Pholetesor Mason, 1981

Ahmad, Zubair, Ghramh, Hamed A. & Pandey, Kavita, 2020, Parasitoids of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from the leafminers Lepidoptera, with the description of three new species from India, European Journal of Taxonomy 726, pp. 24-37 : 34

Key to the Indian species of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 reared from lepidopteran leafminers

1. T1 sculptured all along the surface, usually parallel sided, weakly narrowing only posteriorly; T2 trapezoidal; tegulae yellowish .......................................................................................................... 2

– T1 smooth except for few punctations, strongly narrowing posteriorly; T2 strongly triangular to subtriangular; tegulae dark brown to black ...................................................................................... 3

2. Ovipositor sheaths short and fusiform in shape; T2 sculptured with a smooth raised median area; legs completely yellow ................................................................... P. hayati Akhtar & Ahmad, 2010

– Ovipositor sheaths long, slender basally, then tapering broader to a bluntly bevelled tip; T2 completely smooth and shiny ............................................................................................. P. camerariae sp. nov.

3. Hypopygium heavily sclerotized; ovipositor sheaths small, nearly as long as hind basitarsi ............ ................................................................................................................................ P. indicus sp. nov.

– Hypopygium weakly sclerotized; ovipositor sheaths long, more than 1.2 × as long as hind basitarsi ................................................................................................................ P. acrocercophagus sp. nov.