Protodacnusa Griffiths
Creators: name: Mao, Juan
name: He, Jun-Hua
name: Chen, Xue-Xin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Protodacnusa

description: Key to species of the genus Protodacnusa Griffiths
1. Width of head in dorsal view equal across eyes and temples, head beyond eye not swollen............................ 2
- Width of head in dorsal view greater across temples than across eyes, head beyond eye swollen (Fig. 1 B)................ 3
2. Subdiscal cell open distally, CU1b missing; first tergite broad, 1.2 × as long as broad behind; second tergite with one row of setae along its hind margin; precoxal suture finely crenulate; body 3.3 mm; Mongolia .................. P. cubiceps Papp
- Subdiscal cell closed, CU1b developed; first tergite narrower, 1.4 × as long as broad behind (sometimes 1.2 ×); second tergite covered with setae over its entire surface; precoxal suture rugulose; body 1.6–2.8 mm; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Iran; Korea; Mongolia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland .......................................... P. aridula (Thomson)
3. First tergite strongly broadening posteriorly, at least as broader behind as long; subdiscal cell open distally, CU1b absent... 4
- First tergite narrower posteriorly, longer than broad behind; subdiscal cell closed or open distally...................... 5
4. First tergite strongly broadening posteriorly, somewhat (1.2 ×) broader behind than long, tergite evenly rugose; upper tooth of mandible strong and obtuse; pterostigma subcuneiform, parallel-sided and narrowing only at its distal fourth, 10.0 × as long as wide; antenna with 17 segments; body 1.4 mm; Mongolia .......................................... P. effunda Papp
- First tergite as long as broad behind, posteriorly finely striate; upper tooth of male mandible weaker and pointed; pterostigma parallel-sided (♂) and cuneiform (♀), 6.0 × as long as wide; antenna with 30–32 segments; body 2.8–3.2 mm; Asiatic Russia, Mongolia ........................................................................... P. amurensis (Telenga)
5. Subdiscal cell open distally, CU1b absent................................................................... 6
- Subdiscal cell closed, CU1b present...................................................................... 10
6. Precoxal suture distinct, rugose; palpi shorter than height of head................................................ 7
- Precoxal suture represented by a smooth groove, or virtually lost; palpi longer or shorter than height of head............. 8
7. Mandible with four distinctly developed teeth, upper tooth extremely strong and long, second tooth pointed, third and fourth teeth rather small but distinct (Fig. 2 E); notauli weak, almost extending to anterior half of mesoscutum; pterostigma cuneiform, 7.0 × as long as wide (Fig. 2 D), vein r shorter than width of pterostigma; first tergite longitudinally rugulose (♀, Fig. 2 H) or evenly rugose (♂, Fig. 2 G); antenna with 18–22 segments; body 1.6–1.9 mm; China (Inner Mongolia). P. dimorphus sp. nov.
- Mandible with three teeth, upper tooth and second tooth strong, third tooth represented by a long flattened edge with a milled appearance, not angulate; notauli absent; pterostigma parallel-sided, 8.0 × as long as wide, vein r longer than width of pterostigma; first tergite evenly rugose; antenna with 27–36 segments; body 2.0– 2.5 mm; Europe (Palaearctic) P. tristis (Nees)
8. Mandible without distinct teeth (Fig. 1 E); - Notauli distinct, extending to anterior half of the mesoscutum (Fig. 1 H); pterostigma cuneiform, 6.3 × as long as wide and issuing vein r from the basal end of pterostigma (Fig. 1 D), vein 1-R1 0.3 × length of pterostigma; first tergite subtriangular, almost bare, 1.2 × as long as broad behind (Fig. 1 G); antenna with 18-segments; body 1.6 mm; China (Inner Mongolia)............................................... P. defectivus sp. nov.
- Mandible with three distinct teeth......................................................................... 9
9. First tergite 1.5–1.7 × as long as broad behind, densely setose; notauli absent;; antenna with 23–28 segments; body 2.5–3.0 mm; Azerbaijan; Germany; Hungary; Mongolia; Turkey .......................................... P. ruthei Griffiths
- First tergite 1.2 × as long as broad behind, almost bare; notauli distinct, extending to anterior half of the mesoscutum; antenna with 17–22 segments; body 1.6–1.8 mm; China (Inner Mongolia)............................... P. helanensis sp. nov.
10. First discal cell of fore wing wide, 1.6–1.9 × wider than high.................................................. 11
- First discal cell of fore wing narrow, hardly wider than high................................................... 12
11. First discal cell of fore wing1.9 × as wide as high; teeth of mandible small and indistinct; hind femur 2.8 × as long as broad medially; second tergite and following tergites with a row of setae along their hind margin respectively; antenna with 32 segments; body 4.0 mm; Mongolia ................................................................ P. dilata Papp
- First discal cell of fore wing 1.6 × as wide as high; teeth of mandible with three distinctly developed teeth, upper tooth strong, second tooth pointed, third tooth lamelliform (Fig. 5 E); hind femur 4.6 × as long as broad medially; second and third tergites mainly setose, and following tergites with two row of setae along their hind margin respectively; antenna with 35 segments; body 4.0 mm; China (Fujian).......................................................... P. magnidentis sp. nov.
12. Precoxal suture absent; second tergite with a row of setae along its hind margin; antenna with 19–27 segments........... 13
- Precoxal suture distinct, rugose; second tergite densely pubescent; antenna with 26–30 segments...................... 16
13. First tergite smooth (Fig. 6 G); ovipositor sheath short, not projecting beyond metasoma............................. 14
- First tergite longitudinally rugulose; ovipositor sheath long, in lateral view as long as hind tarsus..................... 15
14. Body completely black; pterostigma 8.0 × as long as wide, vein 1-R1 0.6 × length of pterostigma, vein r longer than width of pterostigma (Fig. 6 D); antenna with 27 segments; body 2.5 mm; China (Qinghai)....................... P. nigra sp. nov.
- Body not completely black, palpi, legs and tergites yellow or brown; pterostigma 10.0 × as long as wide, vein 1-R1 0.2 × length of pterostigma, vein r as long as width of pterostigma; antenna with 22 segments; body 1.7 mm; Mongolia ..........
.................................................................................... P. subparallella Papp 15. Head in dorsal view subcubic, 1.5 × as broad as long; mesosoma in lateral view 1.7 × as long as high; pterostigma 6.0–7.0 × as long as wide, vein 1-R1 0.5 × length of pterostigma, vein r as long as width of pterostigma; antenna with 21–23 segments; body 1.8–2.1 mm; Mongolia .................................................................. P. meriva Papp
- Head in dorsal view transverse, 2.0 × as broad as long (Fig. 4 B); mesosoma in lateral view 1.2 × as long as high; pterostigma8.3 × as long as wide (Fig. 4 D), vein 1-R1 long 0.6 × length of pterostigma, vein r longer than width of pterostigma; antenna with 26 segments; body 2.8 mm; China (Inner Mongolia)................ P. longicaudatus sp. nov.
16. Mandible slightly expanded, its second tooth obtuse; notauli extending to anterior half of the mesoscutum; second tergite with two rows of setae; - pterostigma 4.0 × as long as wide, vein r clearly shorter than width of pterostigma; body 3.5 mm; Russia ...................................................................................... P. orientalis Tobias
- Mandible strongly expanded, second tooth pointed; notauli shortly impressed on about its anterior third; second tergite with dense setae.......................................................................................... 17
17. Body small, 2.0 mm; ocelli forming a obtuse triangle, its base much longer than its sides; metapleuron shallowly rugose over its lower half; first tergite with shallow sculpture, second and third tergite with four or five rows of fine setae distributed evenly over its surface; antenna with 32–30 segments; Azerbaijan; Greece; Hungary; Iran; Ireland; Korea; Spain ...................................................................................................... P. litoralis Griffiths
- Body large, 4.0 mm; ocelli forming a regular triangle, its base not longer than its sides; metapleuron rugose except for a central smooth area; first tergite rugose, second tergite entirely uniformly pubescent, third tergite with a row of setae along its hind margin; antenna with 38 segments; Japan .................................................... P. jezoensis Maeto
description: Published as part of Mao, Juan, He, Jun-Hua & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2015, The discovery of the genus Protodacnusa Griffiths, 1964 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Alysiinae) in China, with descriptions of six new species, pp. 355-368 in Zootaxa 3990 (3) on pages 356-357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/237697