Dryinus, Olmi & Copeland & Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 360

Afrotropical Dryinus group 3: key to the ♀♀

1. Notauli visible, incomplete............................................................................. 2

- Notauli absent....................................................................................... 6

2. Mesoscutum reticulate rugose......................................................... D. botswanensis (Olmi)

- Mesoscutum granulate, not reticulate rugose............................................................... 3

3. Enlarged claw with one row of bristles and apex rounded and provided with lamellae ( Fig. 149F).... D. madagascolus Olmi

- Enlarged claw with one row of lamellae and apex pointed ( Fig. 144E) or rounded (Fig. 150B) and never provided with lamellae................................................................................................ 4

4. Enlarged claw with apex rounded (Fig. 150B).......................... D. teres Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

- Enlarged claw with apex pointed ( Fig. 144E)............................................................... 5

5. Enlarged claw without subapical tooth, with distal inner margin slightly serrated ( Fig. 144E)........... D. aberrans Benoit

- Enlarged claw with one big subapical tooth distinctly divided into two teeth ( Fig. 140C) D. saussurei (Ceballos) (see group 1)

6. Enlarged claw with lamellae ( Figs 149E, 150D)............................................................. 7

- Enlarged claw without lamellae, only with bristles ( Figs 147B, 150A).......................................... 13

7. Enlarged claw with proximal and medial lamellae ( Figs 147D, 149C)........................................... 8

- Enlarged claw without proximal lamellae ( Figs 144D, 150C).................................................. 10

8. Enlarged claw not spatulate (Fig. 150D); forewing with one dark transverse band.................... D. vannoorti Olmi

- Enlarged claw spatulate ( Fig. 147D); forewing with 1–2 dark transverse bands.................................... 9

9. Enlarged claw with few small teeth located around apex ( Fig. 149E); head granulate and sculptured by many irregular keels..................................................................................... D. ivoriensis (Olmi)

- Enlarged claw with long row of many teeth present from proximal region to apex ( Fig. 147D); head granulate, not sculptured by irregular keels......................................... D. dentatiforceps Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

10. Enlarged claw with medial and distal lamellae (Fig. 150C); head with OL more than 4 × as long as POL........................................................................... D. tulearensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

- Enlarged claw only with distal lamellae ( Figs 144D, 149B); head with OL shorter than POL........................ 11

11. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; occipital carina complete............................. D. aethiopicus (Olmi)

- Forewing with one dark transverse band or one small dark spot; occipital carina incomplete......................... 12

12. Mesosoma almost totally black; mesoscutum completely granulate and reticulate rugose; mesoscutellum mostly reticulate rugose............................................................................. D. zambeziacus Olmi

- Mesosoma almost completely testaceous-reddish; mesoscutum granulate, with lateral regions sculptured by numerous transverse keels; mesoscutellum granulate.................................................... D. grobbelaarae Olmi

13. Hind wing with distal extremity darkened; mesoscutellum reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity completely reticulate rugose....................................................................................... D. noyesi (Olmi)

- Hind wing completely hyaline; mesoscutellum granulate or unsculptured; propodeal declivity completely reticulate rugose or with central area sculptured by irregular and longitudinal keels................................................ 14

14. Occipital carina laterally reaching eyes................................................... D. bekilyensis (Benoit)

- Occipital carina laterally not reaching eyes................................................... D. eardleyi (Olmi)