Anagrus epos

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Rugman-Jones, Paul F., Jeong, Gilsang, Morse, Joseph G. & Stouthamer, Richard, 2010, Morphological and molecular differentiation of the Anagrus epos species complex (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), egg parasitoids of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in North America, Zootaxa 2428, pp. 1-21 : 5

Key to females of the named species of the Anagru s epos complex in North America

1 Basal one-third of forewing disc beyond venation with 2 well-defined, complete longitudinal rows of setae ( Fig. 2 ) ............................................................................................................................................... A. tretiakovae Triapitsyn

1’ Basal one-third of forewing disc beyond venation with 1 complete longitudinal row of setae ( Figs 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 13 ) ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2(1) Ovipositor at most 2.2x as long as protibia length ....................................................................... A. daanei Triapitsyn

2’ Ovipositor at least 2.5x as long as protibia length........................................................................................................ 3

3(2) F3 usually with a mps ( Fig. 9 ); forewing at least 7.9x as long as wide; ovipositor at least 2.8x as long as protibia length...................................................................................................................................................... A. epos Girault

3’ F3 usually without mps ( Fig. 11 ), at most (occasionally) with 1 such sensillum on one antenna; forewing at most 6.7x as long as wide; ovipositor at most 2.7x as long as protibia length..................... A. vulneratus Triapitsyn , sp. n.

Figures

FIGURES 1, 2. Anagrus tretiakovae female (Arizona). 1. Antenna. 2. Forewing.

FIGURES 3, 4. Anagrus daanei female (California). 3. Antenna. 4. Forewing.

FIGURES 5, 6. Anagrus daanei female (Colorado). 5. Antenna. 6. Forewing. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 7, 8. Anagrus daanei female (Washington). 7. Antenna. 8. Forewing. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 9, 10. Anagrus epos female (Minnesota). 9. Antenna. 10. Forewing. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 11, 12. Anagrus vulneratus female (paratype, Colorado). 11. Antenna. 12. Wings.

FIGURES 13 – 15. Anagrus vulneratus (paratypes, Colorado). 13. Female forewing. 14. Male antenna. 15. Male genitalia, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.