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Key to species of Odontofroggatia

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Pteromalidae; Subfamily: Epichrysomallidae; Genus: Odontofroggatia)

ClassificationIndex to Keys

     

1. Females: funicular segments with longitudinal plate sensilla; metasoma without distinct petiole ... 2

- Males: funicular segments without longitudinal plate sensilla; metasoma with distinct petiole ... 6


2. Antennal formula 11053 ... O. quinifuniculus Feng & Huang

- Antennal formula 11063 ... 3


3 Mandible tridentate, propodeum with ridges medially ... 4

- Mandible bidentate, propodeum without ridges ... 5


4 Propodeum with two distinct sub-median longitudinal ridges in posterior two-thirds connected to two curved ridges in anterior third that form more or less W-like pattern; funicle with all segments having plate sensilla ... O. ishii Wiebes

- Propodeum only with a median ridge; funicle with first segment without plate sensilla ... O. gajimaru Ishii


5. Funicular segments tightly connected, and each segment with a row of longitudinal plate sensilla extending only slightly beyond distal margin; toruli separated by distance subequal to torulus diameter .... O. corneri Wiebes

- Funicular segments loosely arranged, each segment with strong longitudinal plate sensilla extending beyond distal margin by about half length of funicular segment; toruli separated by distance approximately equal to one-third torulus diameter ...O. galili Wiebes


6. Petiole wider than long, with a tooth on each side ... 7

- Petiole longer than wide, without tooth on side ... 9


7. Mandibles short, labial palpi present, antennal toruli separated from clypeal margin by distance subequal to torulus diameter ... O. ishii Wiebes

- Mandibles long and falcate, labial palpi obsolete, antennal toruli at clypeal margin ... 8


8. Maxillary palpus about twice as long as wide; malar space about one-third as long as eye ...O. quinifuniculus Feng & Huang

- Maxillary palpus slightly longer than wide; malar space about half as long as eye ... O. gajimaru Ishii


9. Hind coxa with dorsal teeth, petiole slightly longer than wide, unarmed; toruli separated by distance about equal to half torulus diameter; clypeal margin with two slightly protruding lobes ... O. galili Wiebes

- Hind coxa unarmed; petiole approximately two times as long as wide, with a strong acute ventral hook; toruli separated by distance equal to torulus diameter; clypeal margin emarginate ... O. corneri Wiebes


Web authors Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

and Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA, France)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. & Rasplus, JY. 2024. Figweb: figs and fig wasps of the world. URL: www.figweb.org(Accessed on <day-month-year>).

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