Austerocardiochiles Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999

Long, Khuat Dang, Oanh, Nguyen Thi, Dzuong, Nguyen Van & Hoa, Dang Thi, 2019, Two new species of the genus Austerocardiochiles Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield 1999 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cardiochilinae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4657 (3), pp. 587-595 : 588

Austerocardiochiles Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999

Austerocardiochiles Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999: 929 . Type species (by original description): Cardiochiles pollinator Dangerfield & Austin, 1995: 432 .

Diagnostic characters. Body medium-sized, well-sculptured ( Figs 1 , 14 ); antennae with 40–48 segments; eyes pilose ( Figs 3, 4 , 15 ); two clypeal tubercles present ( Fig. 16 ) or absent ( Fig. 3 ); maxillary palps 6-segmented; notauli deep, crenulate; scutellum carinate apically, punctate or rugose ( Figs 5 , 18 ); propodeum with areola, without median longitudinal furrow ( Figs 7 , 21 ); epicnemial carina of mesosternum absent or present ventro-laterally; hind tibia without apical projections ( Figs 1 , 14 ); hind basitarsus cylindrical or distinctly compressed; tarsal claws pectinate with teeth ( Figs 12 , 15 ); discal cell of fore wing elongate, vein SR1 curved or angled basally, never straight ( Figs 9, 10 , 20 ); hind wing with vein M+CU slightly longer or subequal to vein 1-M; hind wing with 3-7 hamuli ( Figs 4 , 22 ); first metasomal tergite not elongate or narrowed apically, with lateral suture clearly definined throughout ( Figs 8 , 23 ); hypopygium pointed apically, median longitudinal area desclerotized and membranous, with apical sclerotized bridge or slightly desclerotized medially and infolded basally; ovipositor sheath shorter hind tibia, widened apically, evenly setose. More detail morphological diagnostic characters of this genus can also be found in Dangerfield et al. (1999).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Austerocardiochiles mellosus, sp. n. Habitus (holotype, female, dorsal view)

FIGURE 14. Austerocardiochiles simulatus, sp. n. Habitus (holotype, female, lateral view).

FIGURES 2–13. Austerocardiochiles melossus, sp. n. (holotype, female) 2. Head (dorsal view), 3. Head (frontal view), 4. Head (lateral view), 5. Mesonotum, 6. Mesopleuron, 7. Propodeum, 8. Metasoma, 9. Fore wing, 10. Apex of fore wing, 11. Hind wing hamuli, 12. Hind tarsal claws, 13. Hind wing.

FIGURES 15–25. Austerocardiochiles simulatus, sp. n. (Holotype, female) 15. Head (dorsal view), 16. Head (frontal view), 17. Head (lateral view), 18. Mesonotum, 19. Mesopleuron, 20. Apex of fore wing, 21. Propodeum, 22. Hind wing hamuli, 23. First metasomal tergite, 24. Metasomal tergites 2+3, 25. Hind tarsal claw.