ( Fig. 46e View FIGURE 46 )...................................................................... I. zebripterae ( Wang & Chen, 2008)

- Third metasomal tergite sculptured; third to fifth metasomal tergites with transverse subposterior groove................ 9

9. Ovipositor robust and distinctly expanded preapically; lateral sulcus of first metasomal tergite smooth; fore wing vein cu-a postfurcal; apical half of pterostigma brown......................................... I. malayanus Cameron, 1901 View in CoL

- Ovipositor not expanded preapically; lateral sulcus of first metasomal tergite crenulate; fore wing vein cu-a interstitial; apical half of pterostigma yellow................................................. I. garampianus ( Matsumura, 1912) View in CoL

10. Metasomal tergites entirely smooth and second metasomal suture crenulate; wing membrane light coloured, nearly hyaline, pterostigma yellow, except black spot basally; body red or yellowish brown................ I. jakowlewi ( Kokujev, 1898)

- Second metasomal tergite often sculptured medially and at least second metasomal suture crenulate ( Figs 34e View FIGURE 34 , 36e View FIGURE 36 , 40e View FIGURE 40 , 44e View FIGURE 44 ); wing membrane grayish brown and subhyaline, or blackish brown, with pale stripe from base of pterostigma to vein 2-SR+M and r-m ( Figs 34a View FIGURE 34 , 36a View FIGURE 36 , 40a View FIGURE 40 , 44a View FIGURE 44 ); body red or yellow, and with black spots ( Figs 33 View FIGURE 33 , 35 View FIGURE 35 , 39 View FIGURE 39 , 43 View FIGURE 43 )..................... 11

11. Body yellow with black spots ( Figs 33 View FIGURE 33 , 43 View FIGURE 43 ); fourth and fifth metasomal tergites without transverse subposterior groove ( Figs 34e View FIGURE 34 , 44e View FIGURE 44 )........................................................................................... 12

- Body red with black spots ( Figs 35 View FIGURE 35 , 39 View FIGURE 39 ); fourth and fifth metasomal tergites with transverse subposterior groove ( Figs 36e View FIGURE 36 , 40e View FIGURE 40 )............................................................................................... 13

12. In dorsal view length of eye 2.1 × temple ( Fig. 44h View FIGURE 44 ); vein 2-SC+R of hind wing about 0.7 × as long as vein 1r-m ( Fig. 44b View FIGURE 44 ); third metasomal tergite with few deep punctures medially ( Fig. 44e View FIGURE 44 )................ I. wuhainensis Wang & Chen, 2008

- In dorsal view length of eye 1.3–1.5 × temple ( Fig. 34h View FIGURE 34 ); vein 2-SC+R of hind wing about 0.5 × as long as vein 1r-m ( Fig. 34b View FIGURE 34 ); third metasomal tergite smooth medially ( Fig. 34e View FIGURE 34 ).................................... I. impeditor ( Kokujev, 1898) View in CoL

13. Second metasomal tergite smooth and with weak lateral grooves, reaching middle of tergite, and without antero-lateral areas; head mainly red; mesosoma red, and without black spots.................................. I. sauteri Enderlein, 1920 View in CoL

- Second metasomal tergite at least medially largely sculptured, and with strong lateral grooves enbclosing antero-lateral areas ( Figs 36e View FIGURE 36 , 40e View FIGURE 40 ); head mainly black ( Figs 36g, 36h View FIGURE 36 , 40g, 40h View FIGURE 40 ); mesosoma with or without black spots.................. 14

14. Ovipositor distinctly expanded preapically, and strongly curved downward ( Fig. 40k View FIGURE 40 )............ I. mactator (Klug, 1817) View in CoL

- Ovipositor parallel-sided to moderately expanded preapically and not or weakly curved ( Fig. 36k View FIGURE 36 ).................... 15

15. Wing membrane yellowish brown; second metasomal tergite slightly longer than third metasomal tergite, approximately the same length laterally; middle lobe and lateral lobes of mesoscutum with black spot............ I. bellator ( Kokujev, 1898) View in CoL

- Wing membrane blackish brown ( Figs 36a, 36b View FIGURE 36 ); second metasomal tergite distinctly longer than third metasomal tergite, also laterally ( Fig. 36e View FIGURE 36 ); colour of mesoscutum varies from uniformly red to uniformly black to reddish with black spots ( Fig. 35 View FIGURE 35 ).............................................................................. I. impostor ( Scopoli, 1763)