Earinus Wesmael, 1837

Tang, Pu, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2018, Review of the genus Earinus Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from China, Zootaxa 4504 (3), pp. 345-358 : 346

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Key to Chinese species of the genus Earinus Wesmael View in CoL View at ENA

1. Head and mesosoma conspicuously long setose ( Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ); face strongly and conspicuously punctate and laterally flattened compared to middle ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ); hind tibia yellowish brown, but subbasally paler than apically ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 ). China (Heilongjiang, Jilin); Europe; Turkey; Far East Russia, Japan................................................................................... E. elator ( Fabricius, 1804) View in CoL

- Head and mesosoma normally setose ( Figs 1G View FIGURE 1 , 2B View FIGURE 2 , 4H View FIGURE 4 , 5F View FIGURE 5 , 6F View FIGURE 6 , 7F View FIGURE 7 ); face at most punctulate and laterally weakly convex ( Figs 1C View FIGURE 1 , 2F View FIGURE 2 , 4E View FIGURE 4 , 5G View FIGURE 5 , 6G View FIGURE 6 , 7B View FIGURE 7 ); hind tibia (except apical third) largely or completely pale or whitish yellow or entirely dark brown or black ( Figs 1I View FIGURE 1 , 7E View FIGURE 7 ) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Ovipositor sheath 0.3–0.5 × fore wing (= 0.25–0.45 × body and 0.5–0.8 × metasoma) ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 4A View FIGURE 4 ); third metasomal tergite without medial elevation ( Figs 2H View FIGURE 2 , 4G View FIGURE 4 ); basal half of ovipositor sheath largely narrow ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 4A View FIGURE 4 ); hind tibia pale yellowish subbasally or entirely black ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 4A View FIGURE 4 ).................................................................................................................................. 3

- Ovipositor sheath 0.9–1.3 × fore wing (= 0.8–1.4 × body and 1.4–2.6 × metasoma) ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6A View FIGURE 6 , 7A View FIGURE 7 ); third metasomal tergite with medial elevation ( Figs 1F View FIGURE 1 , 5D View FIGURE 5 , 6I View FIGURE 6 ); basal half of ovipositor sheath largely ribbon-shaped ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6A View FIGURE 6 , 7A View FIGURE 7 ); hind tibia with dark brown or brown dorsal spot subbasally ( Figs 1I View FIGURE 1 , 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6A View FIGURE 6 , 7E View FIGURE 7 )............................................................................................. 5

3. Metasoma black ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 ); hind coxa and femur pale yellowish ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); ovipositor sheath about 0.3 × fore wing ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); face distinctly punctate ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ). China (Guizhou); Vietnam.......................... E. brevistigmus van Achterberg et Long, 2010

- Metasoma entirely or largely yellowish red ( Fig. 4G View FIGURE 4 ); hind coxa and femur dark brown ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ); ovipositor sheath about 0.5 × fore wing ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ); face sparsely minutely punctate ( Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 ) .............................................................................................. 4

4. Length of malar space 2.1 × basal width of mandible ( Fig. 4H View FIGURE 4 ); POL 0.9 × OOL ( Fig. 4F View FIGURE 4 ); length of first metasomal tergite equal to its apical width ( Fig. 4G View FIGURE 4 ); fore leg largely yellowish brown ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ); basal half of first tergite faintly striate ( Fig. 4G View FIGURE 4 ). China (Zhejiang).......................................................................................................................................... E. longigena sp. nov.

- Length of malar space 2.6-2.7 × basal width of mandible; POL 0.7 × OOL; length of first metasomal tergite 1.3 ×its apical width; fore leg almost entirely black; first tergite smooth. China ( Taiwan, Fujian?).............. E. bicolor Chou et Sharkey, 1989 View in CoL

5. Hind femur comparatively short and less slender ( Figs 1I View FIGURE 1 , 6H View FIGURE 6 ); first metasomal tergite robust ( Figs 1F View FIGURE 1 , 6I View FIGURE 6 ); colour of hind tibial spurs similar to colour of middle of hind basitarsus ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ) ..................................................................................................... 6

- Hind femur comparatively long and slender ( Figs 5H View FIGURE 5 , 7E View FIGURE 7 ); first tergite less robust ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ); relative colour of hind tibial spurs and middle of basitarsus variable ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 7E View FIGURE 7 ) .......................................................................................................................... 7

6. Mandible yellowish or brown ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); area of second tergite truncate medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); hind tibial spurs dark brown ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ). China (Tibet, Fuzhou?, Yunnan?, Taiwan?) ; Vietnam; Thailand. E. aurantius van Achterberg et Long, 2010

- Mandible black ( Fig. 6G View FIGURE 6 ); area of second tergite protruding medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 6I View FIGURE 6 ); hind tibial spurs yellowish brown ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ). China (Sichuan, Zhejiang)..................................................................................................................... E. protinus sp. nov.

7. Mandible brown (but basally darker) ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 ); scapus gradually curved dorsally; hind basitarsus largely dark brown, middle similar to hind spurs ( Fig. 7E View FIGURE 7 ). China (Guizhou, Fujian)........................................................ E. wuyiensis Chen et Yang, 1999 View in CoL

- Mandible black ( Fig. 5G View FIGURE 5 ); scapus angularly curved dorsally; hind basitarsus pale yellowish, middle paler than hind spurs ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ). China (Tibet) ....................................................................................................................................... E. pallitarsus sp. nov.