Mesitiinae Barbosa & Azevedo, 2012, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Barbosa, Diego N.
name: Azevedo, Celso O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Key to Mesitiinae species from Madagascar
Males (unknown for Codorcas antanosy sp. nov. and Pycnomesitius tanala sp. nov.)
1. Hypopygial median stalk undivided (Figs 57–62). (Tribe Mesitini).............................................. 2
- Hypopygial median stalk partial divided (Fig. 64–66). (Tribe Domonkosini)....................................... 8
2. Sublateral carina of propodeal disc absent (Figs 12, 15, 20, 23). (Clytrovorus)...................................... 4
- Sublateral carina of propodeal disc present................................................................. 3
3. Flagellomere 1 longer than pedicel (Figs 30, 35). (Itapayos).................................................... 7
- Flagellomere 1 shorter than pedicel (Figs 3, 6). (Anaylax)...................................................... 6
4. Propodeum with posterior spine.......................................................................... 5
- Propodeum without posterior spine (Fig. 24)............................................... C. zafimaniry sp. nov.
5. Body castaneous; head with frontal carina (Figs 17, 19–21)...................................... C. merina sp. nov.
- Body dark castaneous nearly black; head without frontal carina (Figs 9–16)........................... C. bara sp. nov.
6. Macropterous (Fig. 1); fore wing without costal vein........................................... A. betsileo sp. nov.
- Brachypterous (Fig. 2).................................................................. A. mahafaly sp. nov.
7. Macropterous (Fig. 26) propodeal disc without longitudinal ridge between median and inner discal carina (Fig. 31)............................................................................................. I. antaimoro sp. nov.
- Micropterous (Fig. 33); propodeal disc with longitudinal ridge between median and inner discal carina (Fig. 36)................................................................................................... I. mikea sp. nov.
8. Metasomal tergum 2 densely granulated (Fig. 51).............................. Pilomesitius madagascarensis Móczár
- Metasomal tergum 2 sparsely punctured (Figs 41, 42, 53) (Zimankos)............................................ 9
9. Flagellomere 1 at least 2.0 × longer than others (Fig. 43); mesoscutum without longitudinal mesoscutal furrow (Fig. 44)........................................................................................... Z. makoa sp. nov.
- Flagellomere 1 at most 1.2 × longer than others; mesoscutum with longitudinal mesoscutal furrow (Figs 47, 55)......... 10
10. Median carina of propodeal disc complete (Fig. 55); hind wing with five distal hamuli....... Z. madagascarensis (Móczár)
- Median carina of propodeal disc incomplete (Fig. 47); hind wing with three distal hamuli............. Z. sakalava sp. nov.
Females (unknown for Anaylax betsileo sp. nov., A. mahafaly sp. nov., Clytrovorus merina sp. nov., C. zafimaniry sp. nov., Itapayaos antaimoro sp. nov., I. mikea sp. nov., Zimankos makoa sp. nov., Z. sakalava sp. nov.)
1. Metasomal tergum 2 densely sculptured (Figs 34, 52)......................................................... 2
- Metasomal tergum 2 not sculptured (Figs 10, 25)............................................................. 3
2. Macropterous; metasomal tergum 2 densely punctured (Fig. 34)......................... Pycnomesitius tanala sp. nov.
- Brachypterous (Fig. 49); metasomal tergum 2 densely lineated and hairy (Fig. 51).... Pilomesitius madagascarensis Móczár
3. Propodeal disc without inner discal carina (Fig. 28)...................................... Codorcas antanosy sp. nov.
- Propodeal disc with inner discal carina (Fig. 15)............................................................. 4
4. Propodeal disc without sublateral and lateral carinae (Fig. 15).............................. Clytrovorus bara sp. nov.
- Propodeal disc with sublateral and lateral carinae............................... Zimankos madagascarensis (Móczár)
description: Published as part of Barbosa, Diego N. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Mesitiinae (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Madagascar, with description of eleven new species, pp. 1-44 in Zootaxa 3417 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.246276