Paradelius de Saeger, 1942

Ranjith, A. P. & Butcher, Buntika A., 2024, First record of the adeliine genus Paradelius de Saeger, 1942 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5463 (4), pp. 573-580 : 574

Key to the species of Paradelius de Saeger, 1942

1. Antenna with 22 antennomeres ( Figs 1A , 3A )............................................................... 2

– Antenna with 20 antennomeres.......................................................................... 3

2. Metasomal tergites yellow ( Fig. 2B ); metapleuron smooth ( Fig. 1D ); propodeal areola smooth without medial transverse carina ( Fig. 1F ).................................................................. Paradelius flavus Ranjith sp. nov.

– Metasomal tergites brown ( Fig. 4B ); metapleuron striate ( Fig. 3D ); propodeal areola sculptured with indistinct medial transverse carina ( Fig. 3F )........................................................... Paradelius striatus Ranjith sp. nov.

3. Second metasomal suture indistinct; sternaulus not distinctly impressed; second metasomal tergite smooth................................................................................ Paradelius ussuriensis Belokobylskij, 1988

– Second metasomal suture distinct; sternaulus distinctly impressed; second metasomal tergite longitudinally striate........ 4

4. Second metasomal tergite smooth posteriorly; propodeal areola with indistinct medial transverse carina; hind wing vein cu-a not sclerotized......................................................... Paradelius ghesquierei de Saeger, 1942

– Second metasomal tergite longitudinally striate completely; propodeal areola without indistinct medial transverse carina; hind wing vein cu-a sclerotized................................................ Paradelius chinensis He & Chen, 2000

Figures

FIGURE 1. Paradelius flavus Ranjith sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (AIMB). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, anterior view. C. Head, dorsal view. D. Head and mesosoma, lateral view. E. Mesosoma, dorsal view. F. Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view.

FIGURE 2. Paradelius flavus Ranjith sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (AIMB). A. Metasoma, lateral view. B. Metasoma, dorsal view. C. Fore wing. D. Hind wing.

FIGURE 3. Paradelius striatus Ranjith sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (AIMB). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head, anterior view. C. Head, dorsal view, D. Head and mesosoma, lateral view. E. Mesosoma, dorsal view. F. Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view.

FIGURE 4. Paradelius striatus Ranjith sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (AIMB). A. Metasoma, lateral view. B. Metasoma, dorsal view. C. Wings.