Foenatopus, Smith
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4454704 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E1757B-5A57-FFB7-FF3E-F90FA3EBF978 |
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Plazi |
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Foenatopus |
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Key to the Indian species of Foenatopus
(After original descriptions and keys by Narendran et al. 2001 and Narendran & Sureshan 2003)
1. Ovipositor sheath distinctly shorter than body ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 , 21 View FIGURES 21–22 , 23 View FIGURE 23 , 24 View FIGURE 24 , 25 View FIGURE 25 , 28 View FIGURE 28 , 30 View FIGURE 30 , 31 View FIGURE 31 , 32 View FIGURE 32 , 44 View FIGURE 44 )............................. 2
- Ovipositor sheath approx. as long as or distinctly longer than body ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 4 View FIGURE 4 , 26 View FIGURE 26 , 27 View FIGURE 27 , 29 View FIGURE 29 , 55 View FIGURE 55 )........................ 15
2. Ovipositor sheath entirely black ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 , 24 View FIGURE 24 , 30 View FIGURE 30 , 31 View FIGURE 31 , 32 View FIGURE 32 )....................................................... 3
- Ovipositor sheath with a distinct subapical ivory or whitish band, but band yellowish and ill-defined in F. rugiceps (21, 23, 25, 28, 44).............................................................................................. 8
3. Hind femur with 3 teeth ventrally; first metasomal tergite distinctly longer than remaining segments; [lower head ivory to white; pronotum with distinct transverse carinae and striae] ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 )................. F. anupam (Narendran & Sureshan)
- Hind femur with 2 teeth ventrally; first metasomal tergite subequal or shorter than remaining segments................. 4
4. Vertex with 2 carinae between ocelli ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 33–40 ); propodeum anteriorly alutaceous to imbricate ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 33–40 )...................................................................... F. sureshani Binoy, van Achterberg & Girish Kumar sp. nov.
- Vertex with 3 or more carinae between ocelli; propodeum at least with scattered punctures anteriorly................... 5
5. Vertex with 3 carinae between ocelli; [vein SR1 of fore wing nearly twice as long as vein r]............. F. aequalis Elliott
- Vertex with 4 or more carinae between ocelli............................................................... 6
6. Mesoscutum without a medio-longitudinal groove; scape twice as long as pedicel; [vertex with 4 carinae between ocelli]............................................................................ F. sudhae (Narendran & Sureshan)
- Mesoscutum with a medio-longitudinal groove at least posteriorly; scape less than twice as long as pedicel.............. 7
7. Vertex at most with 3 carinae between ocelli; [ovipositor sheath more than 0.5× length of body in lateral view].......................................................................................... F. jodhpurensis Narendran
- Vertex with 5 carinae between ocelli............................................. F. stom (Narendran & Sureshan)
8. Hind femur with 3 teeth ventrally........................................................................ 9
- Hind femur with 2 teeth ventrally ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 45–52 )................................................................ 12
9. Vertex with 2 carinae between ocelli; [central hind femoral tooth white].......................... F. bilineatus (Elliott)
- Vertex with 3–4 carinae between ocelli................................................................... 10
10. Vertex with 3 carinae between ocelli; basal and central femoral teeth white, apical one black; [pale ring of ovipositor sheath yellowish].............................................................................. F. rugiceps Elliott
- Vertex with 4 carinae between ocelli; all femoral teeth black.................................................. 11
11. Ovipositor sheath more than twice as long as metasoma; scape at most 1.25× as long as pedicel................................................................................................. F. priyae (Narendran & Sureshan)
- Ovipositor sheath at most twice as long as metasoma; scape more than 1.5× as long as pedicel............................................................................................... F. keralensis (Narendran & Sureshan)
12. Stemmaticum near occiput with a distinct medio-longitudinal groove............... F. idukkiensis Sureshan & Narendran
- Stemmaticum near occiput without medio-longitudinal groove................................................ 13
13. Ovipositor sheath shorter than metasoma.............................................. F. chinnarensis (Sureshan)
- Ovipositor sheath distinctly longer than metasoma ( Figs 21 View FIGURES 21–22 , 44 View FIGURE 44 )............................................... 14
14. Pronotum multicarinate; a longitudinal rufescent line down the centre of frons from apical tubercle to antennae; scutellum, deplanate, smooth and shiny; [vein SR1 of fore wing slightly longer than vein r ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 21–22 )]........... F. frontilinea (Morley)
- Pronotum entirely coriaceous; frons medially black, without any such medial rufescent line; scutellum slightly convex, coriaceous.................................................................... F. weii Chen, van Achterberg & Xu
15. First metasomal tergite as long as or distinctly longer than remaining metasomal tergites combined................... 16
- First metasomal tergite shorter than remaining metasomal tergites combined..................................... 21
16. Ovipositor sheath 0.9–1.0× as long as body; hind femur with 2 large ventral teeth ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 5–12 ).......................... 17
- Ovipositor sheath 1.3–1.5× longer than body; hind femur with 3 large ventral teeth................................ 19
17. Pterostigma approx. 9.0× longer than its maximum width; vein 2-CU1 present but much shorter than vein 1-CU1............................................................................................ F. indicus (Westwood)
- Pterostigma 14.0–15.0× longer than its maximum width; vein 2-CU1 either present and longer than vein 1-CU1 or absent... .................................................................................................. 18
18. Whitish part of ovipositor sheath approx. 0.9× as long as apical black part of sheath; large ventral teeth of hind femur unequal, basal one nearly equilateral and apical one narrow, much longer than wide; vein 2-CU1 of fore wing absent......................................................................................... F. achterbergi Gupta & Gawas
- Whitish part of ovipositor sheath approx. 1.6× as long as apical black part of sheath ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 13–14 ); both large ventral teeth of hind femur equal; vein 2-CU1 of fore wing longer than vein 1-CU1 ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 5–12 )............................................................................................... F. chareshi Binoy, van Achterberg & Girish Kumar sp. nov.
19. Wings more or less infumate basally; occiput smooth; vertex with 3 carinae between ocelli........ F. longicaudalis (Elliott)
- Wings hyaline; occiput distinctly rugose or striate; vertex with 2 carinae between ocelli............................. 20
20. Vein 2-CU1 of fore wing absent........................................................... F. iridipennis Elliott
- Vein 2-CU1 of fore wing present, long................................................... F. maheshi Narendran
21. Vertex with 3 carinae in between ocelli; ovipositor sheath 3× as long as post petiolar segments............................................................................................. F. wynadensis (Sureshan & Narendran)
- Vertex with 4–5 carinae between ocelli; ovipositor sheath 3.5× as long as post petiolar segments..... F. similicus Narendran
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