Nterocellar distance 1.3 ?as long as ocellus diameter; ocular-ocellar line 2.0 ?as long as posterior ocellus diameter; flagellomerus 2 3.3 as long as wide; fore wing with vein R1 6.0 ?as long as distance between ends of veins R1 and 3RS …………………………Apanteles dickyui Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=1)?erickduartei species-group This group comprises five species, characterized by extensive extensive yellow-orange coloration (including tegula and BEZ235 web humeral complex, parts of the axillar complex, mostReview of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…of laterotergites 1?, all sternites, and QAW039 chemical information hypopygium), mesoscutellar disc mostly punctured, and mediotergite 1 more than 2.3 ?as long as wide. The group is strongly supported by the Bayesian molecular analysis (PP: 1.0, Fig. 1). The species are solitary parasitoids. Hosts: Crambidae. All the described species are from ACG. Key to species of the erickduartei group 1 ?2(1) Ovipositor sheaths 0.5 ?metatibia length (Figs 115 a, c); fore wing with vein r 2.4 ?vein 2RS; T1 length 2.3 ?its width at posterior margin ……………….. …………………… Apanteles luishernandezi Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=4) Ovipositor sheaths at least 0.8 ?metatibia length (usually more) (Figs 113 a, c, 114 a, c, 116 a, c, 117 a, c); fore wing with vein r at most 1.7 ?vein 2RS; T1 length at least 2.5 ?its width at posterior margin (usually more)……….. 2 T3 mostly yellow (except for thin brown border on anterior margin) (Fig. 117 g); metafemur with anterior 0.3?.4 yellow, rest brown (Figs 117 a, c); flagellomerus 2 2.2 ?as long as wide……………………………………………………. ………………………Apanteles ronaldcastroi Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=2) T3 either entirely dark brown or with extensive, dark brown, central band, covering 0.4?.5 of tergite and running from anterior to posterior margins (Figs 113 g, 114 f, 116 f); metafemur either almost entirely dark brown, at most with small yellow spot on anterior 0.1 (usually), or entirely yellow (rarely) (Figs 113 a, c, 114 a, c, 115 a); flagellomerus 2 at least 2.5 ?as long as wide …………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Ovipositor sheaths 0.8 ?metatibia length (rarely up to 0.9 ? (Fig. 116 a, c); T1 strongly narrowing towards posterior margin (maximum width of tergite 1.7 ?width at posterior margin) (Fig. 116 f); T3 entirely dark brown (Fig. 116 f); flagellomerus 2 2.5 ?as long as wide; flagellomerus 2 length 2.2 ?flagellomerus 14 length; ocular-ocellar line 2.3 ?posterior ocellus diameter; interocellar distance 2.2 ?posterior ocellus diameter ……………………………… …………………………Apanteles milenagutierrezae Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. Ovipositor sheaths 1.0-1.2 ?metatibia length (as in Figs 114 a, c); T1 not so strongly narrowing towards posterior margin (maximum width of tergite 1.2?.5 ?width at posterior margin) (Figs 113 g, 114 f); T3 partially yellow (Figs 113 g, 114 f); flagellomerus 2 at least 2.7 ?as long as wide; flagellomerus 2 length at least 2.5 ?flagellomerus 14 length; ocular-ocellar line at most 2.1 ?posterior ocellus diameter; interocellar distance 1.9 ?posterior ocellus diameter ………………………………………………………………………………………..4 T1 lenght 3.2 ?its width at posterior margin; ocular-ocellar line 2.1 ?posterior ocellus diameter; flagellomerus.Nterocellar distance 1.3 ?as long as ocellus diameter; ocular-ocellar line 2.0 ?as long as posterior ocellus diameter; flagellomerus 2 3.3 as long as wide; fore wing with vein R1 6.0 ?as long as distance between ends of veins R1 and 3RS …………………………Apanteles dickyui Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=1)?erickduartei species-group This group comprises five species, characterized by extensive extensive yellow-orange coloration (including tegula and humeral complex, parts of the axillar complex, mostReview of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…of laterotergites 1?, all sternites, and hypopygium), mesoscutellar disc mostly punctured, and mediotergite 1 more than 2.3 ?as long as wide. The group is strongly supported by the Bayesian molecular analysis (PP: 1.0, Fig. 1). The species are solitary parasitoids. Hosts: Crambidae. All the described species are from ACG. Key to species of the erickduartei group 1 ?2(1) Ovipositor sheaths 0.5 ?metatibia length (Figs 115 a, c); fore wing with vein r 2.4 ?vein 2RS; T1 length 2.3 ?its width at posterior margin ……………….. …………………… Apanteles luishernandezi Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=4) Ovipositor sheaths at least 0.8 ?metatibia length (usually more) (Figs 113 a, c, 114 a, c, 116 a, c, 117 a, c); fore wing with vein r at most 1.7 ?vein 2RS; T1 length at least 2.5 ?its width at posterior margin (usually more)……….. 2 T3 mostly yellow (except for thin brown border on anterior margin) (Fig. 117 g); metafemur with anterior 0.3?.4 yellow, rest brown (Figs 117 a, c); flagellomerus 2 2.2 ?as long as wide……………………………………………………. ………………………Apanteles ronaldcastroi Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. (N=2) T3 either entirely dark brown or with extensive, dark brown, central band, covering 0.4?.5 of tergite and running from anterior to posterior margins (Figs 113 g, 114 f, 116 f); metafemur either almost entirely dark brown, at most with small yellow spot on anterior 0.1 (usually), or entirely yellow (rarely) (Figs 113 a, c, 114 a, c, 115 a); flagellomerus 2 at least 2.5 ?as long as wide …………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Ovipositor sheaths 0.8 ?metatibia length (rarely up to 0.9 ? (Fig. 116 a, c); T1 strongly narrowing towards posterior margin (maximum width of tergite 1.7 ?width at posterior margin) (Fig. 116 f); T3 entirely dark brown (Fig. 116 f); flagellomerus 2 2.5 ?as long as wide; flagellomerus 2 length 2.2 ?flagellomerus 14 length; ocular-ocellar line 2.3 ?posterior ocellus diameter; interocellar distance 2.2 ?posterior ocellus diameter ……………………………… …………………………Apanteles milenagutierrezae Fern dez-Triana, sp. n. Ovipositor sheaths 1.0-1.2 ?metatibia length (as in Figs 114 a, c); T1 not so strongly narrowing towards posterior margin (maximum width of tergite 1.2?.5 ?width at posterior margin) (Figs 113 g, 114 f); T3 partially yellow (Figs 113 g, 114 f); flagellomerus 2 at least 2.7 ?as long as wide; flagellomerus 2 length at least 2.5 ?flagellomerus 14 length; ocular-ocellar line at most 2.1 ?posterior ocellus diameter; interocellar distance 1.9 ?posterior ocellus diameter ………………………………………………………………………………………..4 T1 lenght 3.2 ?its width at posterior margin; ocular-ocellar line 2.1 ?posterior ocellus diameter; flagellomerus.
