Hecabalodes Wilkinson 1929
Creators: name: Belokobylskij, Sergey A.
name: Achterberg, Cornelis Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Hecabalodes

description: Genus Hecabalodes Wilkinson, 1929
Type species
Hecabalodes anthaxiae Wilkinson, 1929, by monotypy.
Remarks
Hecabalodes is a small genus that is very similar to Leluthia. The main difference between these two genera is only in the distinctly shortened radial (marginal) cell of the fore wing, which is present in Hecabalodes. However, the shortened radial (marginal) cell also occurs in some species of Leluthia (e.g., L. ruguloscolyti (Fischer, 1962) has an intermmediate-sized cell).
Distribution
Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.
Key to species of the genus Hecabalodes
1. Recurrent vein of fore wing (m-cu) postfurcal (Figs 27A, 33A). Radial (marginal) cell of fore wing long; its metacarpus (1-R1) 1.3–1.5 times longer than distance from apex of radial (marginal) cell to apex of wing (Figs 27A, 33A). Second radial abscissa (3-SR +SR1) of fore wing always almost straight (Figs 27A, 33A). African species ........................................................................................ 2
– Recurrent vein of fore wing (m-cu) antefurcal or sometimes interstitial (Figs 29A, 31A). Radial (marginal) cell of fore wing short; its metacarpus (1-R1) not longer than distance from apex of radial (marginal) cell to apex of wing. Second radial abscissa (3-SR +SR1) of fore wing aften more or less evenly curved, but sometimes almost straight (Figs 29A, 31A). Asian species ............................... 3
2. Vertex densely undulately transversely striate with rugulosity between striae (Fig. 26B). First metasomal tergite longer, lorger than its posterior width (Fig. 27B). Ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma (Fig. 26A). Body length 3.0–6.0 mm. – Sudan, UAE, Yemen .......................................... ............................................................................................................ H. anthaxiae Wilkinson, 1929
– Vertex only densely and distinctly or sometimes finely granulate, without striae (Fig. 32B). First metasomal tergite shorter than its posterior width (Fig. 33B). Ovipositor sheath shorter than metasoma (Fig. 32A). Body length 2.3–4.4 mm. – Algeria, Chad, Mauritania, UAE, Yemen .......... .................................................................................................................. H. xylophagi Fischer, 1962
3. Vertex densely and coarsely transversely undulately striate with reticulation (Fig. 28D). Notauli complete and rather distinct posteriorly (Fig. 28G). Second radial abscissa (3-SR +SR1) of fore wing always distinctly evenly curved (Fig. 29A). Metacarpus (1-R1) distinctly shorter than distance from apex of radial (marginal) cell to apex of wing (Fig. 29A). Medial (basal) cell of fore wing almost glabrous or partly with very short setae (Fig. 29A). Body length 3.3–4.3 mm. – UAE ......................................................................................... H. maculatus Belokobylskij sp. nov.
– Vertex only densely granulate, without striation (Fig. 30C). Notauli incomplete, almost absent posteriorly (fused with medio-posterior rugose area) (Fig. 30E). Second radial abscissa (3-SR +SR1) of for wing almost straight or weakly and not evenly curved (Fig. 31A). Metacarpus (1-R1) almost equal to distance from apex of radial (marginal) cell to apex of wing (Fig. 31A). Medial (basal) cell of fore wing almost rather distinctly setose by medium length setae (Fig. 31A) ............................. 4
4. Temple shorter, transverse diameter of eye 1.8–2.2 times longer than temple (Fig. 30C). Ovipositor sheath shorter than metasoma (Fig. 30A). Body length 2.2–4.0 mm. – Greece, India, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, Yemen xylophagi ........................................... H. radialis Tobias, 1962
– Temple longer, transverse diameter of eye 1.3–1.5 times longer than temple. Ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma. Body length 2.9–4.7 mm. – Tajikistan, Turkmenistan .................................. ................................................................................................................... H. tadzhicus Tobias, 1964
description: Published as part of Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Achterberg, Cornelis Van, 2021, Review of the braconid parasitoid subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, pp. 1-143 in European Journal of Taxonomy 765 (1) on pages 59-60, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.765.1479, http://zenodo.org/record/5514673