Cleruchus, Enock, 1909

Manickavasagam, Sagadai, Triapitsyn, Serguei V. & Palanivel, Selvaraj, 2018, Five new species of Cleruchus from the Oriental region and report of Anaphes quinquearticulatus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from India, Zootaxa 4387 (1), pp. 134-156 : 135-136

Key to the Oriental species of Cleruchus (females)

1. Ovipositor at most 0.6× metatibia length.................................................................. 2

- Ovipositor at least 0.8× metatibia length.................................................................. 3

2. F1 shortest ( Fig. 34 ); clava 1.1× as long as combined length of fl3–fl6; fore wing with both macrochaetae short ( Fig. 36 ).................................................................................... C. pmilb Triapitsyn sp. n.

- F1 longest ( Fig. 26a ); clava ( Fig. 26b ) 1.5× as long as combined length of fl3–fl6; fore wing with both macrochaetae long ( Fig. 27 )........................................................ C. orientalis Manickavasagam & Palanivel sp. n.

3. Funicular segments longer than wide or quadrate ( Figs 10 , 39)................................................ 4

- Funicular segments wider than long ( Figs 2 , 18a )........................................................... 5

4. Scape in lateral view with dorsal margin strongly incurved ( Fig. 10 ), fl1–fl4 longer than wide, fl5 and fl6 quadrate;fore wing with

median row of discal setae incomplete.......................... C. funiculatus Manickavasagam & Palanivel sp. n. - Scape in lateral view almost straight ( Fig. 39); all funicular segments longer than wide; fore wing with median row of discal setae complete............................................................................. Cleruchus sp.

5. Fl1, fl3 and fl5 equal and shortest ( Fig. 18a ); clava ( Fig. 18b ) 2.7× as long as combined length of fl3–fl6; fore wing ( Fig. 19 ) with a complete admarginal row of setae along posterior margin and prominently setose behind marginal and stigmal veins................................................................... C. indicus Manickavasagam & Palanivel sp. n.

- Fl5 longest ( Fig. 2 ); clava 1.7× as long as combined length of fl3–fl6; fore wing ( Fig. 3 ) without admarginal row of setae along posterior margin except for an incomplete row of very few short, inconspicuous setae behind marginal and stigmal veins................................................................................... C. blimp Triapitsyn sp. n.

Figures

FIGURES 34–38. Cleruchus pmilb sp. n., ♀ holotype: 34, antenna; 35, holotype slide; 36, fore wing; 37, hind wing; 38, body.

FIGURES 25, 26. Cleruchus orientalis sp. n., ♀ holotype: 25, head, frontal view; 26, antenna.

FIGURES 27−29. Cleruchus orientalis sp. n., ♀ holotype: 27, fore wing; 28, hind wing; 29, mesosoma.

FIGURES 9–11. Cleruchus funiculatus sp. n., ♀ holotype: 9, head, frontal view; 10, antenna; 11, fore wing.

FIGURES 2–6. Cleruchus blimp sp. n., ♀ holotype: 2, antenna; 3, fore wing; 4, holotype slide; 5, hind wing; 6, body.

FIGURES 18−20. Cleruchus indicus sp. n., ♀ holotype: 18, antenna; 19, fore wing; 20, hind wing.