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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:214DCE5C-1FD2-4D53-97A5-1919CB1AC21F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5951443

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/976387DD-5871-FFDB-E7F5-FD00FA21FA45

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scientific name

Pristocera
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Key to species of Pristocera from Madagascar for females

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

- Median clypeal lobe trapezoidal ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 )................................................................. 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 View FIGURE 20 ); petiole with anterolateral corner angulate ( Fig. 20C–D View FIGURE 20 )... 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 View FIGURE 18 )......... 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 View FIGURE 18 ); petiole with anterolateral corner subangulate ( Fig. 18D View FIGURE 18 )............................................................................................ P. teetsi sp. nov.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Bethylidae

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