Biroia Szépligeti

Tang, Pu, Liu, Zhen & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2012, The genus Biroia Szépligeti, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) in China, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 3519, pp. 69-76 : 70

Key to the Chinese species of genus Biroia Szépligeti

1. Head and mesosoma yellowish red ( Fig. 16 ); ovipositor sheath wide ( Fig. 22 ). Body length 10.0–11.0 mm. China (Yunnan, Hainan); Indonesia; Philippines.................................................... B. taeniocauda (Enderlein)

- Head and mesosoma black ( Figs. 1 , 8 ); ovipositor sheath narrow ( Figs. 1 , 8 )....................................... 2

2. Metapleuron and hind coxa sparsely setose ( Fig. 4 ); vertex without a longitudinal furrow posteriorly ( Fig. 6 ); spurs of middle and hind tibiae black ( Fig. 3 ). Body length 9.4 mm. China (Zhejiang) B. baishanzuensis sp. n.

- Metapleuron and hind coxa with velvety and silvery setae ( Fig. 9 ); vertex with a distinct longitudinal furrow posteriorly ( Fig. 11 ); spurs of middle and hind tibiae pale yellow ( Fig. 15 ). Body length 8.9 mm. China (Fujian)........... B. hirsutus sp. n.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Biroia baishanzuensis sp. n. female, holotype. Habitus lateral.

FIGURE 8. Biroia hirsutus sp. n. female, holotype. Habitus lateral.

FIGURES 16 – 23. Biroia taeniocauda (Enderlein, 1920). 16, habitus, lateral aspect; 17, mesosoma, lateral aspect; 18, fore wing; 19, head, dorsal aspect; 20, head, lateral aspect; 21, head, front aspect; 22, ovipositor sheath; 23, hind femur, lateral aspect.

FIGURES 2 – 7. Biroia baishanzuensis sp. n. 2, fore and hind wings; 3, hind femur and tibia, lateral aspect; 4, mesosoma, lateral aspect; 5, head, lateral aspect; 6, head, dorsal aspect; 7, head, front aspect.

FIGURES 9 – 15. Biroia hirsutus sp. n. 9, mesosoma, lateral aspect; 10, fore and hind wings; 11, head, dorsal aspect; 12, metasoma, dorsal aspect; 13, head, lateral aspect; 14, head, front aspect; 15, hind femur and tibia, lateral aspect.