Archaeoteleia waipoua, Early, John W., Masner, Lubomír & Johnson, Norman F., 2007

Early, John W., Masner, Lubomír & Johnson, Norman F., 2007, Revision of Archaeoteleia Masner (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae), Zootaxa 1655, pp. 1-48 : 6-7

Key to species of Archaeoteleia

The New Zealand and South American species form two distinct groups. Those from New Zealand have the scutellar spines small, weak, or absent (e.g., Fig. 23 ); the pseudostigma is elongate and narrow, not triangular (e.g., Figs. 1 , 8, 20, 25); and the stigmal vein forms an angle of greater than 45° with the postmarginal vein. All known species are macropterous. In contrast, the Chilean species have well-developed scutellar spines that are very prominent in brachypterous forms ( Figs. 36 , 58 , 72 ); the pseudostigma is short, broad and triangular ( Figs. 31 , 39 , 61 ); and the stigmal vein forms an angle of less than 45° with the postmarginal vein. The species of these two groups are keyed out separately.

NEW ZEALAND SPECIES (females of A. waipoua n.sp. unknown)

1 Posterior corners of scutellum with short pointed tubercle or spine ( Figs. 4 , 11, 19, 27; fore wing with distinct pigmented area under marginal vein between bulla and stigmal vein (Figs. 8, 16, 25)...............2

– Posterior corners of scutellum rounded, without any trace of tubercle or spine ( Figs. 15 , 23 ); pigmented area under marginal vein between bulla and stigmal vein very faint or absent.......................................5

2 Scutellum barely bilobate (Fig. 27); metasomatic tergites coarsely rugose (Fig. 29); mid and hind basitarsi strongly compressed laterally (Fig. 24); clypeus narrow, rounded, without sharply angulate anterolateral corners (Fig. 28); female unknown ..................................................................... A. waipoua n.sp.

– Scutellum bilobate ( Figs. 4 , 11, 19); metasomatic tergites with fine longitudinal coriarious sculpture ( Figs. 2 ); all basitarsi normal, cylindrical ( Figs. 1 , 8, 16); clypeus with sharply angulate anterolateral corners ( Figs. 5 , 9, 17)..............................................................................................................................3

3 Female T1 horn smooth, shining (Fig. 19); transverse pronotal carina straight, with prominent, angulate epomial corners (Fig. 19); notauli ending anteriorly behind epomial corners; pronotal shoulders narrow, maximum width about 0.5 times width of tegula; scutellum usually concolorous with mesoscutum, never clearly paler .......................................................................................... A. novaezealandiae Masner

– Female T1 horn sculptured, finely coriarious ( Figs. 4 , 11); transverse pronotal carina curved around anterior margin of mesoscutum, epomial corners distinct but not prominent; notauli (or, when incomplete, their projected trajectory) ending at or between epomial corners ( Figs. 4 , 11); pronotal shoulders broad, at least 0.75 times width of tegula; scutellum usually distinctly paler than mesoscutum (Figs. 8, 11).............................................................................................................................................................4

4 Female: body length 3.4–4.0 mm; metasoma 3.4–3.7 times longer than wide; T6 2.3–2.6 times longer

than wide. Male: body length 3.1–3.7 mm; antenna with A5 carinate........................... A. gilbertae n.sp. – Female: body length 5.0– 5.6 mm; metasoma 4.2–4.6 times longer than wide; T6 3.0–3.5 times longer than wide. Male: body length 4.4–4.7 mm; antenna with A5 or A4+A5 or A4–A6 carinate ( Figs. 6, 7 )... … ..............................................................................................................................… A. chambersi n.sp. 5 Notauli complete ( Fig. 23 ); mesopleuron below mesopleural depression covered with dense, whitish, appressed pilosity ( Fig. 22 ); female T1 horn sculptured; body length 4.8–6.4 mm ....... A. onamata n.sp.

– Notauli abbreviated anteriorly ( Fig. 15 ); mesopleuron below mesopleural depression almost bare ( Fig. 14 ); female T1 horn smooth, shining; body length 2.5–3.7 mm ....................................... A. karere n.sp.

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 23. Archaeoteleia onamata, n. sp., paratype female (OSUC 163297). 20, Lateral habitus; 21, head, frontal view; 22, head and mesosoma, lateral view; 23, head and mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar in millimeters.

FIGURES 1 – 7. Archaeoteleia chambersi, n. sp. 1, Lateral habitus, female (OSUC 163300); 2, dorsal habitus, female (OSUC 163300); 3, head and mesosoma, lateral view (OSUC 163300); 4, head and mesosoma, dorsal view (OSUC 163300); 5, head, frontal view (OSUC 163300); 6, male antenna, indicating keels on A 4 – A 6 (OSUC 163299); 7, male antenna, indicating sole keel on A 5 (OSUC 163298). Scale bars in millimeters.

FIGURES 36 – 41. Archaeoteleia dispar n. sp. 36, Lateral habitus, paratype female (OSUC 146494); 37, dorsal habitus, paratype female (OSUC 146494); 38, lateral habitus, paratype male (OSUC 146499); 39, dorsal habitus, paratype male (OSUC 146499); 40, head, frontal view, paratype female (OSUC 146494); head, frontal view, paratype male (OSUC 146499). Scale bars in millimeters.

FIGURES 58 – 63. Archaeoteleia Pygmea. 58, Lateral Habitus, Female (OSUC 146604); 59, Dorsal Habitus, Female (OSUC 146604); 60, lateral habitus, male (OSUC 163136); 61, dorsal habitus, male (OSUC 163136); 62, head, frontal view, female (OSUC 146604); 63, head, frontal view, male (OSUC 163136). Scale bars in millimeters.

FIGURES 72 – 75. Archaeoteleia submetallica, n. sp., holotype female (OSUC 146616). 72, Lateral habitus; 73, head, frontal view; 74, head and mesosoma, lateral view; 75, head and mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bars in millimeters.

FIGURES 30 – 35. Archaeoteleia araucana. 30, Lateral habitus, paratype female (OSUC 146467); 31, dorsal habitus, paratype female (OSUC 146467); 32, head and mesosoma, lateral view, holotype female (CNC 10475); 33, head and mesosoma, dorsal view, holotype female (CNC 10475); 34, head, frontal view, holotype female (CNC 10475); 35, metasoma, dorsal view, holotype female (CNC 10475). Scale bars in millimeters.

FIGURES 12 – 15. Archaeoteleia karere, n. sp., holotype female (AMNZ 64325). 12, Lateral habitus; 13, head, frontal view; 14, head and mesosoma, lateral view; 15, head and mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bars in millimeters.