Pararhabdepyris

Vargas, Juan M. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Three new species of Pararhabdepyris Gorbatovsky (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Central Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Zootaxa 4117 (3), pp. 429-439 : 430

Key for species of World Pararhabdepyris

1. Notaulus absent; scutellar transverse groove medially narrow and laterally ending in sub-circular deep foveae; submedian cell absent ( Figs 7 , 14 , 20 , 21).............................................................................. 2

- Notaulus present; scutellar transverse groove evenly wide along its length and bend posteriorly at its lateral ends; submedian cell present.......................................................................................... 3

2. Subocular groove absent; parapsidal signal as carinae; metapectal-propodeal complex not areolate.................... 4

- Subocular groove present; parapsidal signal as sulcus; metapectal-propodeal complex strongly areolate basally........................................................................................ P. lophos Azevedo & Barbosa

3. Vertex convex; pronotum black; parapsidal signal present................................ P. paradoxus Gorbatovsky

- Vertex straight; pronotum castaneous; parapsidal signal absent.......................... P. balios Azevedo & Barbosa

4. Frontal polished strike conspicuous between posterior margin of clypeus and anterior ocellus ( Fig. 1 ); metapectal-propodeal complex flanges flat at the spiracle level in lateral view ( Fig. 3 ).................... P. arabo Vargas & Azevedo , sp. nov.

- Frontal polished strike absent ( Figs 8 , 15 ); metapectal-propodeal complex flanges abruptly gibbous at the spiracle level in lateral view ( Figs 13 , 20 )................................................................................. 5

5. Eye setose ( Fig. 8 ); scape pale castaneous; metapectal-propodeal complex areolate ( Fig. 12 )................................................................................................ P. wafrika Vargas & Azevedo , sp. nov.

- Eye glabrous ( Fig. 15 ); scape castaneous; metapectal-propodeal complex faintly striate to polished ( Fig. 19 )................................................................................... P. ngangu Vargas & Azevedo , sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Pararhabdepyris arabo sp. nov. 1. Head, frontal view; 2. Head, lateral view; 3. Mesosoma, lateral view, 4. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 5. Metasoma, dorsal view; 6. Metasomal spot, dorsal view; 7. Forewing. Scale bar: 10 µm (Fig. 3), 20 µm (Figs 1, 2, 4 – 6), 50 µm (Fig. 7).

FIGURES 8 – 14. Pararhabdepyris wafrika sp. nov. 8. Head, frontal view; 9. Head, lateral view; 10. Mesosoma, lateral view; 11. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 12. Metasomal spot, dorsal view; 13. Metasoma, dorsal view; 14. Forewing. Scale bar: 20 µm.

FIGURES 15 – 20. Pararhabdepyris ngangu sp. nov. 15. Head, frontal view; 16. Head, lateral view; 17. Mesosoma, lateral view; 18. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 19. Metasomal spot, lateral view; 20. Forewing. Scale bar: 20 µm.