Parapanteles Ashmead

Valerio, A. A., Whitfield, J. B. & Kole, M., 2005, Parapanteles rooibos, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae): the first record of the genus from the African continent, Zootaxa 855, pp. 1-8 : 2-3

Key to the known females of Parapanteles Ashmead

1) African; propodeum with a very inconspicuous posterior areola, the posterolateral areas and center of areola nitid, anterior portion of propodeum with a fine confused rugulose sculpturing ( Fig. 1 F); body mainly black.. P. rooibos Valerio, Whitfield & Kole, n. sp.

­ Australian or New World ............................................................................................. 2

2) Australian; propodeal areola open anteriorly and propodeum devoid of other sculpture

except for areolar transversal carina and posterior 1/2 of spiracular carina; ovipositor sheaths short and mainly concealed by hypopygium; head and alitrunk black ................................................................................................... P. masoni Austin & Dangerfield ­ New World; areola completely formed by carinae and well defined, if not obviously defined then areolar region slightly sunken and covered by confused rugulose sculpturing.............................................................................................................................3

3) Legs yellow except coxae, hind leg trochanters and proximal area of femur as well as proximal end of tibia brownish yellow, metasoma totally deep brown; palpus, tegula and pterostigma whitish; wings hyaline with veins whitish............... P. aletiae (Riley)

­ Legs (except proximal 1/2 of hind coxae and tarsal claws brownish yellow) light yellow as most of metasoma (except anterior tergites and distal end of metasoma); wings hyaline with veins brownish­yellow................................... P. paradoxus (Muesebeck)

Figures

FIGURE 1. Parapanteles rooibos n. sp. wing venation (A), male genitalia (B), metasoma lateral view (C), mesosoma dorsal view (D), female genitalia (E), propodeum dorsal view (F), metasomal tergites dorsal view (G) and mesosoma lateral view (H).