Pseudhomalopoda, Girault, 1915

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 : 75

Key to Costa Rican species of Pseudhomalopoda

(Females)

1. Mid tibia and hind tarsus entirely dark brown; fore wing ( Fig. 141) with anterior hyaline area at apex of venation strongly triangular, its distal margin forming an angle of about 35-40° with anterior wing ...................................... tapura sp. nov. (p. 75)

- Mid tibia and hind tarsus mostly white or very pale yellow; fore wing ( Fig. 148, 152) with anterior hyaline area at apex of venation subrectangular, its distal margin forming an angle of about 60-80° with anterior wing margin ............................. 2

2 (1) Antennal funicle ( Fig. 146) with F1 quadrate or subquadrate, at least 0.9X as long as broad; linear sensilla on all funicle segments; length of pedicel and flagellum combined at least equal to head width .................................... festa sp.nov. (p. 77)

- Antennal funicle ( Fig. 157, 158) with F1 strongly transverse, less than 0.6X as long as broad; linear sensilla only on at most F3-F4, sometimes absent from F3; length of pedicel and flagellum combined less than head width ......... prima Girault (p. 79)