Eudiospilus Szépligeti, 1914

Zhang, Y. Miles & Sharanowski, Barbara J., 2014, New species of Eudiospilus (Braconidae, Brachistinae) from Madagascar with a review of the genus and key to species, Zootaxa 3838 (1), pp. 120-126 : 121

Key to species of Eudiospilus Szépligeti, 1914

1. Fore wing with 2a absent ( Fig. 8 ); hind wing with 2-1A reaching the margin of the wing ( Fig. 8 ); propodeum with median furrow ( Fig. 5 ); median apical margin of clypeus smooth ( Fig. 3 ); antenna brown with apical white band ( Fig. 1 ); head tricolored, frons white, vertex and gena brown, and clypeus yellow ( Fig. 3 ); abdominal tergites largely brown with teardrop shaped brown spot present on the posterior margin of T2; ovipositor shorter than total length of body (0.7x)................................................................................................ Eudiospilus conradti Szépligeti, 1914

- Fore wing with 2a present, not reaching wing margin ( Fig. 9 ); hind wing with very short 2-1A, not reaching the margin of the wing ( Fig. 10 ); propodeum without median furrow ( Fig. 6 ); median apical margin of clypeus crenate to smooth ( Fig. 4 ); antenna brown intersected by a band of 12–14 white segments (median white band on antennal segments 13– or 14–26 or 27) ( Fig. 2 ); head largely black, frons black or with white patches, vertex and gena black, clypeus yellow or black ( Fig. 4 ); abdominal tergites yellow, brown band may be present on the posterior margin of T2; ovipositor longer than total length of body (1.1x)................................................ Eudiospilus rubrumbarus Zhang & Sharanowski sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 8–10. E. conradti: 8. Fore and hindwing. Arrows: 2-1A reaching margin of hindwing. E. rubrumbarus: 9. Forewing. Arrow: Presence of 2a. 10. Hindwing. Arrow: 2-1A not reaching margin of hindwing.

FIGURES 3–7. Eudiospilus conradti: 3. Frontal view of head. Inset: Line drawing of clypeal margin. 5. Propodeum. Arrow: median furrow. Inset: Median furrow shape. 7. Fore wing. E. rubrumbarus: 4. Frontal view of head. Inset: Line drawing of clypeal margin. 6. Propodeum (paratype).

FIGURES 1–2. 1. Lateral habitus of Eudiospilus conradti holotype. 2. Lateral habitus of Eudiospilus rubrumbarus holotype.