Ifrika, Dondoni Colombo & Azevedo, 2023

Dondoni Colombo, Wesley & Azevedo, Celso Oliveira, 2023, Discovery of a new Afrotropical genus of flat wasps Ifrika gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), Journal of Natural History 57 (29 - 32), pp. 1472-1494 : 1478

Key to males of Ifrika gen. n.

1. Ventral margin of aedeagal dorsal valve not emarginated apically, in lateral view ( Figure 6H ) ............................................................................................. Ifrika pauculihirta (Benoit)

- Ventral margin of aedeagal dorsal valve emarginated apically, in lateral view ( Figures 4H , 5H , 7H ) ............................................................................................................................ 2

2. Aedeagal median projection very thin, in lateral view ( Figure 4H ), mediodorsal fold filiform ( Figure 4D ) and basal cover plate lanceolate with all margins straight ( Figure 4D ) ....................................................................................................... Ifrika mnyama sp. n.

- Aedeagal median projection thick, in lateral view ( Figures 5H , 7H ), mediodorsal fold never filiform ( Figures 5D , 7D ) and basal cover plate heart-shaped with all margins incurved ( Figures 5D , 7D ) ................................................................................................................. 3

3. Hypopygeal spiculum not surpassing inner membrane apically ( Figure 5C ); apex of aedeagal dorsal valve weakly incurved, in lateral view ( Figure 5H ) and aedeagal apodeme weakly dorsally curved ( Figure 5H ) .......................................... Ifrika nyigu sp. n.

- Hypopygeal spiculum surpassing inner membrane apically ( Figure 7C ); apex of aedeagal dorsal valve strongly incurved, in lateral view ( Figure 7H ) and aedeagal apodeme strongly dorsally curved ( Figure 7H ) .................................. Ifrika wadudu sp. n.

Figures

Figure 4. Ifrika mnyama Colombo and Azevedo sp. n. (A) Head, dorsal view. (B) Mesosoma, dorsal view. (C) Hypopygium, dorsal view. (D) Genitalia, dorsal view. (E) Genitalia, ventral view. (F) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, inner view. (G) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, outer view. (H) Aedeagus, lateral view. (I) Harpe, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B = 0.2 mm; C–H = 0.1 mm.

Figure 5. Ifrika nyigu Colombo and Azevedo sp. n. (A) Head, dorsal view. (B) Mesosoma, dorsal view. (C) Hypopygium, dorsal view. (D) Genitalia, dorsal view. (E) Genitalia, ventral view. (F) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, inner view. (G) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, outer view. (H) Aedeagus, lateral view. (I) Harpe, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B = 0.2 mm; C–I = 0.1 mm.

Figure 6. Ifrika pauculihirta (Benoit, 1957) comb. n. (A) Head, dorsal view. (B) Mesosoma, dorsal view. (C) Hypopygium, dorsal view. (D) Genitalia, dorsal view. (E) Genitalia, ventral view. (F) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, inner view. (G) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, outer view. (H) Aedeagus, lateral view. (I) Harpe, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B = 0.2 mm; C–I = 0.1 mm.

Figure 7. Ifrika wadudu Colombo and Azevedo sp. n. (A) Head, dorsal view.(B) Mesosoma, dorsal view. (C) Hypopygium, dorsal view. (D) Genitalia, dorsal view. (E) Genitalia, ventral view. (F) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, inner view. (G) Harpe, gonostipes and volsella, outer view. (H) Aedeagus, lateral view. (I) Harpe, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B = 0.2 mm; C–I = 0.1 mm.