Neococcidencyrtus, Compere, 1928

Noyes, John Stuart, 2023, ENCYRTIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 4 Subfamily Encyrtinae: tribes Arrhenophagini, Habrolepidini, Cerapterocerini, Cheiloneurini, Trechnitini, Cercobelini, Polaszekiini, Protyndarichoidini, Gahaniellini and Syrphophagini (part), mainly primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of Coccoidea and Psylloidea (Hemiptera), Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 2 (11), pp. 1-921 : 127-128

Key to Costa Rican species of Neococcidencyrtus

(Females)

1. Hind femur orange, at most with a slightly oblique, dorsal, dark brown, subapical spot. .............................................................................................................................. 2

- Hind femur mostly dark brown, sometimes mixed dark orange-brown or orange at apices ................................................................................................................... 5

2(1) Face ( Fig. 295) without a transverse brown band above toruli ......................................... ......................................................................................... mansua sp.nov. (p. 128)

- Face ( Figs 300, 309, 312) with a distinct brown band above toruli, level with top of interantennal prominence ..................................................................................... 3

3(2) Fore wing ( Fig. 302) relatively slender, more than 2.6X as long as broad; broadest point of hyaline band distad of venation about 4.5X as wide as narrowest point; dark brown rings on hind tibia connected externally by a narrow brown streak; gonostylus longer than mid tibial spur ................................ grias sp.nov. (p. 130)

- Fore wing ( Fig. 310, 315) not more than 2.5X as long as broad; broadest point of hyaline band distad of venation about 2.5X as wide as narrowest point; dark brown rings on hind tibia not connected by a dark brown streak externally; gonostylus shorter than mid tibial spur .............................................................................................. 4

4(3) Head ( Fig. 309) less than 5.5X as wide as frontovertex; occiput without a brown spot above the foramen ............................................................... drysus Noyes (p. 131)

- Head ( Fig. 312) at least 6X as wide as frontovertex; occiput with a brown spot above the foramen ........................................................................... cyclope sp.nov. (p. 132)

5(1) Hind tibia with a pair of distinct brown bands ............................................................... 6

- Hind tibia completely dark brown, without brown bands .............................................. 7

6(5) Head ( Fig. 322) less than 5X as wide as frontovertex; antenna ( Fig. 317) with funicle segments transverse or subquadrate, linear sensilla present on at most F4-F6; fore wing ( Fig. 319) with linea clava entire ............................ hilaria sp.nov. (p. 134)

- Head ( Fig. 328) more than 5X as wide as frontovertex; antenna ( Fig. 323) with all funicle segments longer than broad, linear sensilla present on F3-F6; fore wing ( Fig. 326) with linea calva interrupted by at least 2 setae ................... orion sp.nov. (p. 135)

7(5) Fore wing hyaline ............................................................... crouzelae De Santis (p. 137)

- Fore wing with a distinct infuscate pattern ..................................................................... 8

8(7) Antenna with F3 longer than broad, clearly larger than F1 or F2; head more than 3.5X as wide as frontovertex; mandible with three teeth, lowest tooth acute ...................... ..................................................................................... dracaenus sp.nov. (p. 138)

- Antenna with F3 quadrate or transverse, subequal in size to F1 and F2; head less than 3.5X as wide as frontovertex; mandible with one lower tooth, a short acute middle tooth and a broad, straight truncation ............................ plinthus sp.nov. (p. 140)