Key to females of Notiospathius species from Colombia

1. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa (Fig. 37) and apical-lateral corners distinct................................ 2

- Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa indistinct or absent; apical-lateral corners variable........................... 6

2(1).. Frons and vertex smooth; temple in dorsal view broad (Fig. 44); femur in dorsal view and second metasomal tergum smooth, suture between second and third tergum absent.................................... N. tinctipennis (Cameron, 1887)

- Frons and vertex transversely striate or costate or costate-rugose or rugose or any but never smooth; temple in dorsal view nar- row (Fig. 43) and/or swollen behind eye (Fig. 85), but never broad; suture between second and third tergum variable...... 3

3(2). Second metasomal tergum partially sculptured or smooth..................................................... 4

- Second metasomal tergum entirely sculptured.............................................................. 25

4(3). Mesopleuron smooth or porcate-smooth or weakly porcate-smooth ventrally; scutellum smooth; metapleuron and propodeum rugose.............................................................................................. 5

- Mesopleuron coriaceous ventrally; scutellum coriaceous; metapleuron and propodeum costate-rugose....................