Sycophilodes Joseph

Pramanik, Achintya & Dey, Debjani, 2014, Redescription of the fig wasp genus Sycophilodes Joseph (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Epichrysomallinae) with description of a new species from India, Zootaxa 3838 (3), pp. 310-322 : 312

Key to species of Sycophilodes Joseph

1 Female: Antennal formula 11173 ( Figs 4 , 24 ); wing pilosity short and sparse; penultimate gastral segments neither tubular nor exerted..............................................................................................2

- Male: Antennal formula 11163 ( Figs 14 , 34 ); wing pilosity short but dense; penultimate gastral segments tubular and exerted.....................................................................................................3

2 Postmarginal vein as long as stigmal vein ( Fig. 10 ); scape 3× as long as pedicel; clava 2.5× longer than preceding funicular segment ( Fig. 4 ); axilla with one long seta on upper part of its posterior half and two small setae at lower corner.............................................................................................. S. moniliformis Joseph

- Postmarginal vein half length of stigmal vein ( Fig. 30 ); scape 2× as long as pedicel; clava 3× longer than preceding funicular segment ( Fig. 24 ); axilla with one long seta on upper part of its posterior half and a row of 5 setae on lower half.............................................................................. S. uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov.

3 Basal stalk of stigmal vein long and slender, about 0.7× length of stigma ( Fig. 20 ); torular-ocular distance 2.3× intertorular distance; interspiracular distance 4.3× distance between spiracle and posterior propodeal margin; fore femur 2× length of fore coxa............................................................................... S. moniliformis Joseph

- Basal stalk of stigmal vein short and relatively thick, about 0.6× length of stigma ( Fig. 40 ); torular-ocular distance 3× intertorular distance; interspiracular distance 3× distance between spiracle and posterior propodeal margin; fore femur 1.6× length of fore coxa.......................................................... .. S. uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Sycophilodes moniliformis Joseph ♀. 1, habitus, lateral view; 2, head, frontal view; 3, head, dorsal view; 4, antenna; 5, mandible; 6, mesosoma, lateral view; 7, mesosoma, dorsal view; 8, propodeum; 9, fore wing venation; 10, postmarginal and stigmal vein of fore wing (enlarged).

FIGURES 21 – 30. Sycophilodes uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov. ♀ paratype. 21, habitus, lateral view; 22, head, frontal view; 23, head, dorsal view; 24, antenna; 25, mandible; 26, mesosoma, lateral view; 27, mesosoma, dorsal view; 28, propodeum; 29, fore wing venation; 30, postmarginal and stigmal vein of fore wing (enlarged).

FIGURES 11 – 20. Sycophilodes moniliformis Joseph ♂. 11, habitus, lateral view; 12, head, frontal view; 13, head, dorsal view; 14, antenna; 15, mandible; 16, mesosoma, lateral view; 17, mesosoma, dorsal view; 18, propodeum; 19, fore wing venation; 20, postmarginal and stigmal vein of fore wing (enlarged).

FIGURES 31 – 40. Sycophilodes uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov. ♂ paratype. 31, habitus, lateral view; 32, head, frontal view; 33, head, dorsal view; 34, antenna; 35, mandible; 36, mesosoma, lateral view; 37, mesosoma, dorsal view; 38, propodeum; 39, fore wing venation; 40, postmarginal and stigmal vein of fore wing (enlarged).