Cyoceraphron, Dessart, 1975

Salden, Tobias & Peters, Ralph S., 2023, Afrotropical Ceraphronoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) put back on the map with the description of 88 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 884 (1), pp. 1-386 : 19

Key to male Cyoceraphron from the Afrotropical mainland

1. Meso- and metasoma light brown-yellowish or partially golden-yellowish (e.g., Fig. 92D ) ........... 2

– Mesosoma brown, metasoma light brown ( Fig. 94D ) ........................................ C. kahawia sp. nov.

2. F1 longer than pedicel, F1 ˃ 1.3× as long as wide ( Figs 92–93 , 95 ); pair of translucent patches on metasomal synsternum absent or less distinct; mesosoma distinctly compressed laterally ............. 3

– F1 as long as pedicel, F1 1.3× as long as wide ( Fig. 91D ); distinct pair of translucent patches on metasomal synsternum; mesosoma not distinctly compressed laterally ............................................. ................................................................................................................ C. dhahabudorsalis sp. nov.

3. Head light brown or light brown-yellowish; scape longer than F1 and F2 combined ( Figs 93 , 95 ); harpe cone-shaped ( Figs 93 , 95 ) ....................................................................................................... 4

– Head dark brown; scape as long as F1 and F2 combined ( Fig. 92D ); harpe sickle-shaped ( Fig. 92A, C ) ............................................................................................................................. C. harpe sp. nov.

4. Legs light yellow, except metacoxa light yellow and transparent; F1 1.9 × as long as wide; F6 1.7× as long as wide ( Fig. 93D ); harpe/gvc index 1.00 ( Fig. 93A–C ) ....................... C. invisibilis sp. nov.

– Legs yellowish except coxae light brown-yellowish; F1 2.3 × as long as wide; F6 2.2 × as long as wide ( Fig. 95D ); harpe/gvc index 0.67 ( Fig. 95A–C ) ............................................. C. njano sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 92. Holotype of Cyoceraphron harpe sp. nov. (ZFMK-HYM-00036992). A–C. Male genitalia in ventral (A), lateral (B) and dorsal (C) views. D. Habitus in lateral view.

Fig. 94. Holotype of Cyoceraphron kahawia sp. nov. (ZFMK-HYM-00037084). A–C. Male genitalia in ventral (A), lateral (B) and dorsal (C) views. D. Habitus in lateral view.

Fig. 93. Holotype of Cyoceraphron invisibilis sp. nov. (ZFMK-HYM-00036995). A–C. Male genitalia in ventral (A), lateral (B) and dorsal (C) views. D. Habitus in lateral view.

Fig. 95. Holotype of Cyoceraphron njano sp. nov. (ZFMK-HYM-00037000). A–C. Male genitalia in ventral (A), lateral (B) and dorsal (C) views. D. Habitus in lateral view.

Fig. 91. Holotype of Cyoceraphron dhahabudorsalis sp. nov. (ZFMK-HYM-00036977). A–C. Male genitalia in ventral (A), lateral (B) and dorsal (C) views. D. Habitus in lateral view.