Charmontinae, van Achterberg, 1979

Rousse, Pascal, 2013, Charmon ramagei sp. nov., a new Charmontinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Reunion, with a synopsis of world species, Zootaxa 3626 (4), pp. 583-588 : 585

Key to the world species of Charmontinae

1. Third labial palpus as long as second; last flagellomere without an apical spine; 1Rs distinct, first discal cell of fore wing slightly petiolate ( Fig. 1 A); tergite 1 nearly 3x longer than apically wide; Chile... Charmontia inopina van Achterberg, 1979

- Third labial palpus reduced or absent, at most conspicuously shorter than second; last flagellomere with an apical spine; 1Rs indistinct, first discal cell of fore wing sessile or subsessile ( Fig. 1 B); tergite 1 at most 2x longer than apically wide................................................................................................ Charmon spp. 2

2(1). Ocelli enlarged, ocellar diameter at least 1.5x post-ocellar line; Far East.......................................... 3

- Ocelli smaller, ocellar diameter at most about as long as post-ocellar line......................................... 5

3(2). Pterostigma brown to blackish brown; mesosoma black, rarely with dark reddish maculae; body length> 60 mm; Mongolia and Korea.................................................................. Charmon paloratus Papp, 1983

- Pterostigma yellowish; mesosoma blackish to dark reddish with lighter brownish to yellowish parts; body length <65 mm ..................................................................................................... 4

4(3). Tergite 1 smooth; notauli very shallow and smooth, anteriorly obsolete; Far Eastern Russia............................................................................................... Charmon kozyrevskii Belokobylskij, 1998

- Tergite 1 longitudinally striate; notauli complete, deep and crenulate; Taiwan.... Charmon taiwanensis Chou and Hsu, 1995

5(2). 1cu-a shorter than 1Cu ( Fig. 1 C); M+Cu basally unpigmented; Papua-New Guinea.................................................................................................... Charmon brevinervis van Achterberg, 1979

- 1cu-a longer than 1Cu ( Fig. 1 B); M+Cu basally complete...................................................... 6

6(5). Notauli at least anteriorly obsolete, often totally absent; worldwide except South America and Australasian regions..................................................................................... Charmon extensor (L., 1758)

- Notauli complete.................................................................................... 7

7(6). Propodeum with a mid-longitudinal Y-shaped carina oriented backwards ( Fig. 2 C); pterostigma blackish and dark testaceous; Reunion island................................................................... Charmon ramagei sp. nov.

- Propodeum mostly smooth, at most with faint rugosities, but without carina; pterostigma yellowish................... 8

8(7). Ovipositor less than 1.2x length fore wing; mesosoma reddish to dark reddish; worldwide except South America and Australasian regions............................................................. Charmon cruentatus Haliday, 1833

- Ovipositor more than 1.2x length fore wing; mesosoma dark brown with mesothorax yellow to reddish yellow; China........................................................................... Charmon rufithorax Chen and He, 1996

Figures

FIGURE 1. Fore wings. A: Charmontia inopina; B: Charmon extensor; C: Charmon brevinervis (redrawn after van Achterberg, 1979).

FIGURE 2. Charmon ramagei sp. nov. (Holotype Ƥ). A: habitus; B: head, frontal view; C: propodeum; D: hind wing, detail of vannal lobe showing the anal cross vein (arrow); E: head and thorax, dorsal view; F: fore and hind wings.