Key to Fijian Homalictus females

1. Habitus mostly blue or black (Fig. 4, 8).................................................................... 2

- Habitus mostly green (Fig. 11)........................................................................... 3

2. Habitus mostly blue and propodeum moderately strigate-rugose (Fig. 8g)............................... H. hadrander

- Habitus mostly black and propodeum has strong striae dorsally (Fig. 4)................................. H. achrostus

3. Supraclypeal area mostly finely colliculate (Fig. 1 f–g)........................................................ 4

- Supraclypeal area mostly moderately colliculate (Fig 1e)...................................................... 8

4. Pygidial plate has few minute sparse punctures or open to dense fine punctures medially (Fig. 2), Scutum and scutellum golden, green or reddish....................................................................................... 5

- Pygidial plate has close fine punctures (Figs 2, 21i), Scutum and scutellum mostly purple, with some orange and green (Fig. 21f),............................................................................. H. ostridorsum sp. nov.

5. Posterior margin of scutum about straight, propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose dorsally (Fig. 1a)...................... 6

- Posterior margin of scutum concave, propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally (Fig. 1b)........ H. concavus sp. nov.

6. Pygidial plate smooth (Fig. 11j), frons striate immediately above antennal sockets.................................. 7

- Dense line of medial hairs on pygidial plate (Figs 2, 27j), frons colliculate immediately above antennal sockets................................................................................................................................................................................................... H. tuiwawae sp. nov.

7. Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum do not form a triangular pattern (Fig. 11f)........... H. atritergus sp. nov.

- Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum forms triangular pattern (Fig. 17f)................... H. kaicolo sp. nov.

8. Scape extends above head.............................................................................. 9

- Scape does not extend beyond posterior margin of medial ocellus.............................................. 10

9. Sculpturing on anterior of scutum colliculate but not lineolate, if there are punctures on the pygidial plate they are found in a medial line.......................................................................... H. terminalis sp. nov.

- Sculpturing on anterior of scutum is colliculate and lineolate, minute punctures on pygidial plate (Figs 2, 19j)............................................................................................... H. nadarivatu sp. nov.

10. Propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose (Fig. 1a), posterior margin of scutum straight and posterior surface of propodeum has transverse striae ventrally and proximally................................................................. 11

- Propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally (Fig. 1b), posterior margin of scutum concave and posterior surface of propodeum has diagonal striae originating ventrally and proximally.................................... H. groomi sp. nov.

11. Propodeum has a strong anterior medial groove dorsally (Fig. 6f)....................................... H. fijiensis

- Propodeum does not have a medial anterior groove dorsally (Fig. 23f)............................. H. taveuni sp. nov.