Phanerotomella Szépligeti 1900

Key to Chinese species of the genus Phanerotomella Szépligeti, 1900 1. Legs very slender, especially hind leg (Fig. 66L), hind femur about 6.0× as long as wide; body length about 3.5 mm (Fig. 65); face and temple punctate (Fig. 66B–C); mesopleuron rugulose-punctate and with a distinctly smooth and shiny area (Fig. 66J); [metasoma 1.9× as long as wide (Fig. 66K); vein m-cu postfurcal (Fig. 66H); second submarginal cell sessile (Fig. 66H)]............ P. tenuipes sp. nov. – Legs at least moderately robust (Figs 12F, 64L); if the hind femur is about 6.0× as long as wide (Figs 4F, 26F), then body length at least 5.0 mm (Figs 3, 25); sculpture of face, temple, and mesopleuron variable......................................................................................................................... 2 2. Vein m-cu of fore wing postfurcal (Figs 4G, 54G)............................................................................ 3 – Vein m-cu of fore wing antefurcal (Figs 2H, 38G) or interstitial (Figs 20G, 42G)......................... 33 3. Metasoma narrowing to apex and widest at basal half (Fig. 6K); apex of metasoma truncated in dorsal view (Fig. 6K); antenna of female hardly widened medially (Fig. 6D), with 12–14 subapical segments moniliform and 24 th –27 th segments suddenly wider than long while other segments remain longer than wide (Fig. 6E); temple smooth and shiny (Fig. 6C); mesopleuron punctate and with distinctly smooth and shiny area posteriorly (Fig. 6J); [metasoma in lateral view flat (Fig. 5); second submarginal cell sessile and distinctly narrowed anteriorly (Fig. 6G); temple in dorsal view narrowed behind eye (Fig. 6A); mandible slender and inner tooth of mandible 0.4× apical tooth (Fig. 6F)].................................................................................................... P. apetila Chen & Ji, 2003 – Metasoma narrowing to base and widest at apical half (Fig. 70J) or symmetrically shaped and widest at middle (Figs 14K, 24I); apex of metasoma not truncated in dorsal view (Fig. 14K); antenna of female more or less widened medially (Figs 52K, 68D), if not widened medially then 24 th –27 th segments at least as long as wide (Fig. 14L); temple and mesopleuron variable.............................. 4 4. Parastigma white (Fig. 52G); antenna of female strongly widened medially and with 11–13 subapical segments moniliform (Fig. 52K–L); mandible slender and inner tooth of mandible strongly reduced, 0.2–0.3× as long as its apical tooth (Fig. 52D); [mesopleuron punctate-reticulate and with distinctly smooth and shiny area posteriorly (Fig. 52I); temple superficially rugulose and shiny (Fig. 52C); scapus and pedicellus yellow and contrasting with dark brown flagellum (Fig. 52K); second submarginal cell with petiolate (Fig. 52G)]..................................... P. pallidistigma Ji & Chen, 2003 – Parastigma usually yellow or brown (Figs 48H, 50G); antenna of female comparatively less widened medially (Figs 48D, 50K) or very slender (Figs 62K, 64E); mandible more robust and inner tooth of mandible longer, at least 0.4 × as long as apical tooth (Figs 48F, 50D)............................................. 5 5. Scapus in lateral view white, ivory, yellow (rarely laterally infuscated), brown or black and fourth antennal segment different in colour (Figs 15, 54K, 64E)................................................................. 6 – Scapus in lateral view pale yellow, brownish yellow, infuscated or black (sometimes anteriorly whitish) and fourth antennal segment similar in colour (Figs 4K, 30J, 78D) ................................. 22 6. 3 rd –5 th antennal segments white or ivory (fifth may be brownish or up to sixth white) and contrasting with brown or black scapus (Figs 10K, 18L, 26K, 50K, 64E) .......................................................... 7 – 3 rd –5 th antennal segments blackish, dark brown to pale brown and contrasting with white, ivory or yellow scapus (Figs 8D, 16K, 36K, 40K, 48D, 54K, 56K, 58E, 68D, 70K, 72L, 74K) ..................11 7. Antenna with subapical segments moniliform (Fig. 18L); scapus yellowish brown and contrasting with dark brown apical antennal segments (Fig. 18L); mesopleuron coarsely reticulate (Fig. 18J); metasoma in lateral view flat (Fig. 17); lateral border of metasomal carapace more curved in dorsal view (Fig. 18K)......................................................................... P. bisulcata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) – Antenna with subapical segments non-moniliform (Figs 26L, 64F); scapus dark brown or black and less contrasting with dark brown or black apical antennal segments (Figs 26K, 64E); mesopleuron densely and rather finely reticulate (Fig. 26I) or punctate (Fig. 64I); metasoma in lateral view curved (Figs 25, 63); lateral border of metasomal carapace comparatively less curved (Figs 26J, 64J) ...... 8 8. Body small, length about 2.7 mm (Fig. 49); mesopleuron densely and finely reticulate and with distinctly smooth and shiny area posteriorly (Fig. 50I); hind tibia dark brown except basally with white part and contrasting with yellowish brown hind femur (Fig. 50F); hind coxa ivory (Fig. 50F); [face and temple rugulose (Fig. 50B–C)] ............................................................ P. nigrisoma sp nov. – Body distinctly larger, length 4.0– 6.1 mm (Figs 9, 25, 63); mesopleuron densely and finely reticulate or punctate but without smooth and shiny area posteriorly (Figs 10I, 26I, 64I); hind tibia black except basally white and less contrasting with black hind femur (Figs 10F, 26F, 64L); hind coxa black except basally whitish (Figs 10F, 26F, 64L) ............................................................................ 9 9. Mesopleuron distinctly punctate in lower part (Fig. 64I); mesosoma black (Fig. 64H–I); vein 1-SR+M straight (Fig. 64G); [vein r of fore wing curved (Fig. 64G); face and temple punctate and shiny (Fig. 64B–C)].................................................................................. P. taiwanensis Zettel, 1989 – Mesopleuron densely and finely reticulate entirely (Figs 10I, 26I); mesosoma orange-brown (Figs 10I, 10H, 26I, 26H); vein 1-SR+M more or less curved (Figs 10G, 26G)............................. 10 10. Propodeum with pair of distinctly large and finger-shaped tubercles latero-posteriorly (Fig. 26I); vein 1-SR+M rather curved (Fig. 26G); vein r 0.9× as long as vein r-m (Fig. 26G); mandible more robust and inner tooth of mandible longer, 0.5× as long as its apical tooth (Fig. 26D); length of fore wing 5.5 mm; scutellum densely and rather finely reticulate and matt (Fig. 26H); temple rugulose and matt (Fig. 26C); hind tarsus white (Fig. 26F); [metasoma black except first tergite orange-brown (Fig. 26J)] ............................................................................................................... P. digitata sp. nov. – Propodeum with pair of small tubercles latero-posteriorly (Fig. 10I); vein 1-SR+M slightly curved (Fig. 10G); vein r 1.3× as long as vein r-m (Fig. 10G); mandible slender and inner tooth of mandible reduced, 0.4 × as long as apical tooth (Fig. 10D); length of fore wing 4.6 mm (Fig. 10G); scutellum largely punctate except basally reticulate and shiny (Fig. 10H); temple punctate and shiny (Fig. 10C); hind tarsus dark brown (Fig. 10F) ................................................................. P. aurantisoma sp. nov. 11. Body entirely pale yellow except for brown flagellum (Fig. 47); pterostigma, parastigma and veins of fore wing yellow (Fig. 48H); face largely smooth except for fine punctation and less contrasting with smooth clypeus (Fig. 48B); mesopleuron densely and superficially punctate (Fig. 48J); stemmaticum distinctly narrowed, OD 1.3–1.4 × as long as POL and ocelli arranged in triangle with base 0.9 × its sides (Fig. 48A); [basal carina of first metasomal tergite distinctly developed (Fig. 48K); metasoma regularly reticulate except first tergite longitudinally striate medially (Fig. 48K)]............................. .............................................................................................. P. mellivena van Achterberg, nom. nov. – Body largely brownish yellow and at most with blackish patches (Fig. 39) or largely black and at most with yellowish patches (Figs 7, 15); pterostigma, parastigma and veins of fore wing pale brown to darkened brown (Figs 8H, 16G); face rugulose or distinctly and densely punctate and strongly contrasting with smooth or finely punctate clypeus (Figs 8B, 16B); mesopleuron coarsely rugose (Figs 16I, 68J), reticulate (Figs 36I, 54I) or distinctly punctate (Figs 8J, 56I) and at most with smooth area posteriorly (Fig. 68J); stemmaticum comparatively enlarged, OD 0.5–1.0 × as long as POL and ocelli arranged in triangle with base 1.0–2.0 × as long as its sides (Figs 8A, 16A) ........................ 12 12. Face, temple and mesopleuron distinctly punctate (Fig. 56B, 56C, 56I); clypeus yellow and distinctly contrasting with black face (Fig. 56B); mandible rather robust (Fig. 56D); lamella of third metasomal tergite posteriorly with 2 very small and blunt tubercles and less contrasting with lamella (Fig. 56E); [first metasomal tergite ivory and with at least black semi-circular spot medio-basally (Fig. 56J); face black with 2 yellow wide and oblique stripes (Fig. 56B); scapus yellow and contrasting with brown flagellum (Fig. 56K); hind femur yellow except distally with small and black spot (Fig. 56F)] ....................................................................................... P. rhytisma Chen & Ji, 2003 – At least one of face, temple or mesopleuron reticulate or rugulose (Figs 8C, 54B, 58I); clypeus reddish black and less contrasting with black face (Figs 16B, 54B) or clypeus yellow and no contrasting with yellow face (Figs 40B, 70B); mandible comparatively slender (Figs 54D, 58D); lamella of third metasomal tergite posteriorly with 2 distinct but blunt tubercles and strongly contrasting with lame