Baeoneurella, Dodd, 1914

Popovici, Ovidiu Alin, Masner, Lubomir & Polaszek, Andrew, 2019, A revision of the European species of Baeoneurella Dodd (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (43 - 44), pp. 2745-2794 : 2756-2758

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2018.1546913
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persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835F40-FFC4-7F7F-CBDB-FA7FFB76FB19
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Baeoneurella
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Treatment

Key to females of European Baeoneurella

1. Preoccipital furrow present as a narrow longitudinal cleft ( Figures 6a,c View Figure 6 , 7d,e View Figure 7 , 8a,c View Figure 8 , 9b – d View Figure 9 , 10a,c View Figure 10 , 11c,d View Figure 11 ); lateral propodeal area smooth; metasoma dark brown, or with T1 and T3 – T7 lighter than T2, at least 2.5 times as long as wide; T2 sculptured at most for ½ its length; T2 at most 6.5 times as long as T1; T2 – T4 with 3 pairs of setae – one paramedian and two lateral ( Figure 12b – d View Figure 12 ) ................................................................................. 2

– Preoccipital furrow with sides converging posteriorly to form a tube ( Figures 4a,b View Figure 4 , 5c View Figure 5 ); lateral propodeal area with 3 – 4 distinct longitudinal costae; metasoma light redbrown, at most 2.1 times as long as wide; T2 sculptured for ¾ of its length; T2 at least 8 times as long as T1; T2 – T4 with 2 pairs of setae – paramedian and lateral ( Figure 12a View Figure 12 ).......................................................................... 1. Baeoneurella benefica (Gahan)

2. Colour of T1 lighter than T2 ( Figure 6a View Figure 6 ); ventral margin of clypeus concave ( Figure 7a View Figure 7 ); mesoscutum sculptured on anterior third along pronoto-mesoscutal suture, remainder smooth and lustrous ( Figure 7f View Figure 7 )...... ...... 2. Baeoneurella phaeax (Nixon)

– T1 black or dark brown, the same as T2 ( Figures 8a View Figure 8 , 10a View Figure 10 ); ventral margin of clypeus convex ( Figures 9a View Figure 9 , 11b View Figure 11 ), mesoscutum with a different sculpture pattern ................ 3

3(2) Mesoscutum sculptured on anterior third along pronoto-mesoscutal suture, remain- der smooth and lustrous except for a pair of paramedian bands of sculpture protruding in the smooth area ( Figures 8a View Figure 8 , 9b View Figure 9 ); head and mesosoma black; frons with setae in 6 longitudinal rows ( Figure 9b View Figure 9 ); legs yellow; A3 and A4 having almost the same length ( Figure 8d View Figure 8 ); mesoscutellum at most 4 times as wide as long ( Figure 9e View Figure 9 ); metascutellum at most 6 times as wide as long................................................................ ................................................................... 3. Baeoneurella mirabilis (Kozlov and Kononova)

– Mesoscutum entirely sculptured except for a small smooth and lustrous area along scutoscutellar sulcus ( Figures 10c View Figure 10 , 11e View Figure 11 ); head and mesosoma dark brown; frons with setae in 4 longitudinal rows ( Figure 11b View Figure 11 ); legs brown; A3 shorter than A4 ( Figure 10d View Figure 10 ); mesoscutellum at least 5 times as wide as long ( Figure 11e View Figure 11 ); metascutellum at least 8 times as wide as long................................................... ........................................................................................ 4. Baeoneurella maceki sp. nov.