Pristaulacus comptipennis, Enderlein, 1912

Turrisi, Giuseppe Fabrizio & Smith, David R., 2011, Systematic revision and phylogeny of the endemic southeastern Asian Pristaulacus comptipennis species group (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae) 2959, Zootaxa 2959 (1), pp. 1-72 : 9-10

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Pristaulacus comptipennis
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Key to species of Pristaulacus comptipennis View in CoL species group

1. Pronotum, in lateral view, with two projecting tooth-like processes, one anteroventral the other ventral ( Figs 7 View FIGURES 3–7 , 50 View FIGURES 46–50 ); tarsal claws with six tooth-like processes........................................................................ 2

- Pronotum with one anteroventrally projecting tooth-like process ( Figs 14 View FIGURES 10–14 , 41 View FIGURES 37–41 ); tarsal claws with four tooth-like processes... 6

2. Occipital emargination pronounced, as deep or deeper than wide ( Figs 3 View FIGURES 3–7 , 46 View FIGURES 46–50 )...................................... 3

- Occipital emargination shallow, its depth much shorter than its width ( Figs 82 View FIGURES 82–86 , 163 View FIGURES 163–167 )................................. 4

3. Notauli deep, distinctly dividing mesoprescutum and lateral lobes; mesoprescutum transverse-carinate and protruding in lateral view, elevated above level of mesonotum and anteriorly distinctly overhanging pronotum, in dorsal view with median longitudinal impression and two anterior lobes ( Figs 49, 50 View FIGURES 46–50 )...................................... P. emarginaticeps Turner View in CoL

- Notauli shallow, indistinctly dividing mesoprescutum and lateral lobes; mesoprescutum coarsely areolate-rugose and only slightly protruding in lateral view, on same level of mesonotum and only slightly extending anterior to pronotum, in dorsal view, without distinct median impression and anteriorly with weak lateral lobes ( Figs 6, 7 View FIGURES 3–7 ) (known only from the male)......................................................................................... P. asiaticus sp. nov.

4. Wings very slightly infuscate with only one wide dark brown spot ( Fig. 168 View FIGURES 168–171 ); A1, legs and base of metasoma reddish orange; ovipositor length 0.9 × fore wing length.................................................. P. vivaldianus sp. nov.

- Wings extensively infuscate with several dark brown spots, lighter in middle of fore wing ( Fig. 87 View FIGURES 87–90 ); body (including legs) entirely black; ovipositor length 1.1–1.4 × fore wing length.................................................... 5

5. Occipital carina very narrow, 0.2 × or less diameter of an ocellus, black; fore leg entirely black; ovipositor length 1.1 × fore wing length........................................................................... P. jenningsi sp. nov.

- Occipital carina wider, 0.3 × diameter of an ocellus, mostly dark brown; fore leg extensively reddish orange; ovipositor length 1.2–1.4 × fore wing length................................................................ P. nobilei sp. nov.

6. Occipital carina interrupted along occipital medial groove; occipital medial groove abruptly shaped, from narrow to wide and moderately deep to very deep ( Figs 19 View FIGURES 19–23 , 64 View FIGURES 64–68 , 118 View FIGURES 118–122 )............................................................. 7

- Occipital carina not interrupted along occipital medial groove; occipital medial groove broadly rounded or V-shaped, its depth very shallow ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 28–32 , 37 View FIGURES 37–41 ).............................................................................. 15

7. Substigmal spot of fore wing small, mainly restricted to anterior third of cell SM1, occasionally overlapping slightly into adjacent cells; base of fore wing hyaline ( Figs 15 View FIGURES 15–18 , 96 View FIGURES 96–99 , 123 View FIGURES 123–126 , 132 View FIGURES 132–135 )................................................... 8

- Substigmal spot of fore wing wide, extending into adjacent cells (M, SM2 and D2), sometimes appearing as a stripe across most of all of fore wing; base of fore wing hyaline or with some dark spots or extensively infuscate ( Figs 24 View FIGURES 24–27 , 141 View FIGURES 141–144 , 150 View FIGURES 150–153 )... 11

8. Ovipositor very long, 2.7 × fore wing length; metasomal segments 1 and 2 reddish orange.............. P.konishii sp. nov.

- Ovipositor shorter, 1.2–1.3 × fore wing length; metasoma black or extensively reddish orange......................... 9

9. Hind tarsus whitish; metasoma entirely black............................................... P. boninensis Konishi View in CoL

- Hind tarsus dark brown; metasoma partly reddish orange at base or laterally...................................... 10

10. Head, in dorsal view, short behind eyes, length behind eyes less than eye length ( Fig. 127 View FIGURES 127–131 ), in lateral view close to hind margin of head ( Fig. 129 View FIGURES 127–131 ); apex of fore wing black ( Fig. 134 View FIGURES 132–135 ); anteriorly projecting tooth-like process of pronotum far from dorsal margin of pronotum..................................................................... P. sharkeyi sp. nov.

- Head, in dorsal view, long behind eyes, length behind eyes subequal to eye length ( Fig. 118 View FIGURES 118–122 ), in lateral view, dorsal margin of eye far removed from hind margin of head ( Fig. 120 View FIGURES 118–122 ); apex of fore wing hyaline ( Fig. 123 View FIGURES 123–126 ); anteriorly projecting tooth-like process of pronotum near dorsal margin of pronotum ( Fig. 122 View FIGURES 118–122 )............................. P. porcatus Sun & Sheng

11. Occipital medial groove a narrow and moderately deep notch ( Figs 136 View FIGURES 136–140 , 145 View FIGURES 145–149 ); fore wing hyaline or almost hyaline in basal half with a wide substigmal dark brown spot, apex slightly infuscate, ( Figs 141 View FIGURES 141–144 , 150 View FIGURES 150–153 ); hind tarsus yellowish orange or black..... ................................................................................................... 12

- Occipital medial groove very wide and deep ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 19–23 ); fore wing extensively infuscate, with almost complete band below stigma, apex hyaline and several dark brown spots in basal half ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 24–27 ); hind tarsus dark brown.. P. comptipennis Enderlein View in CoL

12. Metasoma entirely blackish............................................................................. 13

- Metasoma extensively reddish orange.................................................................... 14

13. Hind tarsus yellowish orange.......................................................... P. vietnamensis sp. nov.

- Hind tarsus black................................................................... P. thailandensis sp. nov.

14. Pronotum with setae long and very dense (cuticle not clearly visible beneath) ( Figs 68 View FIGURES 64–68 , 70 View FIGURES 69–72 )......... P. gusenleitneri sp. nov.

- Pronotum with setae long and moderately dense (cuticle clearly visible beneath) ( Figs 176 View FIGURES 172–176 , 178 View FIGURES 177–180 )....... P. watanabei sp. nov.

15. Metasoma mostly reddish orange........................................................ P. corellianus sp. nov.

- Metasoma mostly or entirely blackish.................................................................... 16

16. Fore wing with only a very small brown substigmal spot, only a narrow stripe on apical edge of cell SM1 ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 78–81 ); head, in dorsal view, strongly convergent posteriorly ( Fig. 73 View FIGURES 73–77 ).......................................... P. insularis Konishi View in CoL

- Fore wing with several dark brown or blackish brown spots, usually with a wide substigmal spot, one or more basal irregular spots and apex infuscate, or base extensively infuscate ( Figs 42 View FIGURES 42–45 , 61 View FIGURES 60–63 , 105 View FIGURES 105–108 , 159 View FIGURES 159–162 ); head in dorsal view gently curved or almost straight behind eyes ( Figs 37 View FIGURES 37–41 , 55 View FIGURES 55–59 , 100 View FIGURES 100–104 , 154 View FIGURES 154–158 )................................................................ 17

17. Hind tarsus light yellowish............................................................................. 18

- Hind tarsus reddish orange or black...................................................................... 19

18. Hind basitarsus 9.5 × longer than wide; metasoma entirely blackish; ovipositor length subequal to fore wing length................................................................................................ P. dilleri sp. nov.

- Hind basitarsus 11.0 × longer than wide; metasoma with segment 2 partly orange; ovipositor length 1.2 × fore wing length....................................................................................... P. lagrecai sp. nov.

19. Occipital medial groove moderately wide and deep ( Fig. 154 View FIGURES 154–158 ); hind coxa about 2.5 × longer than wide ( Fig. 161 View FIGURES 159–162 ); hind tarsus black; metasoma entirely blackish....................................................... P. vilhelmseni sp. nov.

- Occipital medial groove wide and deep ( Fig. 55 View FIGURES 55–59 ); hind coxa about 2.0 × longer than wide ( Fig. 62 View FIGURES 60–63 ); hind tarsus reddish brown; metasomal segments 1 and 2 with some orange................................................. P. excisus Turner View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Aulacidae

Genus

Pristaulacus

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