Liosphex

Lohrmann, Volker & Ohl, Michael, 2010, World revision of the wasp genus Liosphex Townes, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae), Zootaxa 2384, pp. 1-43 : 7-8

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.193731

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6209699

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B3C46B-3909-1C08-FF67-22D3DCA809FC

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Plazi

scientific name

Liosphex
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Key to the species of Liosphex View in CoL View at ENA of the world

The unknown female of L. quechua and the unknown males of L. longicornis , L. guanabara and L. guarani are not included.

1 Flagellum with 10 segments; metasoma with six visible tergites (female) .................................................................. 2

- Flagellum with 11 segments; metasoma with seven visible tergites (male) ............................................................... 14

2 Length of antennal cleaner of forebasitarsus less than 0.3× length of forebasitarsomere ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); forewing 1cu-a distad of M by less than 0.5× its length; forewing m-cu straight ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ); Rs almost straight or only slightly curved ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ); metepisternum covered with short fine setae, less dense around episternal scrobe ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) ( Philippines: Mindanao; Malaysia and Indonesia: Borneo)....................................................................... L. trichopleurum Townes, 1977 View in CoL

- Length of antennal cleaner of forebasitarsus at least 0.35× length of forebasitarsomere (as in Fig. 14 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); forewing 1cu- a distad of M by more than 1.0× its length; forewing m-cu at least basally or medially curved (as in Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ), Rs angled (as in Figs 9–10 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ); metepisternum with short, fine setae limited to narrow anteroventral stripe ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) (North and South America) ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

3 Anterior margin of pronotum with notch (sometimes only visible in oblique dorsolateral view) (as in Fig. 19 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ........ 4

- Anterior margin of pronotum without notch, at most slightly concave (as in Fig. 20 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ................................................ 8

4 Mid- and hindtibia with cluster of stout, thick bristles at apex (as in Fig. 23 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ( Brazil)................................................ 5

- Mid- and hindtibia with thin, spine-like bristles at apex (as in Figs 21–22 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ................................................................ 6

5 Mid- and hindlegs beyond trochanter orange, femur orange with brown markings on inner side; clypeus orange; wings yellowish (North Argentina, South Brazil) ........................................................................... L. guarani View in CoL sp. nov.

- Mid- and hindlegs beyond trochanter brown, tibiae stramineous on basal third; clypeus stramineous with brown semicircular marking medially; wings brownish (Southeast Brazil) ..................................................... L. tupi View in CoL sp. nov.

6 Black markings on head restricted to narrow transverse stripe between upper eyes ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); flagellomere II at least 5.0× as long as wide ( Costa Rica).............................................................................................. L. longicornis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Head almost completely black, except inner part of eye notch, gena, clypeus and mouthparts (as in Fig. 16 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); flagellomere II less than 3.5× as long as wide ............................................................................................................. 7

7 Scutellum, metanotum and tergite I completely dark brown/black; forewing in distal part (2R1) not brownish; polished, asetose area on mesopleuron extending anteriorly, almost reaching to ventral margin of pronotum ( Brazil) ..... .................................................................................................................................................... L. guanabara View in CoL sp. nov.

- Posterior section of scutellum, median section of metanotum and anterior and posterior section tergite I whitish/yellowish; distal part of forewing (2R1) brownish; polished, bare area on mesopleuron distad of ventral margin of pronotum by at least ( Costa Rica, Panama, Peru) ..................................................................................... L. bribri View in CoL sp. nov.

8 UID:LID at least 1.7 ................................................................................................................................................... 9

- UID:LID at most 1.6 .................................................................................................................................................. 10

9 IOD:LOD 1.45; metasoma dark brown to black ( Brazil, Paraguay) ....................................... L. micropterus View in CoL sp. nov.

- IOD:LOD less than 1.1; posterior section of segment I and anterior third of segments II and III stramineous/yellowish, the rest dark brown/blackish ( Panama) ........................................................................................ L. darien View in CoL sp. nov.

10 Tergites III–V with longitudinal median section polished and free of punctures and setae (as in Fig. 25 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ; not in all specimens visible on all three tergites); basal angle of forewing 1Rs cell (see γ in Figs 6 View FIGURES 1 – 7 , 10 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) 90° or almost so...... 11

- Tergites III–V with regularly distributed setae, without any bare median section (as in Fig. 24 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); basal angle of forewing 1Rs (see γ in Fig. 9 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) less than 75°...................................................................................................................... 12

11 Flagellomere II 3.0 to 3.3× as long as wide; scutellum and metanotum reddish brown; metasoma black with reddish brown ( USA: Florida, Louisiana) ........................................................................................... L. varius Townes, 1977 View in CoL

- Flagellomere II at least 3.3× as long as wide; scutellum and metanotum blackish (brown in some specimens from Mississippi); metasoma black with stramineous or pale brown ( Mexico, USA: Kentucky, Mississippi)...................... .......................................................................................................................................................... L. boreus View in CoL sp. nov.

12 Mesosoma and metasoma completely black except anterior and posterior margin of pronotum and anterior third of segment II; hindtibia with two distal bristles on each side of the insertion of the shorter tibial spur ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ( Costa Rica, Mexico).................................................................................................................................... L. atratus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Mesosoma and metasoma stramineous or pale brown with black; hindtibia with two distal bristles on one side of the insertion of the shorter tibial spur (as in Fig. 22 View FIGURES 14 – 25 )........................................................................................................ 13

13 OOD:LOD less than 2.0; black markings between upper eye margins reaching antennal socket; dorsal face of propodeum black ( Costa Rica, Mexico) ..................................................................................................... L. maleku View in CoL sp. nov.

- OOD:LOD at least 2.2; black markings between upper eye margins not reaching antennal socket (as in Fig. 18 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); dorsal face of propodeum with two longitudinal black stripes ( Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru). L. achuar View in CoL sp. nov.

14 forewing 1cu-a distad of M by less than 0.5× its length; forewing m-cu straight ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ); Rs almost straight or only slightly curved ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ); metepisternum covered with short fine setae, sparser around episternal scrobe ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 8 – 13 )

( Philippines: Mindanao; Malaysia and Indonesia: Borneo) .......................................... L. trichopleurum Townes, 1977 View in CoL - forewing 1cu-a distad of M by more than 1.0× its length; forewing m-cu at least basally or medially curved (as in Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ); Rs angled (as in Figs 9–10 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ); metepisternum with short, fine setae limited to narrow anteroventral stripe (as in Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) (North and South America) ........................................................................................................................... 15 15 Anterior margin of pronotum with notch (sometimes only visible in oblique dorsolateral angle) (as in Fig. 19 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ..... 16

- Anterior margin of pronotum without notch, at most slightly concave (as in Fig. 20 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) .............................................. 18

16 Anterior margin of pronotum black; lateral margins of black subantennal marking ventrad diverging, extending nar- rowly down to lateral angle of clypeus (as in Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) (Southeast Brazil) ............................................ L. tupi View in CoL sp. nov.

- Anterior margin of pronotum yellowish to pale brown; lateral margins of black subantennal marking almost parallel, restricted to subantennal plate (as in Fig. 16 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ) ............................................................................................................. 17

17 Scutellum black; median section of metanotum stramineous ( Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru) .... L. bribri View in CoL sp. nov.

- Scutellum orange/brownish; metanotum dark brown/black ( Peru) ................................................ L. quechua View in CoL sp. nov.

18 UID:LID at least 1.65 ................................................................................................................................................. 19

- UID:LID less than 1.55 .............................................................................................................................................. 20

19 Metasoma completely dark brown to black; IOD:LOD at least 1.45 ( Brazil, Paraguay) .......... L. micropterus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Metasoma with yellow/whitish markings; IOD:LOD less than 1.25 ( Panama) ............................... L. darien View in CoL sp. nov.

20 Basal angle of forewing 1Rs cell (see γ in Figs 6 View FIGURES 1 – 7 , 10 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) 90° or almost so .................................................................... 21

- Basal angle of forewing 1Rs cell (see γ in Fig. 9 View FIGURES 8 – 13 ) less than 75°................................................................................. 22

21 Scutellum and metanotum reddish brown; metasoma black with reddish brown ( USA: Florida, Louisiana) ............... ................................................................................................................................................. L. varius Townes, 1977 View in CoL

- Scutellum and metanotum blackish (only brown in some specimens from Mississippi); metasoma black with stramineous or pale brown ( Mexico, USA: Kentucky, Mississippi) ................................................. L. boreus View in CoL sp. nov.

22 Specimen almost completely black ( Costa Rica, Mexico) ................................................................ L. atratus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Specimen basically pale brown or stramineous with black markings ( Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru) ........... 23

23 Posterior section of tergite II dark brown to black ( Costa Rica, Mexico) ........................................ L. maleku View in CoL sp. nov.

- Posterior section of tergite II pale brownish or stramineous ( Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru) ............................. ........................................................................................................................................................... L. achuar View in CoL sp. nov.

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