Notiospathius

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Andrea & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2016, Taxonomic synopsis of Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 151-206 : 163

Key to females of Notiospathius species from Colombia

1. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa ( Fig. 37 ) and apical-lateral corners distinct................................ 2

- Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa indistinct or absent; apical-lateral corners variable........................... 6

2(1).. Frons and vertex smooth; temple in dorsal view broad ( Fig. 44 ); femur in dorsal view and second metasomal tergum smooth, suture between second and third tergum absent.................................... N. tinctipennis ( Cameron, 1887)

- Frons and vertex transversely striate or costate or costate-rugose or rugose or any but never smooth; temple in dorsal view nar- row ( Fig. 43 ) and/or swollen behind eye ( Fig. 85 ), but never broad; suture between second and third tergum variable...... 3

3(2). Second metasomal tergum partially sculptured or smooth..................................................... 4

- Second metasomal tergum entirely sculptured.............................................................. 25

4(3). Mesopleuron smooth or porcate-smooth or weakly porcate-smooth ventrally; scutellum smooth; metapleuron and propodeum rugose.............................................................................................. 5

- Mesopleuron coriaceous ventrally; scutellum coriaceous; metapleuron and propodeum costate-rugose....................

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 46. Characters of species of Notiospathius: 37) propodeal spine over hind coxa distinct, 38) hind coxa without basoventral tubercle, 39 – 41) hind coxa with basoventral dot or line, 42) hind coxa with basoventral tubercle distintic, 43) temple narrow, 44) temple broad, 45) hind wing vein SC + R complete, and 46) hind wing vein SC + R incomplete.

FIGURES 84 – 89. Notiospathius julianoi sp. nov.: 84) habitus, 85) head in dorsal view, 86) mesosoma in dorsal view, 87) second metasomal tergum, 88) mesosoma in lateral view, and 89) metasoma in dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.