Eknomia Santos et Aguiar, 2012

Santos, Bernardo F. & Aguiar, Alexandre P., 2012, Phylogeny and description of Eknomia, a morphologically unusual new genus of Neotropical Cryptinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with three new species, Zootaxa 3237 (1), pp. 35-52 : 43

Key to the species of Eknomia Santos et Aguiar , gen. nov.

1. Propodeum with distinct sublateral crests ( Figs 9, 11 ); in male, crests weak and strigation of propodeum coarse, irregular; tegula and subalar ridge with whitish marks ( Fig. 9 )....................... Eknomia propodeator Santos et Aguiar , sp. nov.

- Propodeum without sublateral crests, in either males or females; strigation of propodeum fine, uniform ( Figs 2 , 7 ); tegula and subalar ridge without whitish marks ( Figs 1–2 , 5 )............................................................ 2

2. Head and mesosoma mostly black ( Figs 1–2 ); head globose ( Fig. 3 ); ovipositor apex very stout, dorsal valve apically rounded ( Figs 1 , 4 )........................................................... Eknomia nigra Santos et Aguiar , sp. nov.

- Head and mesosoma nearly entirely orange or brownish ( Fig. 5 ); head somewhat triangular ( Fig. 6 ); ovipositor apex moderately slender, dorsal valve apically triangular ( Fig. 8 )........................ Eknomia rubra Santos et Aguiar , sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Eknomia nigra, sp. nov., holotype, habitus.

FIGURES 2–4. Eknomia nigra, sp. nov. 2, Holotype, dorsal view. 3, Paratype, head, front view. 4, Paratype, ovipositor tip, lateral view.

FIGURES 9–12. Eknomia propodeator, sp. nov., holotype. 9, Lateral view. 10, Head, front view. 11, Propodeum, dorsal view. 12, Ovipositor apex, lateral view.

FIGURES 5–8. Eknomia rubra, sp. nov., holotype. 5, Lateral view. 6, Head, front view. 7, Propodeum, dorsal view. 8, Ovipositor apex, lateral view.