Knemodynerus, Girish & M & Schwarz, 2019

Girish, Puthuvayi, M, James & Schwarz, Martin, 2019, Additions to the knowledge of Knemodynerus BLÜTHGEN (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from India with the description of a new species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 949-957 : 952

Key to Indian species of Knemodynerus

1 Clypeus impunctate.............................................................................................................2

- Clypeus punctate .................................................................................................................3

2 Clypeus broader than long, apical emargination deep; second tergum with transverse furrow before raised apex......................... K. malickyi GUSENLEITNER [Extralimital: Nepal]

- Clypeus nearly as long as broad, apical emargination very shallow; second tergum without transverse furrow and raised apex ...................... K. multimaculatus GUSENLEITNER

3 Lateral carina of propodeum entirely present......................................................................4

- Lateral carina of propodeum absent or partly developed.....................................................5

4 Second tergum without translucent apical lamella; head, mesosoma and metasoma black with orange yellow maculations; tegula orange yellow except brown at middle; metanotum orange yellow ........................... K. complanatus complanatus GIORDANI SOIKA

- Second tergum with well developed, translucent apical lamella which is almost vertically tilted upwards; head, mesosoma and metasoma black with ivory white maculations; tegula black except anterior and posterior tip ivory white; metanotum black................................................ K. gusenleitneri GIRISH KUMAR & CARPENTER nov.sp.

5 Tegula almost smooth; first tergum smooth except for a few punctures on lateral sides, or with widely spaced punctation ............................... K. pseudocoriaceus GIORDANI SOIKA

- Tegula and first tergum thickly punctured...........................................................................6

6 Dorsal carina of propodeum well developed, lamellate, upper tip reaching to the height of dorsal face of metanotum; first tergum with fine, dense punctures, interspaces distinctly less than diameter of punctures; body yellow or orange yellow ............................ ............................................................................................................. K. excellens (PÉREZ)

- Dorsal carina of propodeum poorly developed, not lamellate, upper tip at far lower level to the height of dorsal face of metanotum; first tergum with larger, less dense punctures, interspaces often equal to punctures; body ferruginous with broad yellow bands and spots ..................................................................... K. coriaceus GIORDANI SOIKA