Grotea Cresson, 1864

Lima, Alessandro Rodrigues & Kumagai, Alice Fumi, 2024, Two new species of Grotea Cresson (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Labeninae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 5403 (1), pp. 104-114 : 106

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Key to Brazilian species of Grotea Cresson, 1864 View in CoL View at ENA

1. Gena close to the junction of occipital and hypostomal carinae projected into a lobe of varying shapes ( Figs 2D View FIGURE 2 , 3B View FIGURE 3 ); head subglobose in frontal view ( Figs 1 View FIGURE 1 , 2F View FIGURE 2 ).................................................................... 2

1’. Gena close to junction of occipital and hypostomal carinae not projected ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ); head narrow in frontal view, distinctly higher than wide ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 )............................................................ Grotea fernandoi sp. n.

2. Fore wing with postnervulus straight or evenly arched anteriorly ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 3A View FIGURE 3 ).................................... 3

2’. Fore wing with postnervulus broken, with abscissas forming a distinct obtuse angle ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 )......................... 5

3. Pronotum mediodorsally with a transverse crest ( Figs 2D, 2E View FIGURE 2 ). Hind wing nervellus with CU abscissa distinctly shorter than cu-a ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 )........................................................................................ 4

3’. Pronotum mediodorsally virtually flat, without crest ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Hind wing nervellus with CU abscissa equal or longer than cu-a ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 )................................................................. Grotea delicator (Thunberg, 1822) View in CoL

4. Fore wing hyaline with apical brownish spot (apex of 4th submarginal and 3rd discal cells). Metasomal tergite I as long as mesosoma. Metapleuron mostly black, posterior margin yellow.................... Grotea manausi Herrera-Flórez, 2019

4’. Fore wing completely hyaline ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Metasomal tergite I about 0.9x as long as mesosoma ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Metapleuron mostly yellow, anterior and inferior margins black ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 )........................................ Grotea claudiae sp. n.

5. Fore wing with areolet intercepted by 2m-cu closer to 3rs-m than to 2rs-m ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 )................................ 6

5’. Fore wing with areolet intercepted by 2m-cu at middle, equally far from 3rs-m and 2rs-m................................................................................................... Grotea perplexa Slobodchikoff, 1970 View in CoL

6. Propodeal lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Mesopleuron orange, most of its anterodorsal part, a spot at the ventroposterior margin, and area delineated by the mesopleural suture yellow................... Grotea goianiense Herrera-Flórez, 2019

6’. Propodeal lateral longitudinal carinae present posterior to anterior transverse carina. Mesopleuron entirely orange ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 )........................................................................ Grotea paulista Herrera-Flórez, 2019