Hylcalosia Fischer 1967
Creators: name: Zhu, Jiachen
name: Achterberg, Cornelis Van
name: Chen, Xue-Xin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Hylcalosia

description: Key to species of the genus Hylcalosia Fischer
1 Notauli absent in posterior 0.5–0.7 of mesoscutum (Figs 2C, 4C, 6C, 10B, 12C), remaining separate from medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum; second metasomal tergite longer than third tergite (Figs 2F, 4F, 6F, 10E, 12F); length of palpi variable................................................................................................ 2
- Notauli present in posterior half of mesoscutum, but sometimes only shallowly impressed, connected or almost connected to medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum (Fig. 21); second metasomal tergite about as long as third tergite (Fig. 28); palpi rather short, not reaching hind coxa....................................................................... 7
2 Notauli only present on anterior third of mesoscutum (Fig. 12C); medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum comparatively small, not reaching middle of mesoscutum (Fig. 12C); body mainly dark reddish brown (Fig. 11). Russia (Far East: Primorskiy territory, Amur province), Korea, China (Hunan).................................. H. sutchanica Belokobylskij, 1992
- Notauli present at least up to middle of mesoscutum (Figs 2C, 4C, 6C, 10B); medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum (Figs 2C, 4C, 6C, 10B) and body colour variable................................................................. 3
3 Eye in dorsal view 2.1–2.4 × as long as temple (Fig. 2I), face 1.7–1.8 × wider than high (Fig. 2J), body mainly yellowish to yellowish brown (Fig. 1); length of maxillary palp 1.7 × height of head (Fig. 2K). China (Guangdong, Hainan)................................................................................................. H. carinata sp. nov.
- Eye in dorsal view 1.2–1.7 × as long as temple (Figs 4I, 6I, 10H), face 2.1–2.7 × wider than high (Figs 4J, 6J, 10I); body mainly reddish brown to black (Figs 3, 5, 9)................................................................ 4
4 Medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum short, wide, and densely crenulate (Fig. 6C); vein cu-a of fore wing antefurcal (Fig. 6A); second tergite of metasoma slightly (1.1 ×) longer than third tergite (Fig. 6F); hind coxa with dense punctation (Fig. 6N). China (Zhejiang; Fujian)......................................................... H. poricrenulata sp. nov.
- Medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum long, almost reaching middle of mesoscutum (Figs 4C, 10B); vein cu-a of fore wing postfurcal (Figs 4A, 10A); second tergite of metasoma distinctly longer than third tergite (Figs 4F, 10E); hind coxa smooth or with some spaced punctures (Figs 4O, 10G)........................................................ 5 5 Suture between second and third tergites deep and distinct (Fig. 4F); second and third tergites densely and coarsely striate, with interconnecting rugosity between striae (Fig. 4F); pterostigma 5 × as long as its maximum width, and vein r 0.8 × maximum width of pterostigma (Fig. 4A); [metasoma entirely black], China (Guizhou, Guangdong).......... H. melasaraia sp. nov.
- Suture between second and third tergites shallowly or hardly impressed (Fig. 10E); second and third tergites rather sparsely coarsely striate with interconnecting rugosity, but third tergite smooth posteriorly and laterally (Fig. 10E); pterostigma 3.5–4.0 × as long as its maximum width, and vein r half as long as maximum width of pterostigma (Fig. 10A).................. 6
6 Medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum longer and linear, about up to level of notauli; second tergite with about 16 longitudinal rugae and 0.7–0.8 × longer than wide apically; head 1.6–1.7 × wider than median length in dorsal view; [third metasomal tergite curved dorsally in lateral view; length of eye in dorsal view about 1.3 × temple; first metasomal tergite 1.2 × as long as its apical width; vein 3-CU1 of fore wing slightly oblique]; Russia (Far East)............ H. hymaenei Belokobylskij, 1992
- Medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum shorter and elliptical, remaining far from level of notauli (Fig. 10B); second tergite with about 20 longitudinal rugae and 0.6–0.9 × longer than wide apically (Fig. 10E); head 1.5 × wider than its median length in dorsal view (Fig. 10H); [shallow medio-longitudinal groove of second and third tergites of holotype (used as main key character by Zheng et al. 2012) is probably an accidental deformation; normally there is at most a flat smooth stripe]; China (Heilongjiang, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang).................................... H. ventisulcata Zheng, Chen & Yang, 2012
7 Eye in dorsal view 1.5–1.6 × length of temple (Fig. 8I); vein m-cu of fore wing weakly antefurcal or interstitial (Fig. 8A); palpi reaching middle coxa (Fig. 7); mesosoma and metasoma yellowish brown......................................... 8
- Eye in dorsal view 0.7–1.1 × length of temple; vein m-cu of fore wing postfurcal; palpi remaining far removed from middle coxa; mesosoma and metasoma black or dark reddish brown, but sometimes mainly brown or yellowish (H. laosensis Fischer)...................................................................................... ……………..….9
8 Vein r-m of fore wing vertical (Fig. 8A); vein r of fore wing comparatively short, 0.6 × maximum width of pterostigma (Fig. 8A); frons blackish anteriorly (Fig. 8J); ovipositor sheath 1.2 × as long as combined first–third tergites (Fig. 8H); base of second tergite dark brown, contrasting with yellowish remainder of tergite (Fig. 8F). China (Fujian)....... H. verticalis sp. nov.
- Vein r-m of fore wing oblique (inclivous); vein r of fore wing comparatively long, 0.9 × maximum width of pterostigma; frons brownish yellow or yellow anteriorly; ovipositor sheath as long as combined first–third tergites; base of second tergite yellowish, similar to remainder of tergite. Indonesia (Sumatra)............................ H. hemiflava van Achterberg, 1983
9 Temple 1.3–1.5 × longer than transverse diameter of eye in dorsal view; median length of second metasomal tergite subequal to its maximum width................................................................................. 10
- Temple about as long as transverse diameter of eye in dorsal view; median length of second metasomal tergite distinctly less than its maximum width............................................................................... 11
10 Distal upper lobe of mandible with two narrow short teeth; medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum distinctly longer than half length of mesoscutum; first–third metasomal tergites longitudinally striate; third tergite with medio-posterior groove; first metasomal tergite 1.5 × longer than its apical width. Myanmar ........................ H. ruficeps (Cameron, 1910) (♂)
- Distal upper lobe of mandible with single wide and large lobe-shaped tooth; medio-posterior depression of mesoscutum at most half as long as mesoscutum; first to third metasomal tergites reticulate-striate; third tergite without medio-posterior groove; first metasomal tergite about as long as its apical width. China (Fujian)........ H. complexa Chen et Wu, 1994 (♀)
11 Precoxal sulcus incomplete and irregularly rugose, but smooth near mesopleural furrow; lower part of mesosoma sparsely setose; mesosoma, first and most of second metasomal tergites yellow. Laos ................. H. laosensis Fischer, 2008 (♂)
- Precoxal sulcus complete and entirely crenulate; lower part of mesosoma densely setose; mesosoma and metasoma black or partly dark reddish brown.............................................................................. 12
12 Eyes without setae; POL 1.0–1.3 × OD; transverse diameter of eye almost equal to length of temple in dorsal view; vein m-cu of fore wing distinctly postfurcal; propodeum without distinct areola; metasoma wider, combined length of second and third tergites 1.2–1.3 × their maximum width; hind tibia distinctly widened apically, maximum width of tibia about 3 × its minimum width. Japan (Kyushu, Honshu), Korea........................................... H. maetoi van Achterberg, 1983
- Eye with short and sparse setae; POL 0.8 × OD; transverse diameter of eye 1.3 × length of temple in dorsal view; vein m-cu of fore wing weakly postfurcal; propodeum with more or less distinctly developed areola; metasoma narrower, combined length of second and third tergites 1.5 × their maximum width; hind tibia less widened apically, maximum width of tibia 2.6 × its minimum width. Russia (Far East: Primorskiy territory)................................. H. livadiae Belokobylskij, 2015
description: Published as part of Zhu, Jiachen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2018, Review of the genus Hylcalosia Fischer (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with description of four new species from China, pp. 547-565 in Zootaxa 4462 (4) on pages 548-549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/1441855