Paedarium, Aldrich, 1926

Toma, Ronaldo & Takahashi, Tamara Akemi, 2022, Paedarium subauratum (Blanchard, 1943) comb. nov. (Diptera, Tachinidae) parasitoid of the Southern armyworm Spodoptera eridania (Stoll): taxonomic redescription and biology, with notes on the genus Paedarium Aldrich, 1926, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 62, pp. 1-8 : 3

Key to species of Paedarium

1. R ₄₊₅ setose dorsally from the base to beyond crossvein r-m, exceeding the latter by twice the crossvein r-m length.... Paedarium neotropicum

— R ₄₊₅ setose dorsally from the base up to the crossvein r-m or exceeding the latter up to one time the crossvein r-m length.............................2

2. Vertex, ocellar triangle, fronto-orbital plate, postocular plate, and parafacial with goldish-yellow pruinosity, the basal half of the latter sometimes varying from goldish-yellow to yellowish-gray; tergite 5 with gold pruinosity on basal half.................... Paedarium subauratum

— Not agreeing with above color combinations.........................................3

3. Pedicel two-thirds the length of the postpedicel; abdomen with dense basal pruinosity on tergites 3, 4 and 5, fading towards the apex,width of the transverse bands undefined......................... Paedarium parvum

— Pedicel four-fifths of the length of the postpedicel;abdomen with dense basal pruinosity on tergites 3, 4 and 5, the width of the transverse bands more defined ( Figs.3A and B ).............................. Paedarium ica

Figures

Figure 3. Paedariumica: (A-B) male in lateral and dorsal view,respectively (holotype photos courtesy of GracianoTejada – SENASA).(C) Holotype labels.