Pachyprotasis indica

Zhong, Yihai & Wei, Meicai, 2010, The Pachyprotasis indica group (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in China with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 2670, pp. 1-30 : 2-3

Key to species of indica group

1 Anal cell of hind wings petiolate .................................................................................................................................. 2

- Anal cell of hind wings not petiolate. In female antennae red yellow with black apex, temples and the entire upper side of head red yellow, thorax red yellow with some white markings; in male head and thorax black and white yellow, abdomen red yellow with black markings, antennae black. Head and mesonotum strongly shiny, with fine scattered punctures, but without micro-sculpture between them. India, Myanmar-Yunnan frontier.................................... ................................................................................................................................................... P. i n d i c a Forsius, 1931

2 Head or thorax with red spots ....................................................................................................................................... 3

- Head and thorax black or yellow white, without red .................................................................................................. 10

3 Antennae fulvous, without black .................................................................................................................................. 4

- At least dorsal part of antennae black ........................................................................................................................... 5

4 Anterior margin of labrum truncated; mesopleura and pectus fulvous except slope spot on anterior part of mesepisternum; mesoscutellum with irregular punctures on its top; mesepleuron and abdomen impunctate. India.................. ............................................................................................................................... P. kalatopensis Saini & Kalia, 1989

- Anterior margin of labrum acute triangular, mesopleura and pectus pale yellow, upper corner of mesopleura black; mesopleura with scattered and small punctures, mesoscutellum impunctate. China (Hunan) ....................................... ............................................................................................................................. P. fulvicornis Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

5 Anterior margin of labrum rounded or triangular ......................................................................................................... 7

- Anterior margin of labrum strongly tapered, like a needle........................................................................................... 6

6 Frontal area continues with inner orbits black, outer margin of stigma infuscate, other part of stigma and veins pale brown; median fovea ditch-like, deeply extending to median ocellus; labrum small, apex strongly tapered like a needle. China (Hubei) ................................................................................................ P. spinilabria Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

- Frontal area continues with inner orbits brown; middle part of stigma black brown; veins black brown except for costa, subcosta and Rs, which are pale brown; median fovea ditch-like, anterior half deep and posterior half shallow, labrum large, only apex strongly tapering like a needle. China (Sichuan) .. P . paraspinilabria Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

7 Flagellomere 1 shorter than flagellomere 2 .................................................................................................................. 8

- Flagellomere 1 equal to or longer than flagellomere 2 .................................................................................................9

8 Mesepisternum with fulvous spot, pectus with large white spot; dorsal side of head coarsely punctured. China (Hunan, Guizhou) ................................................................................................................... P. rufocephala Wei, 2005

- Mesepisternum black without fulvous, pectus with white stripe along each side of mesoternal middle furrow; dorsal side of head finely punctured. Myanmar-Yunnan frontier ................................................ P. hepaticolor Malaise, 1945

9 Base of hind femur yellow white; thorax and abdomen red, black are: broad transverse band on ventral part of mesepisternum, mesosternal groove, mesopleural groove continues with mesepimeron, base of metapleuron, irregular posterior spots on lateral sides of all tergites, hind parts of all sternites. China (Sichuan) ............................................ ........................................................................................................................... P. rufotegulata Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

- Base of hind femur black, outer side with red band, without yellow; thorax and abdomen black, red are: posterior part of pronotum, tegulae, lateral sides of mesonotal middle lobe; middle part of metapostnotum; tergites 4, 5 and middle parts of sternites red. China (Henan) ................................................................. P. rubiginosa Wei & Nie, 1998

10 Mesopleuron yellow white, at most upper corner black............................................................................................. 11

- Mesopleuron black, sometimes with yellow white spot ............................................................................................. 12

11 Hind tarsi except extreme apex of tarsomere 5 red brown; abdomen red brown, yellow brown are: deflexed lateral side and broad posterior band on lateral side of tergite 1, deflexed lateral sides of tergites 6 and 7, tergites 8 and 9 except medial triangular spots; tergites 1, 2 and tergites 5–7 each with black basal spot on lateral part; median fovea furrow ditch-like, shallow. China (Yunnan) ........................................................... P. rufigaster Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

- Hind tarsi white, only base of tarsomere 1 and apex of tarsomere 5 black; abdomen black, tergites 4 and 5 brown; median fovea ditch-like, shallowly extends to median ocellus. China (Guizhou) ......... P. youi Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

12 Punctures on head dense, distinct ............................................................................................................................... 13

- Punctures on head scattered, indistinct; abdomen black, broad triangular spot on tergites 2–5 red, anterolateral and

lateral part of all tergites and sternites entirely yellow white. India..................... P. maculiventris Saini & Vasu, 1998 13 Median fovea ditch-like, deeply reaching median ocellus, metacoxa yellow white, outer face with black stripe..... 14

- Median fovea ditch or pit-like, but not reaching median ocellus, metacoxa black or with white spot ...................... 16

14 Each of tergites 6–8 with red brown spot ................................................................................................................... 15

- Abdomen black, apical part of tergite 3, tergite 4 and 5 red, tergites 6–8 entirely black; hind margins of tergites 3–6 each with a triangular yellow white spot, middle part of pectus with distinct yellow white spot. China (Shanxi) ........ ................................................................................................................................ P. maculotergitis Zhu & Wei, 2008

15 Body length 10 mm, yellow white part of metafemur shorter than 1/7 of itself; posterolateral part of tergites 4–8 and sternites entirely yellow white; flagellomere 1 equal to flagellomere 2; punctures on upper part of mesepisternum a little large. China (Henan) ........................................................................................... P. rubiapicilia Wei & Nie, 1999

- Body length 7.5 mm, yellow white part of metafemur longer than 1/4 of itself; tergites 4–8 and sternites entirely red; flagellomere 1 longer than flagellomere 2; punctures on upper part of mesepisternum minute, shallow. China (Henan) ................................................................................................................ P. fulvomaculata Wei & Zhong, 2002

16 Punctures on mesopisternum minute, shallow and fine.............................................................................................. 17

- Punctures on mesepisternum large, deep and coarse; punctures on dorsal part of head and mesoscutum large, dense and coarse; mesoscutellum with shallow and broad middle furrow; clypeus dark brown; four front femora and tibiae red brown, tarsi yellow brown. China (Hubei) ............................................................ P. jiangi Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

17 Outer side of metafemur except base red brown, inner part with black band; metatibia except extreme apex and metatarsi yellow brown; mesepisternum and pectus black without white spots; penis valves round at apex. China (Yunnan) .................................................................................................................... P. zhouhui Zhong & Wei, sp. nov.

- Apex of metafemur black without red; basal half of metatibia fulvous, apical half black; mesepisternum and pectus with distinct white spots; penis valves acute at apex. China (Henan, Hunan) ....................... P. rufocinctilia Wei, 1998