Parapanteles Ashmead

Gupta, Ankita, Pereira, Blaise & Churi, Paresh V., 2013, A new species of Parapanteles Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India reared from Abisara echeria Stoll (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) with key to the Indian Parapanteles species, Zootaxa 3709 (4), pp. 363-370 : 370

Key to Indian species of Parapanteles Ashmead (based on females):

1. Metasoma completely black; T1 with coarse sculpture merging into longitudinal striations (Figs. 5&7); body length less than or equal to 2 mm ......................................................................................2

- First two metasomal segments yellow; T1 tapering at apex and smooth; body length more than 2 mm ................... 3

2. Propodeal areola conspicuous, open at anterior edge; about 1.5 × as long as wide; anterior diagonal carina of propodeum not meeting anterior margin of propodeum, merged with anterior rugulose sculpturing, transverse carinae percurrent and branched laterally into costulae; fore wing veins r and 2RS meet at an angle; hind femur and hind tibia dark brown (Fig. 7), hind tibia yellow on 1/4th basal; tegulae yellow; metasoma black; T1 reticulate punctate becoming longitudinally striate posteriorly; body length 2.00 mm; parasitoid of Hyposidra successaria ....................... P. sireeshaae Ahmad & Akhtar (Plate III)

- Propodeal areola conspicuous, nitid with faint striations at apical edge, 1.2 × as long as wide; anterior diagonal carina meeting anterior margin of propodeum in one half; transverse carinae percurrent and meeting extreme lateral edge from behind spiracle (Fig. 4); veins r and 2RS of fore wing merging in a smooth curve; legs yellow (Figs. 1&2); tegulae brownish black; body length 1.93 mm; parasitoid of Abisara echeria (Figs. 10 &11).................... P. echeriae Gupta, Pereira & Churi

3. Propodeal areola conspicuous, open at anterior edge; anterior diagonal carina of propodeum not meeting anterior margin of propodeum; first two metasomal segments yellow; T1 tapering at apex and smooth; hind tibia yellow; body length 3.4-3.8 mm (based on original description; types missing).................................. P. shivranginii Sathe & Ingawale