Sycophaga brevis

Liu, Yang, Li, Zi, Jia, Lingyi & Huang, Dawei, 2016, Description of two new species from China in a new species group of the fig wasp genus Sycophaga Westwood (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae: Sycophaginae), Zootaxa 4196 (4), pp. 569-578 : 570-571

Key to species of Sycophaga brevis species-group

1 Female.............................................................................................. 2

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

2 Pronotum about 2× as wide as long medially, and longer than 2/3 length of mesoscutum medially ( Fig. 4 ); ovipositor about 1.25× as long as body ( Fig. 1 ); propodeum micropunctate-reticulate except for two symmetrical smooth and shiny oval areas ( Figs 1, 4 )................................................................................ S. brevis n. sp.

- Pronotum almost 3× as wide as long medially, and longer than 1/2 length of mesoscutum medially ( Fig. 16 ); ovipositor about 2.4× as long as body ( Fig. 13 ); propodeum smooth and shiny within anterior half and posterior half alutaceous ( Figs 13, 16 ).......................................................................................... S. diutius n. sp.

3 Spiracular process about 5.6× as long as basal width ( Fig. 12 ); pronotum longitudinally striate-strigose ( Fig. 10 ).................................................................................................... S. brevis n. sp.

- Spiracular process about 4× as long as basal width ( Fig. 24 ); pronotum inconspicuously striate-strigose ( Fig. 22 )................................................................................................... S. diutius n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Sycophaga brevis Liu & Huang n. sp. ♀. 1, habitus, dorsal view; 2, head, anterior view; 3, head, lateral view, 4, mesosoma, dorsal view, 5, fore wing; 6, gaster, dorsal view.

FIGURES 13 – 18. Sycophaga diutius Liu & Huang n. sp. ♀. 13, habitus, dorsal view; 14, head, anterior view; 15, head, lateral view, 16, mesosoma, dorsal view, 17, fore wing; 18, gaster, dorsal view.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Sycophaga brevis Liu & Huang n. sp. Ƌ. 7, habitus, lateral view; 8, head, dorsal view; 9, head, lateral view 10, pronotum and mesonotum; 11, metanoto-propodeum; 12, spiracle and spiracular process.

FIGURES 19 – 24. Sycophaga diutius Liu & Huang n. sp. Ƌ. 19, habitus, lateral view; 20, head, dorsal view; 21, head, lateral view 22, pronotum and mesonotum; 23, metanoto-propodeum; 24, spiracle and spiracular process.