Helconidea Viereck

Yan, Cheng-Jin, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2017, Review of the tribe Helconini Foerster s. s. from China, with the description of 18 new species, Zootaxa 4291 (3), pp. 401-457 : 411

Key to the Chinese species of the genus Helconidea Viereck

1 Apical half of ovipositor sheath with fine erect setae ( Fig. 5 F); ovipositor sheath 1.4–1.7 times as long as fore wing and 1.2–1.3 times as long as body; hind tarsus dark brown...............................................................2

- Apical half of ovipositor sheath with coarser and slanted bristly setae ( Fig. 16 F); ovipositor sheath 0.7–0.9 times as long as fore wing and about 0.9 times as long as body; hind tarsus often brownish yellow, ivory or white.... see genus Wroughtonia

2 Hind coxa and femur largely dark brown; hind femur moderately shiny and its ventral protuberance sculptured; fore and middle coxae brown or dark brown; first metasomal tergite more robust ( Fig. 6 D). China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Xinjiang).............................................................................................. H. dentipes Tobias

- Hind coxa and femur brownish yellow; hind femur strongly shiny and its ventral protuberance smooth or nearly so; fore and middle coxae brownish yellow; first metasomal tergite less robust ( Fig. 5 C). China (Nei Menggu).... H. dentator (Fabricius)

Figures

FIGURE 5. Helconidea dentator (Fabricius), ♀, Austria. A, wings; B, mesosoma, lateral aspect; C, first-third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; D, hind femur and tibia, lateral aspect; E, propodeum, medio-dorsal aspect; F, apex of ovipositor sheath, lateral aspect; G, habitus, lateral aspect; H, head, lateral aspect; I, head, dorsal aspect; J, detail of frontal protuberance, laterodorsal aspect.

FIGURE 6. Helconidea dentipes Tobias A, fore wing; B, hind wing; C, mesosoma, lateral aspect; D, first and second metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; E, hind femur and tibia, lateral aspect; F, propodeum, medio-dorsal aspect; G, habitus, lateral aspect; H, head, lateral aspect; I, head, dorsal aspect.

FIGURE 16. Wroughtonia hei sp. nov., ♀, holotype. A, wings; B, mesosoma, lateral aspect; C, first-third metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect; D, hind femur and tibia, lateral aspect; E, propodeum, medio-dorsal aspect; F, apex of ovipositor sheath, lateral aspect; G, habitus, lateral aspect; H, head, lateral aspect; I, head, dorsal aspect; J, frontal protuberance, latero-dorsal aspect.