Ipodoryctes Granger

Tang, Pu, Zhu, Lan-Lan, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2011, The genus Ipodoryctes Granger, 1949 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China, Zootaxa 2784, pp. 1-19 : 2

Key to species of Ipodoryctes Granger from China

1. Vertex entirely smooth, rarely with short lateral striation....................................................... 2

- Vertex distinctly and usually at most part striate or rugose-striate................................................ 4

2. Second submarginal cell of fore wing larger, 3.7 times as long as maximum width.................. I. wuyiensis sp. nov.

- Second submarginal cell of fore wing smaller, 2.8–3.3 times as long as maximum width............................. 3

3. Sixth tergite with median emargination. Precoxal sulcus running along entire lower part of mesopleuron. Frons with some... finely transverse striation.............................................................. I. hebeiensis sp. nov.

- Sixth tergite without median emargination. Precoxal sulcus running along anterior 2/3 of lower part of mesopleuron. Frons coarsely rugose-striate with fine granulation....................................... I. nitidus Belokobylskij, 2001

4. Second tergite without separated apical area..................................................... I. liui sp. nov.

- Second tergite with rather distinctly separated apical area...................................................... 5

5. Second tergite without basal area......................................................................... 6

- Second tergite with rather distinct, short, at least partly smooth basal area......................................... 9

6. Hind femur wider, 2.6 times as long as wide. Hind basitarsus 0.6 times as long as second–fifth segments combined. Vein r of fore wing arising distinctly before middle of pterostigma. Sixth tergite with shallow median emargination on posterior margin............................................................................. I. longi Belokobylskij, 1994

- Hind femur narrower, 3.5–4.0 times as long as wide. Hind basitarsus 0.9–1.1 times as long as second–fifth segments combined. Vein r arising slightly behind middle of pterostigma. Sixth tergite without shallow median emargination on posterior margin.............................................................................................. 7

7. First flagellar segment short and thick, 3.8 times as long as its apical width. Hind femur wider, 3.5 times as long as wide. Apical width of first tergite 2.7 times its minimum width. Body reddish brown......................... I. rutilans sp. nov.

- First flagellar segment long and slender, 5.0 times as long as its apical width. Hind femur narrower, 3.8times as long as wide. Apical width of first tergite 2.1–2.2 times its minimum width. Body black......................................... 8

8. Ovipositor sheath 0.6 times as long as metasoma and 0.3 times as long as fore wing. Mesopleuron rugose-striate in upper third. First and second tergites rugulose between striation............................................ I. rugosus sp. nov.

- Ovipositor sheath 1.5 times as long as metasoma and 1.6 times as long as fore wing. Mesopleuron coriaceous with some rugosity-striation in upper third. First and second tergites not rugulose between striation............... I. guizhouensis sp. nov.

9. Hind femur, all tibiae and tarsi almost entirely black. Sixth tergite with rather shallow median emargination on posterior margin. Scutellum almost smooth.............................................. I. rugosiscutum Belokobylskij, 1994

- Hind femur almost entirely, all tibiae (except often dark basal part) and tarsi at most part light reddish or brownish yellow. Sixth tergite without emargination on posterior margin. Scutellum almost entirely granulate.......................... 10

10. Fore wing vein 3-RS 1.5 times as long as vein r. Second submarginal cell of fore wing smaller, 2.6 times as long as maximum width............................................................................... I. brevivenus sp. nov.

- Fore wing vein 3-RS 2.4–3.1 times as long as vein r. Second submarginal cell fore wing larger, 2.8–3.3 times as long as maximum width......................................................................................... 11

11. Antennae 48–51-segmented, unicolorous dark in apical half. First flagellar segment 3.3–3.5 times as long as its apical width. Vertex rugose and undulately striate. Body reddish brown; head and hind coxa light reddish brown............................................................................................. I. tamdaoensis Belokobylskij, 1994

- Antennae 37–42-segmented, with 6–8 whitish yellow subapical segments. First flagellar segment 4.0–4.5 times as long as its apical width. Vertex transversely and rather regularly striate. Body almost entirely black; hind coxa almost black................................................................................. I. annulicornis Belokobylskij, 1994