Eupelmus, Dalman, 1820

Delvare, G., Escolà, A. Ribes, Stojanova, A. M., Benoit, L., Lecomte, J. & Askew, R. R., 2019, Exploring insect biodiversity: the parasitic Hymenoptera, chiefly Chalcidoidea, associated with seeds of asphodels (Xanthorrhoeaceae), with the description of nine new species belonging to Eurytomidae and Torymidae, Zootaxa 4597 (1), pp. 1-90 : 69

Key to Eupelmus species associated with Asphodelus

Females

1. Mesobasitarsus with fewer than 10 dark ventral pegs arranged in a single complete row on one side and in another largely incomplete row on the other side ( Fig. 30B ). Fore wing with marginal vein slightly more than 2× as long as postmarginal vein, postmarginal vein about 1.2× as long as stigmal vein ( Fig. 30C ). France, Italy, Spain, Turkey. Associated with A. cerasiferus , A. ramosus and Asphodelus sp..................................................... Eupelmus microzonus Förster

- Mesobasitarsus with over 20 dark ventral pegs distributed in two pairs of overlapping rows on each side ( Fig. 31B ). Fore wing with marginal vein about 4× as long as postmarginal vein, postmarginal vein not or scarcely longer than stigmal vein ( Fig. 31C )................................................................................................ 2

2. Ovipositor sheaths, distal to basal flexure, 0.65–0.8× as long as metatibia with dark apical zone relatively sharply demarcated ( Fig. 31A ); fore wing with postmarginal and stigmal veins subequal in length ( Fig. 31C ); frontovertex with raised reticulation. France, Italy, Turkey. Associated with A. cerasiferus , A. ramosus and Asphodelus sp.......... Eupelmus confusus Al khatib

- Ovipositor sheaths 0.9× as long as metatibia with darkened apical zone shading more gradually into the median yellowish zone; fore wing postmarginal vein 1.33× as long as stigmal vein; frontovertex coriaceous (engraved network). France: Only 1 ♀ reared from an A. a. albus fruit................................................ Eupelmus annulatus Nees, 1834

Figures

FIGURES 30A–E. Eupelmus microzonus Förster. A–C, ♀. D–E, ♂. A, habitus. B, mesotarsus in lateroventral view. C, fore wing venation. D, habitus. E, fore wing venation. Specimens ex A. ramosus from Vizzini, Monte Iblei, Sicilia, Italy.

FIGURES 31A–E. Eupelmus confusus Al khatib. A–C, ♀. D–E, ♂. A, habitus. B, mesotarsus in lateroventral view. C, fore wing venation. D, habitus. E, fore wing venation. Female ex A. ramosus from Aléria, Vaccaja, Corse, France; male ex A. ramosus from Vizzini, Monte Iblei, Sicilia, Italy.