Andesipolis

Mitio, Shimbori Eduardo, Souza, Souza-Gessner Carolina Da Silva, Maria, Penteado-Dias Angelica & Richard, Shaw Scott, 2017, A revision of the genus Andesipolis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) and redefinition of the subfamily Mesostoinae, Zootaxa 4216 (2), pp. 101-152 : 112-113

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scientific name	Andesipolis
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Key to known species of Andesipolis View in CoL View at ENA

1. Propodeum with two pairs of lateral carinae arising from areola toward limit with metapleuron (as in Figs 14, 15 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ), anterior pair frequently irregular; if anterior pair of carinae weak and reduced then petiole rugose............................... 2

- Propodeum without anterior pair of lateral carinae and surface smooth and polished ( Figs 17, 21, 24 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); petiole mostly smooth and polished except by dorsal carinae and weak striation ( Figs 28, 30, 32 View FIGURES 26 – 34 )....................................... 23

2(1). Fore wing maculate; stigma broadly rounded, 2.4x longer than broad...................... A. framea Whitfield & Choi View in CoL

- Fore wing hyaline or evenly infuscate; stigma narrower, more than 2.8x longer than broad.......................... 3

3(2). Hind tarsal claw with distinct basal lobe ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35 – 36 ).............................................. A. chilensis sp. n.

- Hind tarsal claw simple, sometimes with tiny basal bump ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 36 )............................................. 4

4(3). Mesosoma View in CoL compressed dorso-ventrally, 2.5x longer than high ( Fig. 92 View FIGURES 92 – 97 ); mesoscutum projected anteriorly over pronotum ( Fig. 96 View FIGURES 92 – 97 ); scutellar sulcus 0.07x longer than wide, strongly crenulate ( Fig. 95 View FIGURES 92 – 97 )..................... A. compressithorax sp. n.

- Mesosoma View in CoL not compressed dorso-ventrally, at most 2.0x longer than high; mesoscutum not projected over pronotum; scutellar sulcus 0.24–0.52x longer than wide, mostly with one median carina and few weak lateral carinae..................... 5

5(4). Body color entirely honey yellow ( Fig. 134 View FIGURES 134 – 138 ).............................................. A. patagoniensis sp. n.

- Body color variable, entirely dark brown to mostly yellow with brown regions (as in Fig. 129 View FIGURES 129 – 133 ) but never entirely honey yellow................................................................................................... 6

6(5) Posterior region of pronotum dorsally long and nearly flat, at least 3x longer than anterior region and mostly smooth and with- out sulcus ( Figs 6 and 7 View FIGURES 2 – 13 ); and fore wing vein 2a close to vein 1cu-a, 1-1AC less than 0.2x vein 2-1A ( Figs 112 View FIGURES 108 – 113 and 122 View FIGURES 119 – 124 ).. 7

- Posterior region of pronotum dorsally not more than 2x longer than anterior region, usually with more or less crenulate sulcus or rugose ( Figs 2–5, 8–13 View FIGURES 2 – 13 ); length of fore wing vein 1-1AC variable, usually longer than 0.2x vein 2-1A ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 62 – 67 )....... 8

7(6) Pterostigma long and narrow ( Fig. 112 View FIGURES 108 – 113 ), 5.6–6.2x longer than wide............................... A. longicollis sp. n.

- Pterostigma 3.2-3.8x longer than wide ( Fig. 122 View FIGURES 119 – 124 ).............................................. A. monteiroi sp. n.

8(6) Pronotum long ( Fig. 153 View FIGURES 153 – 158 ), in dorsal view longer than vertex; hind wing vein M+CU about as long as vein 1M ( Fig. 156 View FIGURES 153 – 158 )........................................................................................... A. supernus sp. n.

- Pronotum short, in dorsal view shorter than vertex ( Fig. 60 View FIGURES 56 – 61 ); hind wing vein M+CU more than 1.5X longer than vein 1M ( Fig. 58 View FIGURES 56 – 61 )................................................................................................ 9

9(8) Occipital carina bordered by crenulate sulcus ( Figs 40, 41 View FIGURES 39 – 42 ); frons and vertex densely setose................. A. ona sp. n.

- Occipital carina bordered by smooth sulcus (sulcus sometimes shallow and inconspicuous) ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 39 – 42 ); frons and vertex with scattered setae ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 39 – 42 )............................................................................... 10

10(9) Sternaulus long and strongly crenulate, covering more than half length of mesopleuron and reaching epicnemial carina anteri- orly ( Figs 49 and 50 View FIGURES 47 – 55 )................................................................................ 11

- Sternaulus shorter and not reaching epicnemial carina ( Figs 47, 48 View FIGURES 47 – 55 )........................................... 12

11(10) Head honey yellow, frons and vertex mostly brown ( Figs 145–147 View FIGURES 145 – 148 ); pronotum brown dorsally............ A. shawi sp. n.

- Head dark brown ( Figs 102, 103 View FIGURES 102 – 107 ); pronotum yellow dorsally ( Fig. 104 View FIGURES 102 – 107 ).............................. A. itatiaia sp. n.

12(10) Propodeum and head, except stemmaticum, yellow ( Figs 56 View FIGURES 56 – 61 , 152 View FIGURES 149 – 152 )............................................. 13

- Propodeum and head mostly dark brown to black ( Figs 87, 139 View FIGURES 139 – 144 , 167, 168 View FIGURES 164 – 168 )........................................14

13(12) Pronotum black ( Fig. 60 View FIGURES 56 – 61 )................................................................ A. atlanticus sp. n.

- Pronotum yellowish ( Fig. 152 View FIGURES 149 – 152 ).............................................................. A. soaresi sp. n.

14(12) Metasomal terga beyond petiole brown to dark brown with TII+III whitish ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 74 – 79 )................ A. brasiliensis sp. n.

- Metasomal terga beyond mostly brown or pale brown including TII+III ( Fig. 83 View FIGURES 80 – 84 , 87).............................. 15

15(14) Mesonotum yellow-brown with brown scutellar sulcus; ovipositor 0.8-0.9x longer than hind tibia and 1.6x longer than sheaths................................................................................... A. masoni Choi & Suh View in CoL

- Mesonotum mostly brown or dark brown ( Fig. 127 View FIGURES 125 – 128 ), if mostly yellowish then scutellar sulcus also yellowish ( Fig. 65 View FIGURES 62 – 67 ); ovipos- itor 0.5-0.7x longer than hind tibia and at most 1.3x longer than sheaths.........................................16

16(15) Antennal sockets expanded, shaped as a short additional pair of scapus ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 39 – 42 ).................. A. pseudoscapus sp. n.

- Antennal sockets not expanded ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 39 – 42 )................................................................. 17

17(16) Stigma narrow, 4.2-4.6x longer than wide ( Figs 67 View FIGURES 62 – 67 , 161 View FIGURES 159 – 162 ).................................................... 18

- Stigma globose, 2.8-3.6x longer than wide ( Fig. 125 View FIGURES 125 – 128 )....................................................... 20

18(17) Ovipositor curved............................................................ A. yanayacu Townsend & Shaw

- Ovipositor straight ( Fig. 159 View FIGURES 159 – 162 ).......................................................................... 19

19(18) Propleuron and pronotum laterally dark brown to black ( Fig. 159 View FIGURES 159 – 162 )............................... A. townsendi sp. n.

- Propleuron and pronotum laterally honey yellow to orange-brown ( Fig. 62 View FIGURES 62 – 67 )........................ A. belshawi sp. n.

20(17) Hind wing vein 1M short, almost as long as vein 1cu-a; pronotum dorsally dark brown.............. A. nothofagus sp. n.

- Hind wing vein 1M about 2x longer than vein 1cu-a ( Fig. 166 View FIGURES 164 – 168 ); pronotum dorsally yellowish........................ 21

21(20) Mesopleuron honey yellow ( Fig. 80 View FIGURES 80 – 84 ); petiole without mid-longitudinal ridge....................... A. brevisulcus sp. n.

- Mesopleuron dark brown ( Figs 85, 164 View FIGURES 164 – 168 ); petiole with distinct mid-longitudinal ridge.............................. 22

22(21) Notauli deeply impressed and crenulate dorsally ( Fig. 167 View FIGURES 164 – 168 ); petiole yellow but medially brown ( Fig. 168 View FIGURES 164 – 168 ). A. whitfieldi sp. n.

- Notauli weakly impressed and smooth dorsally; petiole dark brown ( Fig. 87)........................ A. cacildis sp. n.

23(1) Dorsal carinae of petiole meeting, and reaching the apex of terga ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 26 – 34 ); stigma long and narrow, about 6x longer than wide; vein r arising well basad middle of stigma ( Fig. 116 View FIGURES 114 – 118 )............................................. A. masneri sp. n.

- Dorsal carinae of petiole present only basally, not meeting apically ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 26 – 34 ); stigma about 4x longer than wide; vein r arising at middle of stigma ( Fig. 100 View FIGURES 98 – 101 )......................................................................... 24

24(23) Hind tarsal claw with prominent basal lobe (as in Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35 – 36 ).............................. A. whartoni Whitfield & Choi View in CoL

- Hind tarsal claw simple, without basal lobe ((as in Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 36 )................................................... 25

25(24) Propodeum with areola incomplete ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); hind wing vein 1M 2x longer than r-m.................. A. flamengo sp. n.

- Propodeum with long triangular areola ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 14 – 25 ); hind wing vein 1M about as long as vein r-m........... A. bicolor sp. n.