Neoclarkinella Rema and Narendran

Veena, T., Ranjith, A. P., Santhosh, S. & Kishore, Lambert, 2014, Review of the Oriental genus Neoclarkinella Rema and Narendran, 1996 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the description of two new species from India, Zootaxa 3857 (3), pp. 423-432 : 424

Key to the Oriental species of Neoclarkinella Rema and Narendran

1. T1 aciculate apically; length of T1 less than 2x its apical width; OOL 0.8x POL; margin of vannal lobe straight....................................................................... Neoclarkinella nilamburensis Rema and Narendran.

- T1 punctate or rugose apically; length of T1 more than 2x its apical width; OOL 1.2x POL; margin of vannal lobe convex..2

2. Scutellar lunules narrow; T1 rugose apically ( Fig. 1 -E); ovipositor sheath as long as hind tibia; in lateral view medial temple 0.4x width of eye; face 0.5x as wide as head in anterior view.................... Neoclarkinella janakikkadensis sp. nov.

- Scutellar lunules wide; T1 punctate apically ( Fig. 2 -E); ovipositor sheath 0.6x as long as hind tibia; in lateral view medial temple greater than 0.4x width of eye; face greater than 0.5x as wide as head in anterior view............................ 3

3. T1 3.8x as long as its apical width; T1 sub-triangular without lateral elevation; length of mesosoma 2x its height; pterostigma 3.3x as long as wide; vein r 1.2x as long as m-cu; 2SR 1.2x as long as r; R1 1.3x as long as pterostigma....................................................................................... .. Neoclarkinella punctata Ahmad et al.

- T1 2.6x as long as its apical width; T1 triangular with lateral elevation ( Fig. 2 -E); length of mesosoma 1.4x its height; length of pterostigma 2.6x its width ( Fig. 2 -F); vein r 1.6x as long as m-cu; 2SR 0.9x as long as r; R11.5x as long as pterostigma............................................................................... Neoclarkinella narendrani sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Neoclarkinella janakikkadensis sp. nov. female, holotype A) habitus, dorsal view; B) head, anterior view; C) head, dorsal view; D) propodeum, dorsal view E) metasoma, dorsal view; F) forewing.

FIGURE 2. Neoclarkinella narendrani sp. nov. female, holotype A) habitus, lateral view; B) head anterior view; C) head dorsal view; D) propodeum, dorsal view; E) metasoma, dorsal view. The arrow indicates the elevated field; F) forewing.