Aleiodes coxalis

Shaw, Scott R., Marsh, Paul M. & Fortier, Joseph C., 2006, Revision of Nearctic Aleiodes Wesmael (Part 8): the coxalis (Spinola) Species­Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Rogadinae), Zootaxa 1314, pp. 1-30 : 4-5

Key to Nearctic species of the Coxalis species­group

1. Fore wing stigma unicolored brown or yellow ( Fig. 22 ) .......................................... 2

­ Fore wing stigma bicolored, brown with yellow at base or base and apex ( Fig. 17 ) 7

2(1). Metasoma mostly orange or yellow, although sometimes apical terga melanic or black ( Figs. 3, 7 ) ........................................................................................................ 3

­ Metasoma mostly black or dark brown, first tergum always melanic ( Figs. 1, 5, 8 ) 4

3(2). Body length 4–6 mm; head and mesosoma usually with black markings; fore wing stigma usually medium to dark brown ( Figs. 4 , 15 , 22 ) ............................................. ....................................................................................... sanctihyacinthi (Provancher)

­ Body length 8–9 mm; body entirely honey yellow; fore wing stigma usually yellow or light brown ( Fig. 10 ) ........................................................... whartoni NEW SPECIES

4(2). Fore wing vein 1cu­a beyond 1M by distance less than length of 1cu­a, thus 1cu­a longer than 1CUa ( Figs. 1, 2 , 18 ) .......................................... aquilonius NEW SPECIES

­ Fore wing vein 1cu­a beyond 1M by distance equal to or greater than length of 1cu­ a, thus 1cu­a equal to or shorter than 1CUa............................................................... 5

5(4). Legs brown, mesonotum orange ........................................... floridensis NEW SPECIES

­ Legs, at least fore and middle, yellow, mesonotum mostly black ( Figs. 8–9 )........... 6

6(5). Hind wing vein m­cu a distinct tubular vein for most of its length and nearly as long as vein cu­a; first metasomal tergum rugose coriaceous ( Figs. 8 , 19 )......................... ........................................................................................ itamevorus Shaw and Marsh

­ Hind wing vein m­cu represented by short fuscous line or nebulous vein; first meta­ somal tergum rugose costate ........................................... maritimus Shaw and Marsh

7(1). Fore wing second submarginal cell short, forming a short rectangle or nearly square ( Fig. 21 )................................................................................. quadratus NEW SPECIES

­ Fore wing second submarginal cell long, forming a long rectangle ( Fig. 17 ) ........... 8

8(7). Metasoma entirely black or dark brown, occasionally with orange on terga 2–4;

mesosoma black, at most with mesonotum and pronotum orange ( Fig. 5 ) ................ ............................................................................................ dichromatus NEW SPECIES ­ Metasoma entirely orange or yellow, rarely with apical terga darker, particularly in males; mesosoma orange or yellow, rarely marked with black ( Fig. 3 ) .................... 9

9(8). Median length of pronotum greater than either the ocell­ocular distance or the ength of first flagellomere ( Fig. 11 ) ........................................... aciculatus Cresson

­ Median length of pronotum equal to or shorter than either the ocell­ocular distance or the length of first flagellomere ( Fig. 3 ) ............................................................... 10

10(9).Metasomal terga 1–3 distinctly costate or with parallel longitudinal ridges separated by deep sulcations ( Fig. 3 ) ............................................................ brevis NEW SPECIES

­ Metasomal terga 1–3 rugose or rugose costate ( Figs. 27–29 ).................................. 11

11(10).Length of second metasomal tergum equal to or longer than basal width, first metasomal tergum longer than apical width ( Figs. 27–28 ) ........... shenefelti NEW SPECIES

­ Length of second metasomal tergum less than basal width, first metasomal tergum wider at apex than length ( Fig. 7 ) ........................................................................... 12

12(11).Mesosoma honey yellow; mesonotum weakly coriaceous, appearing nearly smooth and shining; antenna with more than 35 antennomeres ......... cultrarius NEW SPECIES

­ Mesosoma orange marked with black; mesonotum strongly coriaceous; antenna with less than 35 antennomeres ( Fig. 7 ) ......................... wyomingensis NEW SPECIES

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 22. Wing features of the Aleiodes coxalis species­group. 17, A. aciculatus forewing (Arrow indicates bicolored stigma); 18, basi­posterior section of forewing of A. aquilonius; 19, A. itamevorus hind wing; 20, A. quadratus forewing (Arrow indicates bicolored stigma); 21, A. quadratus forewing (Arrow indicates nearly square second submarginal cell); 22, A. sanctihyacinthi forewing (Arrow indicates unicolored stigma).

FIGURES 1 – 8. Habitus illustrations of the Aleiodes coxalis species­group and mummy of A. aquilonius. 1, A. aquilonius; 2, A. aquilonius mummy; 3, A. brevis; 4, A. sanctihyacinthi; 5, A. dichromatus; 6, A. shenefelti; 7, A. wyomingensis; 8, A. itamevorus.

FIGURES 11 – 16. Head and mesosomal characters of the Aleiodes coxalis species­group. 11, A. aciculatus pronotum; 12, A. brevis pronotum; 13, A. aciculatus vertex; 14, A. wyomingensis vertex; 15, A sanctihyacinthi vertex (Arrow indicates yellow coloration around eye); 16, A. quadratus propodeum (Arrows indicate tubercles).

FIGURES 9 – 10. Habitus illustrations of the A. coxalis species group. 9, A. quadratus; 10, A. whartoni.

FIGURES 27 – 30. Metasomal tergites of Aleiodes shenefelti. 27, first tergite; 28, second tergite; 29, third tergite; 30, fourth tergite.