Odontosphaeropyx

Braet, Yves, Rousse, Pascal & Sharkey, Michael, 2012, New data on African Cheloninae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) show a strong biogeographic signal for taxa with spined propodea, Zootaxa 3385, pp. 1-32 : 25-26

B. Odontosphaeropyx (modified from Zettel, 1990)

1 Vein 3-SR of fore wing subequal or longer than vein r; carapace oval in dorsal view, less than 2x longer than wide........ 2

- Vein 3-SR of fore wing shorter than vein r; carapace elongate in dorsal view, more than 2x longer than wide............. 4

2(1) Vein 3-SR of fore wing longer than vein r; carapace 1.4x to 1.7x longer than wide.................................. 3

- Vein 3-SR of fore wing subequal to vein r; carapace 1.7x longer than wide. 11.7 mm; Kenya................................................................................................ O. maximus ( Zettel, 2002) comb. nov.

3(2) Mesosoma blackish and carapace yellowish, 1.4x longer than wide. 8.5 mm; South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe................................................................................ O. fulviventris ( Brues, 1924) comb. nov.

- Mesosoma and carapace yellowish, 1.7x longer than wide. 8.3 mm; South Africa ( Figs 76–79 )... O. ruficeps Cameron, 1910

4(1) Thorax rufous-orange, coxae brown to dark-brown; carapace black and second tergite with large transverse patch basally, first tergite basally rugulose-reticulate to finely reticulate apically, covered by dense short whitish setae, carapace 2.3x longer than wide; Nigeria, D.R. of Congo ( Figs 48–51 )............................... O. flavifasciatus ( Zettel, 1990a) comb. nov.

- Thorax black, fore and mid coxa mainly whitish, fore coxa black; carapace black, color of second tergite variable, sculptures on first tergite variable, length of carapace more than 2.5x longer than wide; Madagascar............................ 5

5(4) Fore and mid coxa and trochanters white ( Fig. 27 ); first tergite 1.2x as long as apical width, with two long dorso-lateral carina (reaching the middle of tergum), longitudinally rugose ( Fig. 25 ); vein 2-SC+R of hind wing short; clypeus ventrally with blunt median tooth ( Fig. 26 ); second tergite with small lateral and one median semicircular patch basally, carapace 4.3x longer than

wide ( Fig. 25 )................................................................. O. leucocoxus Braet , sp. nov. - Fore and mid coxa whitish, more or less largely brownish basally, fore and mid trochanters whitish ( Fig. 69 ); first tergite as long as apically wide, with two short dorso-lateral carina, rather areolate rugulose; vein 2-SC+R of hind wing long; at most; clypeus ventrally with acute median tooth ( Fig. 74 ); second tergite red-brownish, carapace 2.8x longer than wide ( Fig. 75 )................................................................................... O. gracilis Braet , sp. nov.

Additional illustrations of O. fulviventris and O. flavifaciatus can be viewed on the WaspWeb web site housed at the Iziko institution (http://www.waspweb.org/) (accessed 31 May 2012).

Figures

FIGURES 76 – 79. Odontosphaeropyx ruficeps Cameron, 1910 Holotype female. 76. detail of tarsal claws of mid leg; 77. full imago, lateral and its labels; 78. mesosoma, dorsal; 79; metasoma, dorsal.

FIGURES 48 – 51. Odontosphaeropyx flavifasciatus (Zettel, 1990 a) (specimen from DRC, MRAC). Figure 52. Phanerotomella spinosa Granger, 1949 (specimen from Madagascar, CAS). Figure 53. Phanerotomella annulicornis Granger, 1949 (specimen from Madagascar, CAS). 45, 52, 53. full imago, laterally; 46. apex of metasoma; 47. full imago, dorsally; 48. metasoma, lateral; 49. metasoma, dorsal; 50. head and anterior part of mesosoma, lateral; 51. head and anterior part of mesosoma, lateral.

FIGURES 22 – 29. Odontosphaeropyx leucocoxus Braet sp. nov., Holotype male. 22. full imago, laterally; 23. fore wing; 24. metasoma, laterally; 25. metasoma, dorsal; 26. head, face; 27. mesosoma, lateral; 28. head and anterior part of mesosoma, dorsal; 29. head, lateral.

FIGURES 69 – 75. Odontosphaeropyx gracilis Braet, sp. nov., Holotype female. 69. full imago, lateral; 70. metasoma, lateral; 71. frons and vertex; 72. head and mesosoma, lateral; 73. head and mesosoma, dorsal; 74. head, frontal; 75. metasoma, dorsal.