Panteliella Kieffer, 1901

Nastasi, Louis F. & Deans, Andrew R., 2024, New herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Aulacideini) from Kyrgyzstan, with description of a new genus and a review of the genus Panteliella Kieffer, 1901, Zootaxa 5537 (4), pp. 511-526 : 518

Key to the species of Panteliella Kieffer, 1901

1. Mesoscutum with conspicuous, abundant transverse rugae ( Fig. 11 ). Female antennae with 13 antennomeres ( Fig. 9 ). Mesoscutellar foveae ( Fig. 12 ) short, occupying only anterior quarter of mesoscutellar disc, and subrectangular............................................................................................. rugosa Nastasi sp. nov.

- Mesoscutum without apparent transverse rugae ( Fig. 8 ). Female antennae with 14 antennomeres ( Fig. 7 ). Mesoscutellar foveae ( Fig. 8 ) longer and ovate................................................................................ 2

2. Female F1 subequal to F2. Head at least partly lighter in color than mesosoma, particularly on face and genae ( Fig. 7 ). Mesoscutellar disc subcircular and strongly sculptured.............................. fedtschenkoi ( Rübsaamen, 1896)

- Female F1 longer than F2. Head entirely black, concolorous with mesosoma. Mesoscutellar disc triangular and weakly sculptured................................................................. bianchii Vyrzhikovskaya, 1962 *

* = We include Panteliella bianchii in the key based on characters given in the original description (see translation below). Examination of the type of P. bianchii will be needed to confirm the diagnostic characters given here.

Figures

FIGURES 9–14. Panteliella rugosa Nastasi sp. nov. All images show holotype female INHS Insect Collection 288137. (9) Lateral habitus. (10) Head in anterior view; dotted line indicates ventral margin of clypeus. (11) Mesoscutum in dorsal view. (12) Scutellum in dorsal view. (13) Mesopleuron in lateral view. (14) Fore wing.

FIGURES 7–8. Panteliella fedtschenkoi (Rübsaamen, 1896), female USNMENT 01823223. (7) Lateral habitus. (8) Dorsal mesosoma.