Myiocephalus Marshall

Tan, Jiangli, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Tian, Xiaoxia & Zhang, Ruonan, 2019, Revision of Myiocephalus Marshall (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae), with description of one new species, Zootaxa 4700 (1), pp. 117-131 : 118

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Key to Palaearctic species of Myiocephalus Marshall View in CoL View at ENA

1 Basal half of first metasomal tergite with laterope visible in dorsal view ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 3–13 , 43 View FIGURES 39–50 ); hypopygium of ♀ largely sclerotized, keeled ventrally, subtruncate or rounded posteriorly and with long setae ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 3–13 , 37 View FIGURES 36–38 ); length of malar space of ♀ 1.2–1.4 × basal width of mandible ( Figs 11 View FIGURES 3–13 , 48 View FIGURES 39–50 ), of ♂ 1.3–1.5 ×; ovipositor (except basally) slender ( Figs 2 View FIGURES 1–2 , 36, 38 View FIGURES 36–38 ); propleuron, pronotum ventrally and mesopleuron ventrally, pale yellowish; tegulum pale yellowish, paler than brownish humeral plate; middle coxa pale yellow or ivory ( Figs 1 View FIGURES 1–2 , 36 View FIGURES 36–38 ); occipital carina reaching dorsally near upper level of eye and sinuate laterally ( Figs 11 View FIGURES 3–13 , 48 View FIGURES 39–50 ). ................................................................................................... 2

- Basal half of first metasomal tergite straight laterally and nearly parallel-sided in dorsal view, without laterope visible ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 21–30 ); hypopygium of ♀ largely membranous ventrally, unsclerotized, protruding latero-posteriorly and comparatively short bristly setae ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 21–30 ); length of malar space of ♀ about equal to basal width of mandible ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 21–30 ; of ♂ approx. 1.2 ×); only apical third of exserted ovipositor slender in lateral view ( Figs 17, 20 View FIGURES 17–20 ); propleuron, pronotum ventrally and mesopleuron ventrally, tegulum (darker than humeral plate), and middle coxa dark brown ( Figs 17 View FIGURES 17–20 , 31 View FIGURES 31–35 ); occipital carina dorsally distinctly below upper level of eye and straight laterally ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 21–30 )....................................................... M. niger Fischer, 1957 View in CoL

2 Area near occipital carina and occiput dorsally pale yellow ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 3–13 ); mesopleuron of ♀ antero-dorsally largely finely coria- ceous and without rugae medially ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–13 ; of ♂ indistinctly coriaceous antero-dorsally and largely smooth medially); width of face of ♀ 0.9 × combined height of face and clypeus ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 3–13 ; of ♂ approx. 1.1 ×; measured from ventral rim of antennal socket to ventral border of clypeus: Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14–16 ); length of malar space of ♀ 1.2 × basal width of mandible ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 3–13 ; of ♂ 1.4–1.5 ×); head of ♀ strongly transverse in dorsal view ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 3–13 ); mesopleuron and inner side of hind trochantellus yellowish brown ( Figs 4, 6 View FIGURES 3–13 ); scapus of ♂ hardly compressed ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14–16 ); [malar space of ♀ in anterior view nearly straight ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 3–13 )]; (lowland)......................................................................................... M. boops ( Wesmael, 1835) View in CoL

- Area near occipital carina dark brown and occiput dorsally brown ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 39–50 ); mesopleuron of ♀ antero-dorsally largely rugulose and with some rugae medially ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 39–50 ; of ♂ distinctly coriaceous antero-dorsally and largely smooth medially); width of face of ♀ equal to combined height of face and clypeus ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 39–50 ; of ♂ approx. 1.1 ×; measured from ventral rim of antennal socket to ventral border of clypeus); length of malar space of ♀ 1.3–1.4 × basal width of mandible ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 39–50 ); of ♂ 1.4–1.5 ×); head of ♀ slightly less transverse in dorsal view ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 39–50 ); mesopleuron and inner side of hind trochantellus (except apically) dark brown ( Figs 41, 43 View FIGURES 39–50 ); scapus of ♂ distinctly compressed ( Figs 52, 54 View FIGURES 51–54 ); (montane)............ M. zwakhalsi van Achterberg , sp. n.