Pristocera, Klug, 1808

Azevedo, Celso O., Alencar, Isabel D. C. C. & Colombo, Wesley D., 2018, Pairs in copulation of the highly dimorphic genus Pristocera Klug (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Madagascar solve taxonomic problems of male-female associations, Zootaxa 4433 (1), pp. 1-49 : 4

Key to species of Pristocera from Madagascar for females

1. Median clypeal lobe tridentate (Fig. 6A)................................................................... 2

- Median clypeal lobe trapezoidal ( Fig. 14A )................................................................. 6

2. First abdominal spiracle circular (Figs 8C; 20C)............................................................. 3

- First abdominal spiracle oval (Fig. 4C)..................................................................... 4

3. Mandible with distal teeth gradually wider ventrad (Fig. 8B); petiole with anterolateral corner subangulate (Fig. 8D).............................................................................................. P. gloriae sp. nov.

- Mandible with distal teeth subequals ( Fig. 20B ); petiole with anterolateral corner angulate ( Fig. 20C–D )... P. zubai sp. nov.

4. Mandible with ventral tooth, dorsal view (Fig. 6B); petiole with anterolateral corner rounded (Fig. 6D).... P. martyi sp. nov.

- Mandible without ventral tooth, dorsal view (Fig. 4B); petiole with anterolateral corner never rounded ( Fig. 18D )......... 5

5. Median clypeal lobe without rounded apical projection (Fig. 4B); petiole with anterolateral corner angulate (Fig. 4E)............................................................................................... P. alexi sp. nov.

- Median clypeal lobe with rounded apical projection ( Fig. 18A ); petiole with anterolateral corner subangulate ( Fig. 18D )............................................................................................ P. teetsi sp. nov.

6. First abdominal spiracle circular ( Fig. 14C )................................................. P. mauricei sp. nov.

- First abdominal spiracle oval ( Fig. 24C ).................................................................... 7

7. Mandible with upper three teeth subequals ( Fig. 24B )........................................ P. cambouei Saussure

- Mandible with upper three teeth gradually wider ventrad ( Fig. 22B ).............................................. 8

8. Petiole with anterolateral never corner rounded ( Fig. 22D )..................................... P. levicolllis (Kieffer)

- Petiole with anterolateral corner rounded ( Fig. 24B ).......................................................... 9

9. Clypeal margin crenulated ( Fig. 16B )..................................................................... 10

- Clypeal margin not crenulated (Fig. 2B)................................................................... 11

10. Petiole with anterolateral corner broadly rounded ( Fig. 16D )................................... P. makungai sp. nov.

- Petiole with anterolateral corner rounded ( Fig. 10C )............................................ P. julieni sp. nov.

11. Mandible without small rounded ventral tooth, dorsal view ( Fig. 12B )............................... P. morti sp. nov.

- Mandible with small rounded ventral tooth, dorsal view (Fig. 2A)................................ P. melmani sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Pristocera julieni, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Mesosoma, ventral view. E. Mesosoma, lateral view. F. Labels. Scale bars: 200 µm, except 100 µm for A, B.

FIGURE 12. Pristocera morti, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Metasomal petiole, ventral view. E. Labels. Scale bars: 100 µm.

FIGURE 14. Pristocera mauricei, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Metasomal petiole, ventral view. E. Labels. Scale bar: 100 µm.

FIGURE 16. Pristocera makungai, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Metasomal petiole, ventral view. E. Labels. Scale bars: 100 µm.

FIGURE 18. Pristocera teetsii, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Mesosoma, ventral view. E. Labels. Scale bars: 100 µm.

FIGURE 20. Pristocera zubai, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Mesosoma, ventral view. E. Metasomal petiole, ventral view. F. Labels. Scale bar: 500 µm, except 200 µm for B, E.

FIGURE 22. Pristocera levicollis, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Mesosoma, ventral view. E. Labels. Scale bars: 500 µm, except 200 µm for B.

FIGURE 24. Lectotype of Scleroderma [sic.] hova, ♀. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Mandible, latero-frontal view. C. Mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Mesosoma, ventral view. E. Mesopleuron, lateral view. F. Metasomal petiole, ventral view. G. Labels. Scale bars: 100 µm, except 50 µm for B, F.