Testudobracon Quicke
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.3.3 |
|
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:414A9B49-EDB9-4B99-9314-EA28FADA7C1E |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6021709 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/587987E4-FFAC-A651-FF2F-4FB1FA5CFED8 |
|
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
|
scientific name |
Testudobracon Quicke |
| status |
|
Key to the species of Testudobracon Quicke View in CoL View at ENA
1 Medial emargination of sixth tergite shallow, its maximum depth less than 0.30× median length of sixth metasomal tergite, and not touching basal sulcus of sixth metasomal tergite; ovipositor sheath at least 0.75× as long as fore wing................2
- Medial emargination of sixth tergite deep, its maximum depth 0.40 or more than 0.40× median length of sixth metasomal tergite, sometimes touching basal sulcus of sixth metasomal tergite ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 B); ovipositor sheath at less than 0.75× as long as fore wing................................................................................................5
2 Eyes sparsely short setose; face smooth and shiny medially, finely coriaceous laterally, without a mid longitudinal ridge; mesoscutum setose along line of notauli; hind leg black; fourth to sixth metasomal tergites irregularly punctate, basally piceous brown and posteriorly black; vertex smooth and shiny............................. T. australicolorus Quicke & Ingram View in CoL
- Eyes glabrous; face coriaceous with a smooth medio-ventral convexity; other characters variable...................... 3
3 Vertex with fine transverse striation; mesoscutum glabrous in anterior half; hind leg almost entirely pale yellowish brown; fourth to sixth metasomal tergites rugulose, white except for basal third yellow and postero-lateral processes dark.............................................................................................. T. longicaudis Maetô View in CoL
- Vertex rugose or granulate; other characters variable..........................................................4
4 Vertex rugose; medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite shallow with rounded lateral margins; ovipositor 0.75× as long as fore wing; precoxal sulcus weak, incomplete.......................................... .. T. gibbosa Yang & Chen
- Vertex granulate; medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite deep with sharply defined lateral margins; ovipositor less than 0.75× as long as fore wing; precoxal sulcus deep, complete........................... .. T. watanabei Yang & Chen
5 Median emargination of sixth metasomal tergite touching basal sulcus of the tergite ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 B).........................6
- Median emargination of sixth metasomal tergite not touching basal sulcus of the tergite ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 A)......................8
6 Mesoscutum uniformly setose ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 E); second metasomal tergite 2.60× wider than long; third metasomal tergite brown medially and sub laterally ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 A); second metasomal tergite with well developed sub lateral grooves ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 A); notauli widely crenulate posteriorly ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 E); mesopleuron with deep oval pit ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 D)..................... T. athashi Ranjith sp. nov.
- Mesoscutum setose medio-posteriorly and along notaular line, rest glabrous; second metasomal tergite less than 2.60× wider than long; third metasomal tergite yellow; second metasomal tergite with weak sub lateral grooves; notauli weak not widely crenulated posteriorly; mesopleuron with round pit...........................................................7
7 Third to fifth metasomal tergites with well developed, rounded postero-lateral lobes; second metasomal tergite 2.47× wider than long; second metasomal tergite with sub lateral grooves distinct anteriorly; third metasomal tergite 2.57× wider than long; postero-lateral lobes of sixth metasomal tergite visible in dorsal view, with pointed lateral lobes.................................................................................................... T. unicolorus Quicke & Ingram View in CoL
- Third to fifth metasomal tergites with weak, rounded postero-lateral lobes; second metasomal tergite 2.10× wider than long; second metasomal tergite with sub lateral grooves moderately developed; third metasomal tergite 2.25× wider than long; postero-lateral lobes of sixth metasomal tergite not visible in dorsal view, with rounded lateral lobes.................................................................................................... T. tatyanae Quicke & Ingram View in CoL
8 Postero-lateral protuberance of sixth metasomal tergite barely visible in dorsal view; maximum depth of semicircular emargination of sixth tergite 0.50× its median length; fourth and fifth metasomal tergites with strongly rounded postero-lateral lobe like protuberances in lateral view.................................................... T. flavus Wang, Chen & He View in CoL
- Postero-lateral protuberance of sixth metasomal tergite distinctly visible in dorsal view; other characters variable.........9
9 Postero-lateral protuberances of sixth metasomal tergite acute in lateral view ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A).............................10
- Postero-lateral protuberances of sixth metasomal tergite rounded, lobe-like in lateral view ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A)...................12
10 Depth of medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite 0.80× its median length; mesoscutum densely setose ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D); length of fore wing vein 1-SR 0.53× vein 1-M; second to third metasomal tergites brown ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 C)..................................................................................................... T. travencorensis Sheeba sp. nov.
- Depth of medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite less than 0.80× its median length; other characters variable...... 1 1
11 Depth of medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite 0.47× its median length; middle lobe of mesoscutum largely setose; length of fore wing vein 1-SR 0.30× vein 1-M; median area of second and third metasomal tergites pale brown.............................................................................................. T. pleuralis (Ashmead) View in CoL
- Depth of medial emargination of sixth metasomal tergite 0.40× its median length; middle lobe of mesoscutum glabrous; length of fore wing vein 1-SR 0.40× vein 1-M; median area of second and third metasomal tergites pale blackish brown................................................................................... T. grandiventris Wang, Chen & He View in CoL
12 Frons and face granulate or punctulate ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 B–C, 5B–C); vertex granulate ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 C & 5C)......................... 13
- Frons coriaceous; face rugulose or punctate; vertex coriaceous or with sparse minute punctures.......................15
13 Body yellow ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A); mesoscutum moderately and closely punctate, sparsely setose ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D); middle lobe of mesoscutum with mid longitudinal ridge ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D); propodeum faintly rugose, setose laterally, glabrous medially ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 F)......................................................................................... T. malabaricus Sheeba sp. nov.
- Body yellowish brown or brown ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 A); mesoscutum punctulate or smooth, densely setose ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 D); middle lobe of mesoscutum without mid longitudinal ridge ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 D); propodeum granulate or smooth, sparsely setose ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 F).........1 4
14 Head brown; mesoscutum dark brown; frons with distinct mid longitudinal groove; face 1.50× as wide as long; metapleuron sparsely setose; propodeum granulate; fore wing vein SR1 3.20× as long as 3-SR...... T. asphondyliae Haider & Shujauddin View in CoL
- Head yellow or dark yellow ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 A–C); mesoscutum black medially and laterally ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 D); frons without distinct mid longitudinal groove ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 C); face 2.0× as wide as long; metapleuron densely setose ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 E); propodeum smooth ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 F); fore wing vein SR1 2.80× as long as 3-SR............................................... .. T. shameeri Ranjith sp. nov.
15 Propodeum smooth and shiny posteriorly, with long silvery hairs laterally; vein 1-SR+M sinuate basally; depth of medial
emargination of sixth tergite 0.60× median length of tergite; middle lobe of mesoscutum smooth and shiny, anteriorly with a weak mid longitudinal ridge................................................................. T. niger Quicke View in CoL - Propodeum densely granulate, with distinct mid longitudinal ridge and depressed anterior median pit and short silvery hairs; vein 1-SR+M straight; depth of medial emargination of sixth tergite 0.75× median length; middle lobe of mesoscutum flat glabrous without mid longitudinal ridge; lateral lobes finely punctate, nearly smooth....... T. guangxinensis Wang, Chen & He View in CoL
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.