Sycophaga

Liu, Yang, Li, Zi, Jia, Lingyi & Huang, Dawei, 2016, Description of two new species from China in a new species group of the fig wasp genus Sycophaga Westwood (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae: Sycophaginae), Zootaxa 4196 (4), pp. 569-578 : 570

Key to species groups of Sycophaga based on females

1 Head and mesosoma smooth; in lateral view, head wedge shaped; all femora widened................... sycomori -group

- Head and mesosoma usually punctate or otherwise sculptured; in lateral view, head of ellipse shape; femora not widened... 2

2 Pronotum shorter than 1/3 length of mesoscutum medially; body usually without green metallic tinge...... explorator -group

- Pronotum longer than 1/2 length of mesoscutum medially; body with green metallic tinge.................. brevis -group