Anisocyrta Foerster in Palearctic Region

Yao, Junli, Kula, Robert R. & Chen, Jiahua, 2018, Two new species of Anisocyrta Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from China, Zootaxa 4459 (3), pp. 575-582 : 577

Key to species of genus Anisocyrta Foerster in Palearctic Region

1. Second submarginal cell of fore wing large (van Achterberg 1986: Figs 4 , 14 ); 3RSb of fore wing 1.30–2.20 × longer than vein 3RSa (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 4); antennae 24–38 flagellomeres; palpi pale yellowish and less robust (van Achterberg 1986: Figs 20, 23, 25); hind femur dorsally and at least apical half of hind coxa yellowish................................. 2

- Second submarginal cell of fore wing small (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 27); 3RSb of fore wing about 3.00 × longer than vein 3SRa (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 27); antennae 23–25 flagellomeres; palpi dark brown and robust (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 29); hind femur dorsally and hind coxa completely yellowish brown, femur partly dark brown................................................................................................ Anisocyrta microchora van Achterberg

2. 3RSb 2.20 × longer than 3RSa ( Fig. 1 ); 2CUb departs from the anterior fourth to middle of 1 st subdiscal cell............ 3

- 3RSb 1.30–1.90 × longer than 3RSa ( Fig. 11 ); 2CUb departs from the middle of 1 st subdiscal cell ( Fig. 11 ).............. 4

3. 2CUb departs from anterior fourth of 1 st subdiscal cell, almost interstitial; mandible dark brown; precoxal sulcus wide and very shallow; anterior third of frons and face entirely finely and densely granulate, with sparse short rugae; ovipositor short, ovipositor sheath 0.80–1.00 × longer than metasoma, 0.35–0.40 × length of fore wing ( Belokobylskij & Tobias 1997: Figs 9– 15 )..................................................................... Anisocyrta shelichovi Belokobylskij

- 2CUb departs from middle of 1 st subdiscal cell ( Fig. 11 ); mandible mostly reddish brown ( Fig. 12 ); precoxal sulcus narrow and deep, smooth ( Fig. 15 ); frons amooth ( Fig. 14 ) and face smooth except some transvers ridges near clypeus ( Fig. 13 ); ovipositor long, ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma, 0.50–0.60 × length of fore wing ( Fig. 17 )................................................................................................. Anisocyrta xiaoliyaoae Yao , sp. n.

4. Propodeum extensively rugose medially (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 18); ventral half of pronotum largely rugose.......... 5

- Propodeum largely smooth, at most with some rugae (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 11); ventral half of pronotum largely smooth (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 1)............................................................................ 6

5. Propodeum without areola; F1 1.80–2.20 × longer than F2; inner side of apex of hind tibia with dense and whitish setae (van Achterberg 1986: fig. 24).................................................. Anisocyrta alpinicola van Achterberg

- Basal half of propodeum with small areola medially, connected with pair of large rugose areolae apically, ridges of areola protruding strongly ( Fig. 8 ); F1 1.40 × longer than F2; inner side of apex of hind tibia with sparse and yellow setae ( Fig. 10 ).......................................................................... Anisocyrta cvanachterbergi Yao , sp. n.

6. Ovipositor sheath 1.70–2.70 mm, 1.40–1.60 × longer than hind tibia, 0.50–0.70 × length of fore wing; antenna 26–31 flagellomeres; fore wing 2.90–3.80 mm; inner apex of hind tibia with sparse and yellowish or brownish setae ( Belokobylskij 1998: fig. 107, 8–19).............................................................. Anisocyrta perdita Haliday

- Ovipositor sheath 2.80–3.20 mm, 1.80–2.30 × longer than hind tibia, 0.70–0.80 × length of fore wing; antenna 30–37 flagellomeres; fore wing 3.60–4.60 mm; inner apex of hind tibia with dense and whitish setae ( Tobias 1962: Figs 14–15 )........................................................ Anisocyrta longicauda Tobias (= A. nearctica Belokobylskij )

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Anisocyrta cvanachterbergi YaO, hOlOtype. 1. Lateral habitus, 2. DOrsal habitus, 3. Head (in anteriOr view), 4. Head and mandible (in dOrsal view), 5. Head and mesOscutum (in dOrsal view), 6. Head and mandible (in lateral view).

FIGURES 11–14. Anisocyrta xiaoliyaoae YaO, hOlOtype. 11. Lateral habitus, 12. Lateral head and mandible, 13. AnteriOr head, 14. DOrsal head.

FIGURES 7–10. Anisocyrta cvanachterbergi YaO, hOlOtype. 7. MesOsOma (in lateral view), 8. PrOpOdeum and metasOma (in dOrsal view), 9. Lateral habitus, 10. MetasOma (in lateral view).

FIGURES 15–19. Anisocyrta xiaoliyaoae YaO, hOlOtype. 15. Lateral mesOsOma, 16. Legs, 17. Lateral metasOma, 18. DOrsal head and mesOscutum, 19. DOrsal metasOma.