Ademon Haliday

Wu, Qiong, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2014, The genus Ademon Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3794 (2), pp. 294-298 : 295

Key to species of genus Ademon Haliday from Old World

1. Notauli complete, deep anteriorly; legs black; 2.2 mm. Angola............................. A. angolanus Fischer, 1963

- Notauli present only as a weak impression anteriorly, or completely shallow, at most with a short carina on its anterior margin.................................................................................................... 2

2. First metasomal tergite subparallel basally, strongly widened from middle towards apex. West Palaearctic............................................................................................. A. urinator (de Stefani, 1902)

- First metasomal tergite gradually narrowed towards base....................................................... 3

3. Dorsal carina of first metasomal tergite not meeting anteriorly; vein SR1 of fore wing long, length of vein SR1 3 times vein 3- SR; mesonotum entirely blackish. Palaearctic, Oriental................................... A. decrescens ( Nees, 1811)

- Dorsal carina of first metasomal tergite meeting anteriorly; vein SR1 of fore wing shorter than 3-SR, or slightly longer than it; mesonotum at least yellowish brown anteriorly.............................................................. 4

4. Vein r of fore wing arising from the middle of pterostigma; propodeum punctate and rugose, with a longitudinal carina and a transverse carina medially, and with an oblique carina on lateral side of medio-longitudinal carina; length of first tergite 1.3 times its apical width; mesoscutum largely dark brown. China (Guangxi)..................... A. lechrilophodes sp. nov.

- Vein r of fore wing arising just distad of middle of pterostigma; propodeum with a short median carina anteriorly, finely punctate, rugose and areolate, the median areola pentagonal and with a longitudinal carina posteriorly; length of first tergite 1.1 times its apical width, mesoscutum yellowish-brown. China (Hubei)............................... A. xuthus sp. nov.