Cynipini Latreille 1802

Key to Cynipini genera of the Western Palaearctic lacking the transscutal articulation 1. Malar sulcus present, ranging from traceable (Fig. 5B) to strongly developed (Fig. 5A) .................. ............................................................................. Neuroterus Hartig, 1840, sexual and asexual form – Malar sulcus always absent (Figs 5C, 7E–F) .................................................................................... 2 2. Notauli always absent (Fig. 5D), at most indicated by two alutaceous (or delicately coriaceous) stripes or rows of setae (Fig. 8A) ...................................................................................................... 3 – Notauli present, deeply impressed; complete, reaching anterior margin of pronotum (Fig. 5E) or incomplete, not reaching it (Fig. 5F) ............... Cerroneuroterus Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2010 ♀ AG 3. Gena broadened behind eye, visible in anterior view (Fig. 5G) ......................................................... ....................................................... Pseudoneuroterus Kinsey, 1923 ♀ AG and Cerroneuroterus ♀ AG – Gena not or very slightly broadened behind eye; not visible (Fig. 5H) or only faintly visible (Fig. 5I) in anterior view, respectively ............................................................................................................ 4 4. Females (Fig. 5J–K) metasoma deep, generally triangular in profile; hypopygium produced at apex (lateral view) ..................................................................................................................................... 5 – Males (Fig. 5L–M) metasoma not deep; apex nearly evenly rounded; no hypopygium .................. 6 5. Gena not broadened behind eye (Fig. 5H); mesopleuron and speculum, smooth, shiny (Fig. 6A); mesoscutellum rounded, nearly as long as broad in dorsal view, surface smooth and shining, at most faintly alutaceous medially (Fig. 6C) .................................................................. Cerroneuroterus ♀ – Gena very slightly broadened behind eye (Fig. 5I); mesopleuron and speculum alutaceous to delicately coriaceous (Fig. 6B); mesoscutellum elongate (longer than wide) in dorsal view, surface uniformly finely alutaceous to coriaceous (Fig. 6F) ......................................... Pseudoneuroterus ♀ 6. Compound eyes very large, ED exceeding three-quarters of the transfacial distance (Fig. 6D); OOL less than one-half of ODL, lateral ocelli nearly touching the inner eye margin (dorsal view) (Fig. 6G); F1 modified, distally slightly broadened, excavated in basal half (Fig. 6H) ........ Cerroneuroterus ♂ – Compound eyes moderately large, ED about half of the transfacial distance (Fig. 6E); OOL about three-quarters of ODL, lateral ocelli clearly separated from the eye margin (dorsal view) (Fig. 6I); F1 strongly modified, expanded and flattened distally (Fig. 6I) ........................ Pseudoneuroterus ♂