Exoryza Mason

Valerio, A. A., Deans, A. R. & Whitfield, J. B., 2004, Review of the microgastrine braconid wasp genus Exoryza, with description of a new species, E. monocavus, from Central America, Zootaxa 526, pp. 1-11 : 2

Key to the known species of Exoryza Mason

1) Length of forewing vein 1CUa 0.6 times the length of vein 1CUb ( Fig. 3 ); metapleuron with mostly punctate sculpturing ( Fig. 5 ); first and second metasomal terga with aciculorugose sculpturing ( Fig. 7 ) ................ E. schoenobii (Wilkinson)

­ Forewing 1CUa and 1CUb nearly equal in length ( Figs. 1, 2 ); metapleuron never completely covered by punctate sculpturing; first and second metasomal terga variably sculptured ................................................................................................. 2

2) Metapleuron mostly nitid and with a conspicuously deep central pit; mesopleuron mostly nitid ( Fig. 1 ); first metasomal tergum with areolate­rugulose sculpturing ( Fig. 8 ) ..................................................... E. monocavus n. sp. Valerio & Whitfield

­ Metapleuron covered by rugulose sculpturing, medial pit present but not conspicuously deep or evident; mesopleuron almost entirely covered by punctate sculpturing ( Fig. 4 ); first metasomal tergum with coarsely rugose sculpturing ( Fig. 6 ) ...... ................................................................................................. E. minnesota Mason

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. 1: Exoryza monocavus, female, lateral habitus; 2,3: Forewing 1 ­ CU of E. minnesota and E. schoenobii, respectively; 4,5: Mesopleura of E. minnesota and E. schoenobii, respectively. Scale = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 6 – 8. Metasomal tergites I – III of: 6, Exoryza minnesota, 7, E. schoenobii, 8, E. monocavus. Scale = 0.5 mm.