Cotesia

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 : 514

Key to Cotesia species in Reunion

1 Mesosoma distinctly flattened, 1.7–1.8x as long as high; antenna of female short and stout, distinctly shorter than body..... 2

– Mesosoma not distinctly flattened, 1.3–1.4x as long as high; antenna of female slender, about as long as body............ 3

2 Hind coxa yellow or yellowish-orange..................................................... C. flavipes Cameron

– Hind coxa brownish-testaceous......................................................... C. sesamiae ( Cameron)

3 Tergum 3 finely and sparsely punctate ( Fig. 8 f)................................................ C. xavieri sp. nov.

– Tergum 3 smooth..................................................................................... 4

4 Scutellum coarsely punctate-rugose ( Fig. 8 b), tergum 2 sparsely setose on most of its surface ( Fig. 7 c)... C. plutellae Kurdjumov

– Scutellum densely punctate, punctuation anteriorly sparser with smooth inter-puncture areas visible ( Fig. 8 c), tergum 2 with some hairs along apical margin ( Fig. 7 e).................................................... C. ruficrus Haliday

Figures

FIGURE 7. Cotesia spp. a: C. plutellae Kurdjumov, female, habitus; b: C. plutellae, propodeum; c: C. plutellae, terga 2 – 3; d: C. ruficrus Haliday, female, habitus; e: C. ruficrus, terga 2 – 3; f: C. sesamiae Cameron, female, habitus; g: C. flavipes, female, habitus.

FIGURE 8. Cotesia spp. a: C. xavieri sp. nov., female, habitus; b: C. plutellae Kurdjumov, scutellum; c: C. ruficrus Haliday, scutellum; d: C. xavieri, scutellum; e: C. sesamiae Cameron, scutellum; f: C. xavieri, terga 1 – 3.