Undabracon Quicke, 1986

Ranjith, A. P., Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Nasser, M., 2019, First record of Undabracon Quicke, 1986 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 4664 (1), pp. 142-150 : 144

Key to the species of Undabracon Quicke

1. Ovipositor with three arch like regions ( Fig. 4D ); fore wing vein cu-a interstitial ( Figs 4E & F )....................... 2

- Ovipositor with two arch like regions ( Fig. 2F ); fore wing vein antefurcal ( Fig. 2E )................................. 3

2. Mesopleuron black; face with long mid longitudinal carina anteriorly; OOL 1.80 × as long as POL; fore wing vein 3SRa 4.27 × as long as r [ Australia].............................................................. U. nigrithorax Quicke

- Mesopleuron yellow ( Fig. 3F ); face without long mid longitudinal carina anteriorly ( Fig. 3B ); OOL 3.33 × as long as POL; fore wing vein 3SRa 3.20 × as long as r [ Indonesia]............................................ U. jucundus (Enderlein)

3. Second discal cell of fore wing with dark patch; apex of hind wing vein C+SC+R with four hamuli; ovipositor sheath 0.45× as long as fore wing [ Philippines]........................................................... U. sinuatus (Baltazar)

- First subdiscal cell of fore wing with or without dark patch; apex of hind wing vein C+SC+R with 2–3 hamuli; ovipositor sheath 0.43–0.60 × as long as fore wing......................................................................... 4

4. First subdiscal cell of fore wing without dark patch; face with triangular mid longitudinal carina; OOL 1.16 × as long as POL; scutellar sulcus divided by nine carinae; pterostigma 2.90 × as long as wide; fore wing vein 3SRa 7.00 × as long as r; hind tibia 7.30 × as long as wide; first metasomal tergite wider than long [ China]................ U. cariniventris Wang, Chen & He

- First subdiscal cell of fore wing with dark patch medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 2E ); face without triangular mid longitudinal carina ( Fig. 1B ); OOL 1.56 × as long as POL; scutellar sulcus divided by seven carinae ( Fig. 1F ); pterostigma 3.20 × as long as wide; fore wing vein 3SRa 4.30× as long as r; hind tibia 9.80 × as long as wide; first metasomal tergite longer than wide ( Fig. 2B ) [ India])........................................................................ U. binduae Ranjith sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Undabracon binduae Ranjith sp. nov., female, holotype; A) Habitus, in lateral view; B) Head, in anterior view; C) Head, in dorsal view; D) Head, in lateral view; E) Mesosoma, in lateral view; F) Mesosoma, in dorsal view.

FIGURE 2. Undabracon binduae Ranjith sp. nov., female, holotype; A) Propodeum, in dorsal view; B) First metasomal tergite, in dorsal view; C) Second metasomal tergite, in dorsal view; D) Metasomal tergites 3–5, in dorsal view; E) Wings; F) Apex of ovipositor.

FIGURE 3. Undabracon jacundus (Enderlein), female, holotype; A) Habitus, in lateral view; B) Head, in anterior view; C) Head, in dorsal view; D) Head, in lateral view; E) Mesosoma, in dorsal view; F) Mesosoma, in lateral view.

FIGURE 4. Undabracon jacundus (Enderlein), female, holotype; A) Metasomal tergites 1–3, in oblique view; B) Metasoma, in dorsal view; C) Ovipositor, in dorsal view; D) Ovipositor, in lateral view; E) Wings; F) First subdiscal cell of fore wing.