taxonID	type	description	language	source
43116A07AE3D9D196568450A28EE3329.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The vertex is smooth except a pair of small strigulate areas posterolaterad the lateral ocelli in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the vertex is entirely strigate to strigate-coriaceous in Heterospilus hemipterus, and it is entirely coriaceous in Heterospilus vincenti. The face is smooth in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the face is at least partially strigate in Heterospilus hemipterus, and it is smooth mesally and coriaceous laterally in Heterospilus vincenti. The frons is partially strigulate in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the frons is entirely coriaceous in Heterospilus vincenti. The mesopleuron (excluding subalar groove, precoxal sulcus, and posterior mesopleural furrow) is weakly coriaceous with some areas nearly smooth in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the mesopleuron is at least partially strigate in Heterospilus hemipterus. The hind wing stigma of the male is located slightly basad the middle of the wing in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the stigma is located at the wing apex in Heterospilus vincenti. Transverse grooves are absent on T 3 in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; a crenulate transverse groove is present on T 3 in Heterospilus hemipterus. The head (excluding mouthparts and antenna) is brown in Heterospilus belokobylskiji; the head is yellow in Heterospilus vincenti.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
43116A07AE3D9D196568450A28EE3329.taxon	description	Description. Female (Fig. 1). Body length. 2.28 mm. Head. HL 0.81 x HW, HW 1.09 x TW, FW 1.92 x FH, EL 1.00 x EH, MSH 0.80 x EH, F 1 L 0.85 x F 2 L, PMPL 0.45 x F 1 L; antenna broken at eighth flagellomere; mandible with two teeth, tooth closest to labiomaxillary complex shorter than other tooth, setiferous; malar space smooth, setiferous, malar suture absent; clypeus with roughly apical 1 / 2 setiferous and basal 1 / 2 glabrous; face smooth, glabrous mesally and setiferous laterally; frons partially strigulate and partially smooth, sculpture strongest in depressions dorsad antennal sockets, glabrous except one to two setae along margin of eye; vertex mostly smooth but with pair of small strigulate areas posterolaterad lateral ocelli, setiferous; ocelli present but small (cf. Heterospilus striatus Muesebeck & Walkley); gena smooth, setiferous; occiput smooth, glabrous except pair of setae ventrally on both sides of head. Mesosoma. ML 2.83 x MW, ML 1.97 x MH, MW 0.70 x MH, SSL 0.50 x SSW; pronotal collar without transverse carina, anterior portion rugulose and posterior portion smooth mesally and crenulate laterally, anterior and posterior portions both glabrous except setiferous along anterior margins, pronope absent, lateral portion of pronotum (including pronotal groove) rugose, roughly setiferous along margins and glabrous mesally; notauli complete and meeting posteromesally, bearing a few weak crenulae; mesoscutal midpit absent; mesoscutum (excluding lateral margin and notauli) coriaceous, setiferous along margins and notauli; scutellar sulcus with median longitudinal carina and pair of crenulae adjacent to carina; scutellar disc weakly coriaceous, glabrous except five setae along lateral and posterior margins; propodeum strongly carinate, setiferous, carinae forming hastate areola mesally, sculpture within areola areolate-rugose, mesolaterally with transverse carina dividing propodeum into roughly basal and apical halves, dorsal lateral carinae dividing basal 1 / 2 into median and lateral areas, median area with weak indication of coriaceous sculpture and lateral area areolate-rugulose, apical 1 / 2 areolate-rugose; subalar groove crenulate; precoxal sulcus present in roughly anterior 1 / 2 of mesopleuron and crenulate, posterior 1 / 2 of mesopleuron without impression but with rugosities extending to mesocoxa; posterior mesopleural furrow crenulate; mesopleuron (excluding subalar groove, precoxal sulcus, and posterior mesopleural furrow) weakly coriaceous with some areas nearly smooth, setiferous except glabrous area dorsomesally roughly between subalar groove and posterior mesopleural furrow to level of episternal scrobe; metapleuron areolate-rugose, setiferous; metacoxa with anteroventral basal tubercle. Forewing. Brachypterous, extending to posterior margin of T 2 (including fringe); hyaline; stigma present anterodistally, posterior margin difficult to differentiate from R 1 vein; with following veins complete and tubular: C + SC + R, M + CU, 1 - 1 A, 1 RS, 1 M, and 1 CU; (RS + M) and m-cu veins complete but nebulous resulting in distinct 1 st discal cell; one wing with 3 RS vein minute but tubular and clearly differentiated from stigma and R 1 vein. Hind wing. Brachypterous, extending to posterior margin of T 2 (including fringe); hyaline; basal and subbasal cells enclosed by tubular veins, veins enclosing cells differ in width and degree of sclerotization; R 1 vein tubular; M + CU vein shorter than 1 M vein. Metasoma. T 1 L 1.15 x T 1 W; subcylindrical; ovipositor with minute teeth ventrally, EOL about 2.23 x T 2 + T 3 L; ovipositor sheaths setiferous, setae increasing in density anteriorly to posteriorly; T 1 costate, dorsal carinae extending posteriorly about 3 / 4 length of tergum, setiferous, dorsope present; T 2 costate, setiferous; transverse groove between T 2 + T 3 weakly impressed, smooth; T 3 - T 7 smooth, setae forming single transverse row in middle or posterior 1 / 2 of tergum; T 8 smooth, setae in no apparent pattern. Color. Head (excluding mouthparts and antenna) brown, mouthparts whitish yellow except mandible yellow with teeth brown, scape and pedicel yellow, flagellum yellow proximally transitioning to brown distally; mesosoma orangish brown except pronotum and propleuron yellowish brown; wing venation tan; legs yellow; T 1 - T 2 entirely yellowish brown, T 3 - T 5 mostly brown with posterior edge slightly darker but all with some irregular yellow coloration, T 6 yellow anteromesally but otherwise yellowish brown, T 7 yellowish brown, T 8 yellow.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
43116A07AE3D9D196568450A28EE3329.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of Dr. Sergey A. Belokobylskij for his contributions to braconid systematics and for providing information on brachypterous and apterous doryctines critical to completion of this article.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
15E682A11F2BA54347564A968C74D7A6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Heterospilus vincenti can be differentiated from Heterospilus belokobylskiji using the diagnosis for Heterospilus belokobylskiji. The vertex is coriaceous in Heterospilus vincenti; the vertex is strigate to strigate-coriaceous in Heterospilus hemipterus. The face is smooth mesally and coriaceous laterally in Heterospilus vincenti; the face is at least partially strigate in Heterospilus hemipterus. The frons is coriaceous in Heterospilus vincenti; the frons is strigate Heterospilus hemipterus. Transverse grooves are absent on T 3 in Heterospilus vincenti; a crenulate transverse groove is present on T 3 in Heterospilus hemipterus. The head (excluding mouthparts and antenna) is yellow in Heterospilus vincenti; the head is dark reddish brown except yellowish brown along eye and ventrally in Heterospilus hemipterus.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
15E682A11F2BA54347564A968C74D7A6.taxon	description	Description. Female (Fig. 3). Body length. 2.36 mm. Head. HL 0.77 x HW, HW 1.09 x TW, FW 1.83 x FH, EL 1.00 x EH, MSH 1.00 x EH, F 1 L 0.93 x F 2 L, PMPL 0.31 x F 1 L; antenna with 17 flagellomeres; mandible with two teeth, tooth closest to labiomaxillary complex shorter than other tooth, setiferous; malar space coriaceous, setiferous, malar suture absent; clypeus with roughly apical 1 / 2 setiferous and basal 1 / 2 glabrous; face smooth mesally and coriaceous laterally, glabrous mesally and setiferous laterally; frons coriaceous, glabrous except a few setae along margin of eye; vertex coriaceous, setiferous; ocelli present but small (cf. Heterospilus striatus); gena coriaceous, setiferous; occiput smooth, glabrous except pair of setae ventrally on both sides of head. Mesosoma. ML 3.58 x MW, ML 2.27 x MH, MW 0.63 x MH, SSL 0.57 x SSW; pronotal collar with transverse carina, anterior portion smooth and posterior portion rugose, anterior and posterior portions both glabrous except setiferous along anterior margins, pronope absent, lateral portion of pronotum (including pronotal groove) rugose except small coriaceous area dorsally, roughly setiferous along ventral and posterior margins but otherwise glabrous; notauli complete to transscutal articulation and separated by carina posteromesally, more strongly impressed anteriorly than posteriorly, bearing a few weak crenulae; mesoscutal midpit absent; mesoscutum (excluding lateral margin and notauli) coriaceous, setiferous along margins and notauli; scutellar sulcus with median longitudinal carina; scutellar disc coriaceous, glabrous except pair of setae laterally; propodeum strongly sculptured, setiferous, with basal and dorsal lateral carinae distinct, basal median area coriaceous, basal lateral area rugose, remainder of propodeum areolate-rugose, areola absent; subalar groove crenulate; precoxal sulcus complete to mesocoxa, more strongly impressed anteriorly than posteriorly, transitioning from crenulate anteriorly to rugose posteriorly; posterior mesopleural furrow crenulate; mesopleuron (excluding subalar groove, precoxal sulcus, and posterior mesopleural furrow) coriaceous, setiferous with setae largely confined to margins, subalar groove, and precoxal sulcus; metapleuron areolate-rugose, setiferous; metacoxa with anteroventral basal tubercle. Forewing. Brachypterous, extending to end of mesosoma (including fringe); hyaline; stigma absent; venation limited to tubular vein along anterior margin complete to wing apex and vein along posterior margin transitioning from nebulous proximally to tubular distally and bending anteriorly near wing apex to intersect vein along anterior margin. Hind wing. Brachypterous, extending to end of mesosoma (including fringe); hyaline; basal cell distinct but open, SC + R vein spectral distally; subbasal cell enclosed by tubular veins; SC + R vein and 1 M vein converge distally to form thickening roughly width of two veins. Metasoma. T 1 L 1.14 x T 1 W; subcylindrical; ovipositor with minute teeth ventrally, EOL about 3.28 x T 2 + T 3 L; ovipositor sheaths setiferous, setae increasing in density anteriorly to posteriorly; T 1 costate-rugose, dorsal carinae blending with ground sculpture posteriorly, setiferous, dorsope present; T 2 carinate-rugulose, setiferous; transverse groove between T 2 + T 3 absent, T 2 and T 3 indicated by inconspicuous break in sculpture; T 3 carinulate in roughly anterior 1 / 2, smooth in roughly posterior 1 / 2, setiferous with most setae forming transverse row in middle of tergum; T 4 - T 8 smooth, setae forming single transverse row in middle or posterior 1 / 2 of tergum. Color. Head (excluding mouthparts and antenna) yellow, mouthparts whitish yellow except mandible yellow with teeth brown, scape and pedicel yellow, flagellum yellow proximally transitioning to brown distally; mesosoma yellow with pronotum and propleuron slightly lighter; wing venation and legs yellow; T 1 - T 2 entirely yellow, T 3 - T 4 yellow with posterior edge brownish yellow, T 5 - T 8 entirely yellow.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
15E682A11F2BA54347564A968C74D7A6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for the author's son, Vincent Marion Kula.	en	Kula, Robert R. (2011): Two new brachypterous species of Heterospilus Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Nearctic Region. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 21: 53-64, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.21.875
