Aspicolpus Wesmael, 1838

Yan, Cheng-Jin, Wu, Qiong, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2020, The genus Aspicolpus Wesmael, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae) from China, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4743 (3), pp. 391-401 : 392

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.6

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3691580

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scientific name

Aspicolpus Wesmael
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Key to the Chinese species of the genus Aspicolpus Wesmael View in CoL View at ENA

1 Length of first tergite 1.1–1.3× its apical width ( Figs. 1e View FIGURE 1 , 2h View FIGURE 2 , 3f View FIGURE 3 , 4h View FIGURE 4 )............................................. 2

- Length of first tergite 1.5–1.6× its apical width.............................................................. 7

2 Length of malar space 1.6–2.0× basal width of mandible ( Figs. 3c View FIGURE 3 , 4c View FIGURE 4 )........................................... 3

- Length of malar space 1.0–1.3× basal width of mandible ( Figs. 1c View FIGURE 1 , 2c View FIGURE 2 )........................................... 5

3 Metanotum without a median carina; ovipositor sheath 1.0–1.2× as long as fore wing............................... 4

- Metanotum with a short median carina ( Fig. 4f View FIGURE 4 ); ovipositor sheath 0.7× as long as fore wing. China (Fujian). A. striatus sp. n.

4 Length of malar space 2× basal width of mandible ( Fig. 3c View FIGURE 3 ); in dorsal view length of eye 1.3× temple ( Fig. 3d View FIGURE 3 ); scutellum smooth, laterally and posteriorly rugose-punctate ( Fig. 3e View FIGURE 3 ); dorsal carinae of first tergite distinct in basal two-thirds ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ); second tergite reticulate-punctate anteriorly and medially, latero-posteriorly smooth ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ); third tergite punctate baso-medially, remainder smooth ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ). China (Jilin)................................................ A. jilinensis sp. n.

- Length of malar space 1.6× basal width of mandible; in dorsal view length of eye 1.5× temple; scutellum sparsely punctate; dorsal carinae of first tergite distinct and complete; second tergite and third tergite smooth. Kazakhstan; China (Xinjiang).................................................................................... A. erythrogaster Tobias View in CoL

5 Antennomeres 25–31; palpi blackish brown; clypeus punctate with faint rugose, rather smooth apically; temple and scutellum rugose-reticulate. China (Taiwan) ..................................................... A. rugosus Chou et Hsu View in CoL

- Antennomeres 38–39; palpi whitish yellow to yellow ( Figs. 1c View FIGURE 1 , 2b View FIGURE 2 ).............................................. 6

6 Frons smooth dorsally, punctate ventrally, medially crenulate-punctate ( Fig. 1d View FIGURE 1 ); clypeus convex, coarsely rugose-punctate dorsally, ventrally striate and concave apical-medially ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 ). China (Zhejiang)................ A. clypeconcavus sp. n.

- Frons densely rugose-reticulate, medio-ventrally with a longitudinal carina ( Fig. 2d View FIGURE 2 ); clypeus convex, its surface coarsely and densely rugose-punctate and almost straight ventrally ( Fig. 2b View FIGURE 2 ). China (Tibet).................... A. frontirugatus sp. n.

7 Longitudinal carinae of first tergite being only indicated basally; second tergite reticulate-rugose on basal two-thirds; ovipositor sheath equal to body length. Russia; Japan; China (Nei Menggu).............................. A. jozanus (Watanabe) View in CoL

- Longitudinal carinae of first tergite distinct in basal 0.6; second tergite smooth; length of ovipositor sheath shorter than body length. China (Taiwan) .............................................................. A. punctus Chou et Hsu View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

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