Ooderella
Creators: name: Gibson, Gary A. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eupelmidae
Ooderella

description: Key to species of Ooderella based on females
1. New World..........................................................................................2
- Afrotropical......................................................................................... 15
2(1) Fore wing extending well beyond base of gaster, though usually right-angle bent at level of propodeum and with apical portion as long as basal portion (Figs 14, 15); acropleuron completely bare (Fig. 17); mesoscutum uniformly setose (Fig. 15); syntergum dark with truncate posterior margin and marginal row of setae (Fig. 18)................... Ooderella ambigua n. sp.
- Fore wing extending at most slightly beyond posterior margin of propodeum and flat or with only very short apically recurved portion (e.g. Figs 7, 52); acropleuron anteriorly with setae, often as a dense tuft (e.g. Figs 8, 51); mesoscutum usually with dense tuft of setae posteriorly (e.g. Figs 6, 33) and sometimes with similar region of differentiated setae anteriorly (e.g. Figs 50, 114); syntergum sometimes paler apically (e.g. Fig. 9), but at least tapered to posteriorly rounded or angulate margin with subapical setae extending only slightly beyond margin (e.g. Figs 44, 100).........................................3
3(2) Head with frons usually entirely sculptured, variably meshlike reticulate-wrinkled to strongly reticulate or rugulose (Figs 1, 19, 28, 63), but at least similarly sculptured to scrobal depression in longitudinal band below anterior ocellus (Fig. 35); ovipositor sheaths often extending conspicuously beyond gastral apex (Figs 22, 30, 38, 67)....................................4
- Head with frons shiny and smooth except for setiferous punctures and thus distinctly differentiated from strongly sculptured scrobal depression (e.g. Figs 45, 72); ovipositor sheaths extending only slightly beyond gastral apex (e.g. Figs 49, 75)...... 8
4(3) Antenna with at least scape, pedicel and basal four flagellomeres yellow in distinct contrast to more apical darker flagellomeres (Fig. 23); head green (Figs 19–21) in distinct contrast to brownish-yellow mesosoma and gaster (Fig. 22) except gaster almost entirely white ventrally (Fig. 22: insert); acropleuron anteriorly (Fig. 26) and mesoscutum posteromedially (Fig. 24) with only a few, inconspicuous white setae not forming dense tufts............................ Ooderella flavida n. sp.
- Antenna entirely dark or at most only pedicel and basal four flagellomeres very slightly paler than scape and more apical flagellomeres (Fig. 29); head less distinctly contrasting in color with darker orangish-brown to dark brown mesosoma and gaster, and gaster ventrally at most paler to white basally, though sometimes also subbasally dorsally (Figs 4, 30, 41, 67); acropleuron (Figs 8, 30, 41, 70) and mesoscutum posteromedially (Figs 6, 33, 40, 68) with distinct, dense tufts of white setae................................................................................................... 5
5(4) Ovipositor sheaths extending only slightly beyond gastral apex (Fig. 4); fore wing disc entirely, extensively setose (Fig. 7); scape mostly yellowish except usually apically (Fig. 5) [Nearctic]......................... Ooderella americana n. sp.
- Ovipositor sheaths extending conspicuously beyond gastral apex (Figs 30, 38, 67); fore wing disc variably sparsely but inconspicuously setose (Figs 32, 42, 69); scape entirely dark [Neotropical].............................................6
6(5) Frons mostly smooth and shiny except for longitudinal band of reticulate-punctate sculpture below anterior ocellus (Fig. 35)............................................................................... Ooderella hyalipleura n. sp.
- Frons entirely, similarly sculptured as scrobal depression (Figs 28, 63)...........................................7
7(6) Body mostly dark brown excluding white regions subbasally on gaster (Figs 67, 71); head with frontovertex quite strongly reticulate-punctate (Fig. 63); antenna entirely dark (Fig. 66); scrobal depression variably distinctly differentiated by slender transverse furrow above each torulus (Fig. 63)........................................ Ooderella reticulifrons n. sp.
- Body with head green but mesosoma and gaster orangish to yellowish-brown excluding white regions subbasally on gaster
(Figs 31, 34); head with frons and ocellar triangle quite shallowly meshlike reticulate compared to more coarsely reticulate vertex (Fig. 28); antenna with pedicel apically and basal four flagellomeres somewhat paler, more yellowish-brown, than remainder (Fig. 29); scrobal depression differentiated only by transverse, reddish-violaceous luster within scrobes and above interantennal prominence (Fig. 28).................................................... Ooderella hansoni n. sp. 8(3) Fore wing usually extending slightly beyond posterior margin of propodeum (Figs 52, 125) but at least with distinct membranous part (discal region) beyond submarginal vein (Fig. 153) and its apical-most seta; scrobal depression coriaceous to coriaceous-imbricate (Figs 45, 118, 147); pronotum with anterolateral corners prolonged into conspicuous tubercle- or cone-like angulations (Figs 47, 124, 152); tegula with numerous dark setae forming obvious, dense tuft along inner margin apically (Figs 51, 126, 155).........................................................................................9
- Fore wing in non-contorted individual extending only to about level of propodeal spiracle (e.g. Figs 60, 78) and with submarginal vein extending to or near apical margin such that without distinct membranous region beyond vein and usually with long, apical-most seta on vein extending distinctly beyond apical margin of wing; scrobal depression reticulate to reticulate-rugulose (e.g. Figs 54, 90); pronotum with anterolateral corners usually almost right-angled (e.g. Figs 56, 77); tegula with long dark setae, sometimes even as denser region along inner margin apically, but not as distinct tuft-like region................. 11
9(8) Fore wing extending posteriorly only to about mid-length of propodeum (Fig. 153); setae forming tegular tuft comparatively short, only about as long as width of tegula (Fig. 155)..................................... Ooderella thegalea n. sp.
- Fore wing extending slightly beyond posterior margin of propodeum (Figs 52, 125); setae forming tegular tuft sometimes obviously longer than width of tegula (Figs 121, 126)...........................................................10
10(9) Tegula with setal tuft conspicuously long, obviously longer than width of tegula (Figs 121, 126); legs with protrochanter and mesotibia basally pale (Fig. 121)................................................. Ooderella spinositegula n. sp.
- Tegula with setal tuft comparatively short, only about as long as width of tegula (Figs 49, 51); legs with protrochanter and mesotibia basally dark (Fig. 49).................................................. Ooderella melanosceles n. sp.
11(8) Fore wing disc setose (Fig. 78); mesoscutum with posterior setal region apical, the setae extending to posterior margin of sclerite (Fig. 77); scape slender, only slightly broader basally than apically and with dorsal and ventral margins subparallel (Fig. 76).................................................................................. Ooderella setosa n. sp.
- Fore wing disc bare (e.g. Fig. 97); mesoscutum with posterior setal region sometimes mesal to subapical, the posterior-most setae then distinctly separated from posterior margin of sclerite (Figs 59, 95, 96, 114, 143); scape sometimes obviously wider basally than apically because ventral margin distinctly sinuate (Fig. 139).........................................12
12(11) Head often with lighter-colored (cf. Fig. 157) but at least slightly angulate ocellocular marks (Fig. 92); mesoscutum at least without distinct region(s) of white lanceolate setae anteriorly, and posteriorly with posterior-most setae of setal region distinctly separated from posterior margin of mesoscutum by distance at least equal to width of setal region (Figs 95, 96); fore wing disc comparatively wide, about 3× as wide as width of costal cell (Fig. 97); mesopectus more or less uniformly setose with setae sometimes continuous to acropleural setal tuft, but at least with setae along acropleural sulcus conspicuously longer, at least 3× as long as other shorter setae (Fig. 98)...................................... Ooderella smithii Ashmead
- Head uniformly colored and smoothly convex between posterior ocellus and inner orbit (Figs 56, 111, 138); mesoscutum anteriorly usually with quite obvious region(s) of differentiated white lanceolate setae on either side of midline (Figs 114, 143), and posterior setal region extending to posterior margin or separated by distance less than width of setal region (Figs 59, 114, 14 3); fore wing disc narrower, usually only about 2× width of costal cell (Figs 60, 115, 144); mesopectus variably setose, sometimes with setae along acropleural sulcus not differentiated in length from other setae, but at least shorter, at most about 2× as long as other setae (Figs 61, 116, 145).......................................................................... 13
13(12) Gaster dark brown except white ventrobasally (Figs 112, 117); labial and maxillary palps brown (Figs 110, 113); front leg with trochanter brownish, not distinctly contrasting with procoxa or profemur, and both meso- and metacoxae dark brown; mesopectus with dense region of overlapping white lanceolate setae forming reflective patch below acropleural tuft (Fig. 116)................................................................................. Ooderella speculifrons n. sp.
- Gaster entirely orangish-brown to dark brown (Figs 57, 62, 140, 146); labial and maxillary palps yellowish to white (Figs 58, 142); front leg with trochanter yellowish to white and distinctly contrasting with procoxa and profemur, and meso- and metacoxae at least partly pale to partly orangish-brown; mesopectus with comparatively sparse region of slender white lanceolate setae below and sometimes anterior to acropleural tuft, with cuticle clearly visible between setae (Figs 61, 145)..........14
14(13) Mesoscutum anteriorly without differentiated region of white setae, and posterior setal region subapical, the posterior-most setae distinctly separated from posterior margin (Fig. 59); scape similarly brownish as flagellum and tubular, subequally wide throughout (Fig. 58); scrobal depression with dorsal margin somewhat bell-shaped, angularly O-like medially and sinuately recurved to inner orbit about midway to torulus (Fig. 54), and separated from anterior ocellus by distance similar to LOL and POL (Fig. 56).................................................................. Ooderella microptera n. sp.
- Mesoscutum with differentiated region of white setae anteriorly, and posterior setal region apical, the setae extending to or almost to posterior margin of sclerite (Fig. 143); scape yellow except ventrobasally and distinctly broader basally than apically because of sinuate ventral margin (Fig. 139); scrobal depression with dorsal margin broadly arched between inner orbits (Fig. 137) and separated from anterior ocellus by distance distinctly greater than either LOL or POL (Fig. 138)............................................................................................... Ooderella stenoptera n. sp.
15(1) Ovipositor sheaths extending conspicuously beyond gastral apex by distance greater than half length of metatibia (Fig. 177); fore wing membrane virtually bare behind/beyond venation (Fig. 183)..................... Ooderella gymnosoma n. sp.
- Ovipositor sheaths extending only slightly beyond gastral apex (Figs 158, 168, 187, 197); fore wing membrane densely setose behind/beyond venation (Figs 162, 171, 190, 199)...........................................................16
16(15) Propodeum long, medial length about 3× that of metanotum, and with complete median carina (Fig. 190)............................................................................................... Ooderella kenyaensis n. sp.
- Propodeum much shorter, medial length less than 2× that of metanotum, and with at most very short, inconspicuous median carina anteriorly (Figs 162, 171, 202)..................................................................... 17
17(16) Antenna with scape strongly compressed (Figs 194, 198) and flagellum usually bicolored with at least fl4 and often fl3–fl5 yellowish (Fig. 198); fore wing elongate-spatulate, about 3× as long as wide, with venation extending virtually to anteroapical margin of wing (Fig. 199); mesoscutum with lateral lobes carinately angled over at least posterior half and strongly reticulate only within anterior half or less (Fig. 201); pronotum usually with neck conspicuously more densely setose with dark setae than collar.................................................................... Ooderella platyscapus n. sp.
- Antenna with scape slender with slightly sinuous ventral margin so to be only slightly wider subbasally than apically, and flagellum entirely dark (Figs 159, 169); fore wing only about 2× as long as wide and venation extending at most about 0.75× length such that with distinct membranous region beyond vein (Figs 162, 171); mesoscutum with lateral lobes carinately angled only over about posterior third or less and much more extensively meshlike reticulate anteriorly (Figs 161, 170); pronotum with collar and neck similarly, comparatively inconspicuously setose........................................18
18(17) Head with frons smooth and shiny or at most with subeffaced meshlike coriaceous sculpture except for setiferous pits (Fig. 165), but at least much smoother than scrobes or vertex; scape brown to dark brown (Fig. 169).... Ooderella capensis n. sp.
- Head with frons shallowly meshlike reticulate (Figs 156, 157); scape yellow (Fig. 159)......... Ooderella botswanae n. sp.
description: Published as part of Gibson, Gary A. P., 2017, Revision of world Ooderella Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), with description of the first males for the genus, pp. 1-74 in Zootaxa 4289 (1) on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.828791