Tico, Noyes, 2023

Noyes, John Stuart, 2023, ENCYRTIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 4 Subfamily Encyrtinae: tribes Arrhenophagini, Habrolepidini, Cerapterocerini, Cheiloneurini, Trechnitini, Cercobelini, Polaszekiini, Protyndarichoidini, Gahaniellini and Syrphophagini (part), mainly primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of Coccoidea and Psylloidea (Hemiptera), Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 2 (11), pp. 1-921 : 160

Key to Costa Rican species of Tico

(Females)

1. Hind tibia completely pale yellow; scape not longer than minimum width of frontovertex; funicle ( Fig. 403) with F1-F3 transverse or quadrate, F4-F6 larger but quadrate, not more than 1.1X as long as broad ........................... sinabelus sp.nov. (p. 161)

- Hind tibia mostly dark brown; scape at least 1.2X as long as width of frontovertex; funicle ( Fig. 410) with F1-F3 at least slightly longer than broad, F4-F6 larger and at least about 1.5X as long as broad ................................. ryaspis sp.nov. (p. 162)