Agathidinae

Sharkey, Michael, Yu, Dicky, van Noort, Simon, Seltmann, Katja & Penev, Lyubomir, 2009, Revision of the Oriental genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with an emphasis on Thailand and interactive keys to genera published in three different formats, ZooKeys 21 (2), pp. 19-54 : 22-28

Key to Oriental Genera of Agathidinae

1 – Forewing venation greatly reduced, last abscissa (segment) of RS vein completely absent (1a)............................................. Aneurobracon Brues, 1930 – Forewing more complete, last abscissa of RS vein present though sometimes weak (1b)................................................................................................... 2

2(1). – Fore and mid claws cleft (2a) .................................................................... 3 – Fore and mid claws with a basal lobe (2b) ............................................... 12 – Fore and mid claws simple (2c)............................... Bassus Fabricius, 1804

3(2) – Hind trochantellus with one or two distinct carinae (3a)............................ 4 – Hind trochantellus lacking carinae (3b) ..................................................... 7 4(3) – Foretibial spurs about as long as basitarsus and ending in a long thin style (4a)................................................................ Coccygidium Saussure, 1892 – Foretibial spurs less that 3/4 length of fore basitarsus and ending more abruptly (4b).............................................................................................. 5 5(4) – Posterolateral margins of frons bordered with carinae (5a).......................... 6 – Posterolateral margins of frons not bordered with carinae (5b)..................... ................................................................... Amputostypos Sharkey , gen. n.

6(5) – 2nd submarginal cell of forewing triangular or at least anterior side distinctly shorter than posterior side (6a); base of antenna surrounded by pronounced medial, posterolateral, and anterior ridges; deep groove between antennae (6aa) ................................................................. Hypsostypos Baltazar, 1963 – 2nd submarginal cell of forewing quadrate, as wide anteriorly as posteriorly (6b); base of antenna surrounded by weak posterolateral, and anterior ridges; lacking deep groove between antennae (6bb) ............................................... .......................................... Cremnoptoides van Achterberg & Chen, 2004

7(3) – Notauli absent (7a) .................................................................................... 8 – Notauli present but not necessarily complete (7b)...................................... 9

8(7) –Lateral carina of frons directed towards lateral ocellus and not fused with medial carina (8a); ovipositor at least as long as metasoma (8aa) .................. .............................................................................. Biroia Szépligeti, 1900 – Lateral carina of frons fused with medial carina forming a circular border around antennal base (8b); ovipositor barely exerted (8bb) .......................... ......................................................................... Gyrochus Enderlein, 1920

9(7) – Posterolateral margins of frons not bordered with carinae (9a) ..................... ......................................................................... Euagathis Szépligeti, 1900 – Posterolateral margins of frons bordered with carinae (9b) ....................... 10

10(9) – Medial and lateral carinae of frons lamellate (high and thin) (10a); ovipositor barely exerted, much shorter than half length of metasoma (see Fig 8bb). 11 – Medial and lateral carina of frons in the form of blunt ridges, not lamellate (10b); ovipositor at least as long as the metasoma (see Fig. 8aa) ................... .............................................................................. Cremnops Förster, 1862

11(10) – Lateral carina of frons with posterior ends directed towards median ocellus (11a).......................................................................... Troticus Brullé, 1846 – Lateral carina of frons with posterior ends directed towards lateral ocelli (11b)................................................................................ Disophrys Förster 12(2) – RS +M vein of forewing mostly or entirely absent (12a); notauli present but not necessarily complete (12aa)................................................................ 13 – RS +M vein of forewing present and complete (12b); notauli absent (12bb) .............................................................................. Earinus Wesmael, 1837

13(12) – First median tergite mostly striate (13a) or (rarely) smooth; 2 nd submarginal cell of forewing usually present (13aa)...................................................... 14 – First median tergite mostly granulate or coriaceous (13b); 2 nd submarginal cell of forewing absent (13bb) .......................... Camptothlipsis Enderlein, 1920

14(13) – Metasomal cavity (MC) situated entirely dorsal to coxal cavities (CC) (14a); a wide, high, straight, transverse carinae (TC) present between metasomal cavity (MC) and coxal cavities (CC) (14a); median tergite 3 usually extensively striate in anterior half or more (14aa), sometimes with other sculpture, rarely smooth... 15 – Metasomal cavity (MC) situated partly between coxal cavities (CC) (14b); wide, high, straight, transverse carinae (TC) between metasomal (MC) and coxal cavities absent, usually curved and relatively shallow if present (14b); median tergite 3 smooth or (rarely) coriarious (14bb) .............................. 16

15(14) – Adventitious vein (2 RS) on r-m crossvein of forewing absent or indicated only by slight swelling (15a).................................... Lytopylus Förster, 1862 – Adventitious vein (2 RS) on r-m crossvein of forewing present and distinct (15b)........................................................... Braunsia Kriechbaumer, 1894 16(14) – Mouthparts long, galea significantly longer than wide; gena usually elongate (16a)........................................................................ Agathis Latreille, 1804 – Mouthparts short (normal), galea not longer than wide; gena not elongate (16b)................................................................ Therophilus Wesmael, 1837