Key to species of the Dinapsis hirtipes species-group

1. Distal prong present on hind tibia (Figs 5, 6, 8–10).......................................................... 2

-. Distal prong absent on hind tibia (Fig. 7).................................................................. 3

2. Setae on distal prong spatulate (Figs 5, 10); female body mostly brownish (Fig. 11)..... D. planifrons Mita & Shaw, n. sp.

-. Setae on distal prong simple (Figs 6, 8); female body mostly blackish (Fig. 16)............ D. scriptus Mita & Shaw, n. sp.

3. Transverse raised carina on vertex developed (Figs 1, 26, 27, 29–31); substraight part of raised carina wide, beyond inner margin of eyes (Fig. 40)............................................................................... 4

-. Vertex less raised (Figs 33, 34, 37, 38); substraight part of raised carina narrow, lying on inner margin of eyes........... 5

4. Forewing with dark bands; posterior margin of raised vertex (Fig. 40) and anterior margin of mesoscutum (Fig. 41) excavated medially............................................................................ D. hirtipes Hedqvist

-. Forewing without dark band; posterior margin of raised vertex (Figs 26, 29, 30) and anterior margin of mesoscutum (Figs 25, 29) flat, at most slightly excavated medially......................................... D. luteus Mita & Shaw, n. sp.

5. Dorsal surface of head rounded in lateral view (Fig. 34); ovipositor whitish excluding brown apex (Fig. 32)....................................................................................... D. albicauda Mita & Shaw, n. sp.

-. Dorsal surface of head flattened in lateral view (Fig. 38); ovipositor entirely brown (Fig. 35).. D. cresta Mita & Shaw, n. sp.