Temelucha

Rousse, Pascal, Villemant, Claire & Seyrig, Andre, 2011, Ichneumonid wasps from Madagascar. V. Ichneumonidae Cremastinae, Zootaxa 3118, pp. 1-30 : 17-18

Key to species of Temelucha in Madagascar

1 Lower mandibular tooth distinctly longer than the upper ( Fig. 11 d)......... T. teloloko Rousse, Villemant et Seyrig sp. nov.

- Mandibular teeth equal or subequal.................................................................... ... 2

2(1) Fore wing with M+Cu mostly unpigmented, indistinct ( Fig. 10 c). Small dark species (L <2.5mm)....... T. minuta (Morley)

- Fore wing with M+Cu entirely pigmented. Larger species (L> 2.5mm)........................................... 3

3(2) Mesosoma uniformly black ( Fig. 11a )................................ T. talibarti Rousse, Villemant et Seyrig sp. nov.

- Mesosoma yellowish with at most isolated black markings.................................................... 4

4(3) Mesopleuron yellowish-orange without any black marking ( Fig. 10a )......................... T. basiornata ( Cameron)

- Mesopleuron yellow with black markings of variable extent ( Fig. 10 e)............................ T. picta (Holmgren)

Figures

FIGURE 11. a – b: Temelucha talibarti sp. nov.; c – d: Temelucha teloloko sp. nov. (left: habitus, right: face).

FIGURE 10. a – b Temelucha basiornata (Cameron); c – d: Temelucha minuta (Morley); e – f: Temelucha picta (Holmgren) (left: habitus, right: face).