Key to the subgenera of Tiphia
1. T1 anteriorly with transverse carina (Figs 7, 10 in Tsuneki 1986a)....................... Punctotiphia Tsuneki, 1986a
- T1 without transverse carina............................................................................ 2
2. Lateral propodeal face puncto-reticulate................................................. Sierocolpa Nagy, 1967
- Lateral propodeal face with oblique wrinkles............................................................... 3
3. T1 with subposterior margin extending and more or less covering subapical puncture groove in lateral view (Figs 9, 18, 27)................................................................................... Jaynesia Allen, 1969
- T1 without subposterior margin, or not extending and covering subapical puncture groove in lateral view................................................................................................. Tiphia Fabricius, 1775