Key to the Afrotropical species of Goetheana

1 In dorsal view, mesosoma uniformly dark brown (Fig. 1 A–E); propodeum with striation laterally or nearly smooth (Fig. 4 A, B); male antenna with scape either uniformly wide (Fig. 3 A–D) or wider basally than apically (Fig. 3 E, G); female antenna with F2 somewhat wider than long (Fig. 3 F, H); apical area of fore wing notably setose, with two rows of setae or sparse setae arising from stigmal vein and another row below (Fig. 2 A–D).................................................. 2

- In dorsal view, mesosoma bicolored, pronotum, anterior half of mesoscutum, metanotum and propodeum dark brown but rest of mesonotum pale (Fig. 1 F–H); propodeum with light reticulation laterally, coarsely striate medially (Fig. 4 C); male antenna with scape expanded apically, 2.3–2.4× as long as wide (Fig. 3 I); female antenna with F2 1.5× longer than broad (Fig. 3 J); apical area of the fore wing bare except for one row of setae arising from stigmal vein (Fig. 2 E, F).. G. kobzari Gumovsky sp. n.

2 Female........................................................... G. shakespearei Girault / G. incerta Annecke

- Male................................................................................................ 3

3 Scape extremely swollen, 1.0–1.3× as long as broad (Fig. 3 A–D).............................. G. shakespearei Girault

- Scape notably less strongly swollen, 3.2–3.5× as long as broad, and somewhat wider basally than apically (Fig. 3 E, G)........................................................................................... G. incerta Annecke