Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus), 1834

Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Huber, John T., Logarzo, Guillermo A., Berezovskiy, Vladimir V. & Aquino, Daniel A., 2010, Review of Gonatocerus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in the Neotropical region, with description of eleven new species, Zootaxa 2456, pp. 1-243 : 14

Key to females of the described Neotropical species of Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus)

[ Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) aequatorianus (Ogloblin) not included because it is known only from a male]

1 Forewing with a narrow brown band extending from marginal or stigmal veins to posterior margin of wing ........... 2

- Forewing without band behind marginal or stigmal veins............................................................................................ 3

2(1) Antenna with mps on F7 and F8 only and clava incised at apex ( Fig. 12 ); forewing with brown band mostly behind stigmal vein ( Fig. 14 ) ............................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) appendiculatus (Ogloblin)

- Antenna with mps at least on F4–F8 and clava not incised at apex ( Fig. 54 ); forewing with brown band mostly behind marginal vein ( Fig. 56 ) ....................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) stenopterus (Ogloblin)

3(1) Pronotum with lobes widely separated from each other; ovipositor exserted beyond apex of gaster by at least 0.5x own length ( Fig. 49 ) ......................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) perforator (Ogloblin)

- Pronotum with lobes abutting medially; ovipositor exserted beyond apex of gaster by at most 0.4x own length....... 4

4(3) F5 without mps.............................................................................................................................................................. 5

- F5 with 1 or 2 mps ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

5(4) F6 without mps; forewing disc almost hyaline, at most with faint, uniform brownish tinge ....................................... 6

- F6 usually with mps; forewing disc notably infumate with brown throughout ............................................................. ..................................................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) excisus (Ogloblin) (part)

6(5) F1 strongly incised dorsoapically ( Fig. 22 ); forewing at most 4.2x as long as wide...................................................... ............................................................................................................................. G. (Gonatocerus) californicus Girault

- F1 not incised (although curved) dorsoapically ( Fig. 19 ); forewing at least 4.9x as long as wide ................................ ....................................................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) bonaerensis (Ogloblin)

7(4) Ovipositor short (ovipositor length: mesotibia length ratio at most 1.1:1), not exserted beyond gastral apex ........... 8

- Ovipositor long (ovipositor length: mesotibia length ratio at least 1.7:1), exserted beyond gastral apex by at least 0.14x own length........................................................................................................................................................... 9

8(7)F3 with 2 mps .................................................................................................. G. (Gonatocerus) granulosus (Ogloblin)

- F3 without mps ........................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) excisus (Ogloblin) (part)

9(7) F4 with 2 mps; ovipositor exserted beyond gastral apex by about 0.4x own length ( Fig. 45 ) ...................................... .............................................................................................................................. G. (Gonatocerus) mexicanus Perkins

- F4 without mps or sometimes with 1 mps; ovipositor exserted beyond gastral apex by at most 0.3x own length .... 10

10(9)F6 with 1 or 2 mps .....................................................................................................................................................11

- F6 without mps............................................................................................................................................................12

11(10)Forewing with a distinct round or oval brown spot with diffuse margins in apical 0.3 of wing ( Fig. 42 ) ................. .................................................................................................................................. G. (Gonatocerus) koebelei Perkins

- Forewing slightly infumate throughout, without a brown spot ( Fig. 61 ).... G. (Gonatocerus) urocerus Ogloblin (part)

12(10)Forewing usually with a more or less distinct (sometimes faint or absent) round or oval brown spot in apical 0.3 of wing; ovipositor exserted beyond gastral apex by at most 0.2x own length .............................................................. 13

- Forewing slightly infumate throughout, without a brown spot ( Fig. 61 ); ovipositor exserted beyond gastral apex by about 0.3x own length ................................................................................. G. (Gonatocerus) urocerus Ogloblin (part)

13(12)Forewing at most 4.0x as long as wide; longest marginal seta about one third (0.31–0.36x) maximum wing width ...................................................................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) rivalis Girault

- Forewing at least 4.1x as long as wide; longest marginal seta a little less than half (0.44–0.47x) maximum wing width ..................................................................................................................... G. (Gonatocerus) antillensis Dozier

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 14. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) appendiculatus ♀ (lectotype): 12, antenna; 13, body; 14, wings.

FIGURES 54 – 56. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) stenopterus ♀ (lectotype): 54, antenna; 55, body; 56, wings.

FIGURES 47 – 50. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) perforator ♀ (Loreto, Misiones, Argentina): 47, antenna; 48, dorsellum and propodeum; 49, body; 50, forewing.

FIGURES 22 – 24. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) californicus ♀ (22 – Menifee Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA; 23, 24 – El Manantial, Tucumán, Argentina): 22, antenna; 23, dorsellum, propodeum, and metasoma; 24, forewing.

FIGURES 19 – 21. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) bonaerensis ♀ (Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina): 19, antenna; 20, body; 21, forewing.

FIGURES 43 – 46. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) mexicanus ♀ (43 – Menifee Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA; 44 – 46 – 3 mi. N of Cardel, Veracruz, Mexico): 43, antenna; 44, mesosoma; 45, gaster (lateral view); 46, forewing.

FIGURES 40 – 42. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) koebelei ♀ (Belle Glade, Palm Beach Co., Florida, USA): 40, antenna; 41, metasoma; 42, forewing.

FIGURES 59 – 61. Gonatocerus (Gonatocerus) urocerus ♀ (59, 60 – Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 61 – Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina): 59, antenna; 60, mesosoma and metasoma; 61, forewing.