Pseudophanerotoma, : Cushman, 1922

Kittel, Rebecca N., 2018, A taxonomic review of the parasitoid wasp genera Furcidentia Zettel and Pseudophanerotoma Zettel (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae) from the Neotropics with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 4486 (2), pp. 146-160 : 154

Key to species of Pseudophanerotoma

(modified after Zettel, 1990)

1 Mesoscutellum black ( Fig. 2b )........................................................................... 2

- Mesoscutellum pale (white, yellow, orange, or light brown) ( Fig. 4c )............................................. 4

2 Metasomal tergite 1–3 medially black; antenna with 37 antennomeres; Paraguay, Ecuador............ P. longicornia Zettel

- Metasomal tergite 3 with black spot; antenna with 33 antennomeres.............................................. 3

3 Carapace elongate oval, less than 2.0× as long as wide in dorsal view, posterior margin invaginated; propodeum black; mesoscutum with small brown spot; Panama................................................. P. zeteki (Cushman)

- Carapace more slender, 2.2× as long as wide in dorsal view, posterior margin blunt; propodeum with black spots laterally; mesoscutum yellow; Brazil............................................................... P. alvarengai Zettel

4 Body mostly unicolour; antenna with 28–32 antennomeres; body length 3.7–4.5 mm; USA, French Guiana.................................................................................................... P. thapsina (Walley)

- Body with different colour pattern; more than 32 antennomeres................................................. 5

5 Head (except interocellar area) and carapace without black pattern; "V" shaped black lines along notauli; French Guiana, Brazil........................................................................... P. paranaensis (Costa Lima)

- Occipital area and carapace with black pattern............................................................... 6

6 Body size smaller than 3.5 mm; 33 antennomeres; Guatemala...................................... P. austini sp. n.

- Body size larger than 4.0 mm, more than 35 antennomeres..................................................... 7

7 Mesoscutum with black stripe in the middle; carapace with two round black spots; antenna with 41 antennomeres; 4.7 mm; Panama............................................................................... P. maculosa Zettel

- Lateral lobes of mesoscutum black; metasomal tergite 1 & 2 black medially; antenna with 38 antennomeres; 4.1–4.3 mm; Peru....................................................................................... P. peruana Zettel

Figures

FIGURE 2. Furcidentia llama sp. nov., holotype, female, a—head frontal; b—habitus lateral; c—habitus dorsal; scale bars a = 0.5 mm, b, c = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 4. Pseudophanerotoma austini sp. nov., holotype, male, a—head frontal; b—habitus lateral; c—mesosoma dorsal; d fore wing; scale bars a = 0.5 mm, b, c, d = 1.0 mm.