Coeloides Wesmael

Wang, Yi-Ping, Chen, Xue-Xin, Wu, Hong & He, Jun-Hua, 2006, The genus Coeloides Wesmael of subfamily Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in China, Zootaxa 1239, pp. 1-17 : 2-4

Key to species of genus Coeloides Wesmael in China

1. Second metasomal tergite without lateral longitudinal grooves (Fig. 24); mesosoma black, and metasoma reddish­yellow ( China: Liaoning) ............................................. .......................................................... Coeloides glaboventris Wang et Chen , sp. nov.

­ Second metasomal tergite with lateral grooves ( Figs. 3, 5, 9, 15 , 20, 30, 37); mesosoma reddish­yellow or brown, metasoma reddish­brown or brown ............................. 2

2. Apex of second flagellomere with strongly developed ventro­lateral flares ( Figs. 2, 10 ,

31, 36) ........................................................................................................................... 3 ­ Apex of second flagellomere with weakly developed ventro­lateral flares ( Figs. 16 , 19, 34) ................................................................................................................................. 6

3. First metasomal tergite with narrow, smooth and shallow grooves postero­laterally ( Figs. 9 , 30) ................................................................................................................... 4

­ First metasomal tergite with wide, crenulate and deep grooves postero­laterally ......... ....................................................................................................................( Figs. 3 , 37)5

4. Mesosoma and metasoma yellowish­brown; second metasomal tergite smooth medially, with raised lateral areas (Fig. 30) ( China: Zhejiang)............................................... ............................................................ Coeloides longquanus Wang et Chen , sp. nov.

­ Mesosoma and metasoma yellowish; second metasomal tergite striolate medially, without raised lateral areas ( Fig. 9 ) ( China: Jilin)........................................................... ........................................................ Coeloides changbaiensis Wang et Chen , sp. nov.

5. Head black; mesosoma reddish­brown; metasoma dark yellow; first metasomal tergite strongly widened apically ( Fig. 3 ) ( China: Heilongjiang and Shaanxi; Europe) ............. ............................................................................... Coeloides abdominalis (Zetterstedt)

­ Head yellowish brown or dark brown; mesosoma partly reddish yellow but largely brown; metasoma largely brown; first metasomal tergite weakly widened apically (Fig. 37)........................................................................ Coeloides ungularis Thomson

6. Second metasomal tergite with wide and deep longitudinal lateral grooves which do not extend to the suture between second and third metasomal tergites ( Figs. 5 , 20).. 10

­ Second metasomal tergite with relatively narrow and shallow longitudinal lateral grooves which extend to the suture between second and third metasomal tergites (Fig. 37) ................................................................................................................................. 7

7. Vein cu­a of fore wing distinctly postfurcal ( Fig. 17 ); head, mesosoma and metasoma reddish­yellow ( China: Heilongjiang)......... Coeloides flavus Wang et Chen , sp. nov.

­ Vein cu­a of fore wing interstitial (Figs. 35, 38); head, mesosoma and metasoma reddish brown..................................................................................................................... 8

8. Apex of third flagellomere with strong ventro­lateral flares; vertex reddish­yellow ...................................................................................... Coeloides hummeli Fahringer

­ Apex of third flagellomere without or with weak ventro­lateral flares; vertex black or yellowish­brown............................................................................................................ 9

9. Second flagellomere strongly flared ventro­apically (Fig. 36); vertex and stemmaticum with yellowish­brown spots ( China: Heilongjiang and Shaanxi; Europe).............. ...................................................................................... Coeloides ungularis Thomson

­ Second flagellomere weakly flared ventro­apically (Fig. 34); vertex and stemmaticum with blackish spots (Fig. 33) ( China: Shaanxi). Coeloides qinlingensis Dang & Yang

10. Vertex black, temple, gena and face yellow, mesosoma black; antennae with 30–38 segments; second flagellomere flared apico­laterally, and third flagellomere hardly so; second metasomal tergite with raised area medio­basally ( Fig. 5 ) ( China:

Heilongjiang; Europe) ............................................... Coeloides bostrichorum Giraud ­ Head entirely and the most of mesosoma reddish­ brown; antennae with 47–50 segments; second and third flagellomere flared apico­laterally (Fig. 19); second metasomal tergite without mid­basal raised area medio­basally (Fig. 20) ( China: Guizhou).... ........................................................................................ Coeloides guizhouensis Ya n g

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 17. Coeloides abdominalis (Zetterstedt): 1. head, dorsal aspect; 2. basal antennal segments; 3. First, second and third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; 4. part of fore wing; 5. Coeloides bostrichorum Giraud: 5. First, second and third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; 6 – 11. Coeloides changbaiensis sp. nov.: 6. Head, frontal aspect; 7. head, dorsal aspect; 8. mesoscutum, dorsal aspect; 9. first, second and part of third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; 10. basal antennal segments; 11. fore wing. 12 – 17. Coeloides flavus sp. nov.: 12. Head, frontal aspect; 13. head, dorsal aspect; 14. mesoscutum, dorsal aspect; 15. first, second and part of third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; 16. basal antennal segments; 17. fore wing. Scale bars: 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 = 0.83 mm; 9, 15 = 0.63 mm; 10, 16 = 1.05 mm; 11, 17 = 1.10 mm. (Figs. 1 – 5 redrawn after Yang, 1996).