Taiwanomyrme

Tu, Bin-Bin, Lelej, Arkady S. & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2015, Review of the genus Taiw ano my rme Tsuneki, 1993 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Mutillinae), with description of two new species from China, Zootaxa 4020 (3), pp. 588-600 : 599-600

Key to species of Taiwanomyrme

1. Males............................................................................................... 2

- Females............................................................................................ 5

2. Mesosoma and metasoma black. Penial valve apically distinctly swollen ( Figs 4 C, D)............... T. friekae (Zavattari)

- Mesosoma or metasomal segments 1–3 ferruginous-red. Penial valve apically hook-like ( Figs 3 , 4 A, B)................. 3

3. Mesosoma black. Metasomal segments 1–3 ferruginous-red..................................... T. basirufus (Chen)

- Mesosoma largely ferruginous-red. Metasoma black......................................................... 4

4. Outer carina on scape beneath less developed than mesal one, distance between carinae 0.3 × scape width ( Fig. 2C ). Clypeal preapical concave area long ( Fig. 2A ). Apex of volsellar cuspis with long dense setae ( Figs 3 A, B). T. impressoides sp. nov.

- Scape beneath with two well developed carinae, distance between carinae more than 0.5 × scape width ( Fig. 2 D). Clypeal preapical concave area shorter ( Fig. 2B ). Apex of volsellar cuspis with short sparse setae ( Figs 3 C, D). T. impressus (Chen)

5. Pronotum laterally (dorsal view) with two blunt tubercles ( Fig. 6 B). Scutellar scale very small, pointed. Pygidial area smooth..................................................................................... T. basirufus (Chen)

- Pronotum laterally (dorsal view) with two sharp tubercles ( Fig. 5 B). Scutellar scale wide, V-shaped. Pygidial area microstriate................................................................................. T. latisquamula sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Genitalia of males. A, B. Taiwanomyrme impressoides sp. nov., holotype. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C, D. T. impressus (Chen), China, Fujian. C. Dorsal view. D. Ventral view. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 4. Genitalia of males. A, B. Taiwanomyrme basirufus (Chen), Zhejiang. C, D. T. friekae (Zavattari), Zhejiang. A, C. Dorsal view. B, D. Ventral view. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Taiwanomyrme latisquamula sp. nov., ♀, holotype. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Mesosoma, dorsal view. C. Metasoma, dorsal view. D. Head, frontal view. E. Head, dorsal view. F. Head, lateral view. G. Pygidium. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 6. Taiwanomyrme basirufus (Chen), ♀, Zhejiang. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Mesosoma, dorsal view. C. Metasoma, dorsal view. D. Head, frontal view. E. Head, dorsal view. F. Head, lateral view. G. Pygidium. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 2. A, C, E. Taiwanomyrme impressoides sp. nov., holotype, ♂. B, D, F. T. impressus (Chen), ♂, Fujian. A, B. Clypeus. C, D. Antenna. E, F. Mandible. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.