Glyptapanteles

Rousse, Pascal & Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local species, including 18 new taxa and a key to species, Zootaxa 3616 (6), pp. 501-547 : 533

Key to Glyptapanteles species in Reunion

1 Propodeum smooth, polished to matt due to faint rugosities.................................................... 2

– Propodeum strongly but sparsely punctate.................................... G. antsirabensis (Granger) comb. nov.

2 Tergum 1 long and regularly narrowed, nearly 4x longer than apically wide, its lateral margins straightly convergent backwards ( Fig. 15 b); middle coxa yellowish to orange or testaceous....................................... G. chidra sp. nov.

– Tergum 1 stouter, its lateral margins more somewhat curved; middle coxa dark reddish to black....................... 3

3 Mesopleuron densely punctate on more than half its length, with a reduced smooth area posteriorly; most venation of fore wing translucent ( Fig. 15 h).................................................... G. subandinus (Blanchard) comb. nov.

– Mesopleuron mostly smooth, with a reduced punctate area anteriorly, the area shorter than half length of mesopleuron; vena- tion of fore wing pigmented, light testaceous........................................ G. ficus (Granger) comb. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 15. Glyptapanteles spp. a: G. c h i d r a sp. nov., female, habitus; b: G. c h i d r a, propodeum and terga 2 – 3; c: G. antsirabensis (Granger) comb. nov., female, habitus; d: G. antsirabensis, propodeum and terga 1 – 2; e: G. ficus (Granger) comb. nov., female, habitus; f: G. ficus, propodeum and terga 1 – 3; g: G. subandinus (Blanchard) comb. nov., female, habitus; h: G. subandinus, fore wing; i: G. subandinus, propodeum and tergum 1.