Bradepyris, Kieffer, 1904

Barbosa, Diego N. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2015, Synopsis of Bradepyris Kieffer, 1905 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Mesitiinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 151, pp. 1-16 : 14

Key to the females of the species of Bradepyris

1. Macropterous, wings reaching at least first segment of metasoma …… B. numidus (Marshall, 1906)

– Brachypterous or micropterous, wings reaching at most half of propodeum ………………………2

2. Brachypterous, wings reaching at least anterior half of propodeum …………………………………3

– Micropterous, wings reaching at most length of mesoscutellum ……………………………………5

3. Mesotibia with distal spine …………………………………… B. validithorax ( Duchaussoy, 1916)

– Mesotibia without distal spine ………………………………………………………………………4

4. Anterior clypeal margin rounded; ocellar triangle in acute angle; propodeal disc with sublateral carina; metasoma not setose …………………………………………… B. pardoi (Móczár, 1984)

– Anterior clypeal margin truncate; ocellar triangle in obtuse angle; propodeal disc without sublateral carina; metasoma setose ……………………………………………… B. dimorphus (Kieffer, 1911)

5. Pronotum as long as mesoscutum …………………………………… B. micropterus Kieffer, 1910

– Pronotum 2–4× as long as mesoscutum ………………………………………………………………6

6. Forewing scaly, reaching posterior margin of mesoscutellum …………… B. squamifer Kieffer, 1911

– Forewing hardly distinct ……………………………………………………………………………7

7. Pronotum 2× as long as mesoscutum …………………………………………………………………8

– Pronotum 3–4× as long as mesoscutum ………………………………………………………………9

8. Propodeum with posterior spine ………………………………………… B. inermis Kieffer, 1906

– Propodeum without posterior spine ……………………………………… B. suarezi (Móczár, 1984)

9. Head strongly and densely punctate; mesosoma and metasoma sparsely punctate ………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… B. apterus Kieffer, 1906

– Head slightly and sparsely punctate; mesosoma and metasoma not punctate ………………………10

10. Body sparsely setose; metasomal tergites coriaceous ………………… B. armatus Kieffer, 1911

– Body densely setose; metasomal tergites polished ………………………… B. levis (Móczár, 1986)

Key to the males of the species of Bradepyris

1. Micropterous, wings reaching at most length of mesoscutellum …………… B. inermis Kieffer, 1906

– Macropterous, wings reaching at least first segment of metasoma …………………………………2

2. Mesoscutum shorter than mesoscutellum ……………………………………………………………3

– Mesoscutum longer than mesoscutellum ……………………………………………………………4

3. Frons weakly foveolate; eye pubescent and large ………………………… B. fuscipennis Kieffer, 1906

– Frons not foveolate; eye glabrous and small ………………………………… B. jordanicus sp. nov.

4. Antennal pubescence dense; propodeal disc without sublateral carina …… B. proximus Kieffer, 1906

– Antennal pubescence spare; propodeal disc with sublateral carina ……… B. baleariensis sp. nov.