Vespidae, Latreille, 1802

Gawas, Sandesh M., Kumar, P. Girish, Gupta, Ankita & Sureshan, P. M., 2019, Checklist of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Goa, India, with new records and a key to species, Zootaxa 4585 (2), pp. 269-294 : 285-286

Key to the subfamilies of Vespidae occurring in Goa, India

(modified from Carpenter & Nguyen 2003)

1. Pronotal lobe separated from tegula by a distance several times its length ( Fig. 63 ); clypeus projecting ventrally in a point or rounded ( Fig. 65 ); fore wing not longitudinally folded at rest........................................ Stenogastrinae

- Pronotal lobe separated from tegula by a distance equal to its length or less ( Fig. 64 ); clypeus variable, pointed, truncate or rounded in males of some species ( Fig. 66 ); fore wing longitudinally folded at rest................................. 2 2. Mesoscutum with parategula ( Fig. 67 ); tarsal claws bifid ( Fig. 69 ); solitary or subsocial...................... Eumeninae

- Mesoscutum without parategula ( Fig. 68 ); tarsal claws simple ( Fig. 70 ); eusocial................................... 3

3. Hind wing with jugal lobe ( Fig. 71 ); metacoxa with even dorsal surface; metasoma petiolate to subsessile or funnel shaped in dorsal view ( Fig. 73 ); tergum 1 with gradual declivity ( Fig. 75 ).......................................... Polistinae

- Hind wing without jugal lobe ( Fig. 72 ); metacoxa with carina on dorsal surface; metasoma sessile ( Fig. 74 ); tergum 1 with abrupt declivity ( Fig. 76 ).......................................................................... Vespinae

Figures

FIGURES 63–76. 63–64 Mesosoma, lateral view. 63, Eustenogaster eximia eximioides; 64, Phimenes flavopictus. 65–66 Head, frontal view. 65, Eustenogaster eximia eximioides; 66, Phimenes flavopictus. 67–68 Mesosoma, dorsal view. 67, Delta conoideum; 68, Ropalidia marginata. 69–70 Tarsal claw. 69, Delta conoideum; 70, Ropalidia marginata. 71–72 Wings. 71, Ropalidia cyathiformis; 72, Uespa tropica haematodes. 73–74 Metasoma, dorsal view. 73, Ropalidia brevita; 74, Uespa tropica haematodes. 75–76 Metasoma, lateral view. 75, Ropalidia brevita; 76, Uespa tropica haematodes.