Signiphora flavella subsp. flavopalliata
Creators: name: Woolley, J. B.
name: Dal Molin, A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Signiphoridae
Signiphora
Signiphora flavella
The flavopalliata

description: Key to species in the flavopalliata species group
1) Fore wing without discal seta (e.g. Figs 5, 6).............................................................. 2
- Fore wing with discal seta (e.g. Figs 141, 142)............................................................ 14
2(1) Fore wing marginal vein with 3 or 4 dorsal setae, at least setae Ml and M2 absent (Figs 234, 290).................... 3
- Fore wing marginal vein with 5 or 6 dorsal setae, seta M2 present, seta Ml present or absent......................... 4
3(2) Fore and hind wings infuscated from base to apex (Fig. 290); fore wing marginal vein with seta M3 and M4 short (length M3:marginal vein 0.23–0.59); female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin transverse, without a medial incision (Fig. 294)............................................................................................. merceti Malenotti
- Fore wing infuscated from base to distal end of stigmal vein (Fig. 234) and hind wing hyaline; fore wing marginal vein with setae M3 and M4 long (M3 length:fore wing marginal vein length 0.50–1.31); female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin with a rounded, medial incision (Fig. 241)............................................................ jojobae n. sp.
4(2) Female metasoma uniformly brown to apex; fore wing marginal vein without seta M1............................. 5
- Female metasoma entirely yellow, or with at least one tergum yellow, usually more; fore wing marginal vein with or without seta Ml............................................................................................ 7
5(4) Mesosoma with posterior 1/2 of mesoscutum, scutellum and metanotum tan or yellow, lighter in color than anterior 1/2 mesoscutum and metasoma; female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin with a rounded medial incision (Fig. 42); Mt1 weakly bilobed or bilobed with posteromedial margin rounded (Fig. 44); fore wing marginal vein with 1 small, ventral seta............................................................................... bennetti Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Mesosoma in dorsal view uniformly brown; female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin transverse, without a medial incision; Mt1 bilobed with posteromedial margin transverse; fore wing marginal vein lacking a ventral seta........................ 6
6(5) Mandibular ducts enlarged apically (Fig. 79); female fore wing marginal vein with seta M3 approximately 1/3 length of marginal vein; male with fore and hind wings brachypterous..................... brachyptera Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Mandibular ducts with parallel sides (Fig. 275) (occasionally enlarged apically); female fore wing marginal vein with seta M3 1/2–3/4× length of marginal vein (Fig. 278); males not known (the species apparently uniparental)....... maculata Girault
7(4) Mt1 consisting of two widely separated lobes (Fig. 58); female with Ms3–Ms5 with very short anterior projections, much shorter than on Ms6; mandibles with two very short teeth and with mandibular ducts not developed (Fig. 51)..................................................................................... biloba Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Mt1 consisting of a single sclerite, if bilobed the lobes clearly connected by medial portion; Ms3–Ms 5 in females with anterior projections of approximately same length as on Ms6; mandibles with two or three teeth of normal length and with mandibular ducts conspicuous.................................................................................... 8
8(7) Female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin transverse, without a medial incision (Figs 70, 206).......................... 9
- Female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin with a rounded medial incision (Figs 10, 26, 102, 272, 370)................... 10
9(8) Fore wing marginal vein with 6 setae (seta M1 rarely absent); scutellum with 6 or 7 setae (rarely 4 or 5); antennal clava tan, entirely dusky brown or dusky brown in distal 1/4–1/2............................................ flavella Girault
- Fore wing marginal vein with 5 setae, seta M1 absent (occasionally present); scutellum with 4 setae; antennal clava uniformly pale tan or dusky only in distal 1/6..................................... borinquensis Quezada, DeBach and Rosen
10(8) Fore wing marginal vein with 5 setae, seta Ml absent (rarely present); scutellum with 4–6 setae; antennal clava usually pale with apical half or third dusky (darker); Mt1 with posteromedial margin transverse or rounded; parasitoids or hyperparasitoids of Diaspididae ..................................................................................... 11
- Fore wing marginal vein with 6 setae (seta M1 rarely absent); scutellum with 4 setae; antennal clava uniformly pale tan or pale brown; Mt1 with posteromedial margin transverse; parasitoids or hyperparasitoids of Aleyrodidae ................... 12
11(10) Mt1 bilobed with posteromedial margin rounded (Fig. 270); mesofemur with apical spine 1/4–2/3× length of proximal spine; antennal clava slightly dusky in distal 1/3 (Fig. 262)................................................ lutea Rust
- Mt1 bilobed with posteromedial margin transverse or rounded; mesofemur with apical spine very short, less than 1/4× length of proximal spine; antennal clava with distal 1/2 distinctly dusky, with abrupt transition between pale proximal half and dusky distal half (Fig. 18)..................................................................... aspidioti Ashmead
12(10) Vertex and frons with reticulate sculpture, mesoscutum also reticulate (Fig. 361, 372); antennal clava short (clava length:scape length 1.20–1.57) (Figs 362, 364); male metasoma uniformly brown to apex (males common).... xanthographa Blanchard
- Vertex and frons with finely and transversely striate sculpture, mesoscutum transversely imbricate (Figs 12, 104); antennal clava short or long; male with at least Mt5 and Mt6 pale yellow.............................................. 13
13(12) Mt1 length:Mt2 length 1.0 (rarely 0.50); antennal clava usually short (clava length:scape length 1.15–1. 75) (Figs 2, 4); males common (biparental)................................................................... aleyrodis Ashmead
- Mt1 length:Mt2 0.50 (rarely 0.33); antennal clava usually long (clava length:scape length 1.52–1.82) (Figs 94, 96); males rare (uniparental)........................................................................ coquilletti Ashmead
14(1) Mandibles tridentate (Fig. 347); female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin transverse (Fig. 354); Mt1 strongly bilobed with medial portion transverse or rounded (Figs 355, 356); Mt1 length:Mt2 length at least 2.0)... tridentata Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Mandible bidentate or rarely bidentate with short dorsal truncation; female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin variable; Mt1 shape variable but Mt1 length:Mt2 length less than 2.0 (except in dozieri n. sp. in which the mandibles are clearly bidentate)... 15
15(14) Ovipositor about as long as entire metasoma (Figs 163, 341), its anterior sclerites lying under propodeum, Mt1 or Mt2... 1 6
- Ovipositor not as long as entire metasoma, its anterior sclerites lying under Mt3–Mt6............................. 17
16(15) Mt1 strongly bilobed with medial portion transverse (Fig. 340); female Mt8 with a rounded medial incision (Fig. 338); vertex minutely reticulate sculpture (Fig. 329)..................................... renuncula Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Mt1 bilobed with medial portion rounded (Fig. 162); female Mt8 with anterior margin straight, without a medial incision (Fig. 164); vertex with minutely, transversely striate sculpture (Fig. 153)................. ensifera Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
17(15) Female antennal clava distinctly dusky in distal 1/6–¼ (Figs 302, 318)......................................... 18
- Female clava uniformly pale tan or slightly dusky in distal 1/3............................................... 19
18(17) Female mesosoma entirely yellow or mesoscutum brown in anterior 1/3–½ (Fig. 311); female metasoma yellow, occasionally Mt1–Mt3 dusky brown, but Mt8, Mt9 and ovipositor sheaths yellow or rarely dusky brown; scutellum with 5 or 6 setae (Fig. 312) (males common).................................................................... perpauca Girault
- Female mesosoma with medial third of pronotum and all of mesoscutum mostly brown, except in posterolateral corners, and scutellum, metanotum and medial sclerite of propodeum yellow, contrasting with brown lateral sclerites of propodeum and all of metasoma, including ovipositor sheaths (Fig. 325); scutellum with 4 setae (Fig. 326), the medial pair closer together than either are to the lateral-most setae (males not known)......................... plaumanni Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
19(17) Female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin transverse (Figs 136, 174).............................................. 20
- Female Mt8 with anterodorsal margin with a rounded, medial incision (Figs 118, 146, 190, 222, 254)................. 21
20(19) Propodeum with medial sclerite tan or light brown, usually lighter in color than lateral sclerites [more apparent in male (Fig. 178) than female (Fig. 176)]; mesotibia and metatibia entirely dusky brown (Fig. 173); male genitalia with length of apical denticle on digitus subequal to length of digitus, medial denticles present between digiti (Fig. 179); male Ms8 a thin transverse strip apparently fused to posterior margin of Ms7 (Fig. 180)....................... falcata Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Propodeum entirely brown, medial sclerite not lighter in color than lateral sclerites (Figs 133, 134); mesotibia and metatibia pale (Fig. 128) or with metatibia pale but dusky in dorsoproximal half only (males not known)................................................................................................ dozieri Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
21(19) Frons (Fig. 245) and mesoscutum (Fig. 256) strongly reticulate; mesotibia length subequal to metatibia length (Fig. 253)......................................................................... longitibia Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Vertex and frons finely and transversely striate, mesoscutum transversely imbricate; mesotibia length at most 1/2–2/3× metatibia length......................................................................................... 22
22(21) Mt1 with posteromedial margin transverse (Fig. 224); propodeum color variable but both medial sclerite and lateral sclerites tan, yellow, or brown; scutellum with 4 setae; male Ms8 transverse, without an anteromedial projection (Fig. 228)........................................................................................... flavopalliata Ashmead
- Mt1 with posteromedial margin rounded (occasional males with posteromedial margin transverse); propodeum color variable; scutellum with 4–8 setae; male Ms8 with a pointed anteromedial projection (Figs 124, 152, 196)..................... 23
23(22) Lateral region of Mt4–Mt 8 in female with a group of at least 5 or 6 robust setae on each side (Fig. 149); mesotibial spur with 6–8 teeth (Fig. 145)........................................................ ehleri Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
- Female with of Mt4–Mt8 laterally with a group of 2 or 3 setae; mesotibial spur with 4 or 5 teeth.................... 24
24(23) Propodeum with medial sclerite yellow or tan, contrasting with brown or dark brown lateral sclerites (Fig. 192); mesoscutum with 2 setae; scutellum with 4 (occasionally 5 or 6) setae; mesotibia with dorsal setae long, the proximal seta at least ½ length of mesotibia (Fig. 189)........................................................................ fax Girault
- Propodeum entirely brown (as for metasoma) (Fig. 120); mesoscutum with 2 or 4 setae; scutellum with 5 or 6 setae; mesotibia with dorsal setae shorter, the distal seta at most 1/3 length of mesotibia (Fig. 117)... curepensis Woolley & Dal Molin n. sp.
description: Published as part of Woolley, J. B. & Dal Molin, A., 2017, Taxonomic revision of the flavopalliata species group of Signiphora (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae), pp. 1-150 in Zootaxa 4315 (1) on pages 10-11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4315.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/858445