Pseudoneuroterus Kinsey 1923

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Authors: SALVATORE SOTTILE, James A. Nicholls, Chang-Ti Tang, Graham N. Stone, Giuliano Cerasa
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Abstract

Rearrangement of the key to the asexual generations of Palaearctic species of Pseudoneuroterus published by Melika et al. (2010), incorporating a couplet for the newly described species 1. Gena not or only very slightly broadened behind eye in anterior view (Fig. 7A) ............................ 2 – Gena distinctly broadened behind eye, well visible in anterior view (cf. Fig. 5G) .......................... 3 2. Radial cell of forewing (Fig. 8D) 5.3 × as long as broad; prominent part of the ventral spine of hypopygium short (Fig. 8F–H), less than 2.5 × as long as broad in ventral view; scape + pedicel 1.5 × as long as F1, which is 1.5 × as long as the pedicel and nearly equal in length to F2 (Fig. 7G) ........ ............................................................................................. P. saltabundus Sottile & Cerasa sp. nov. – Radial cell of the forewing more than 6.0 × as long as broad; ventral spine of hypopygium more than 3.0 × as long as broad in ventral view (Fig. 10E); scape + pedicel 1.25 × as long as F1, which is 2.0 × as long as pedicel and 1.2× as long as F2 (Fig. 9F–G) .............................. P. saliens (Kollar, 1857) 3. Body dark brown, lower face always yellowish; antenna, legs light brown; body length 1.8– 2.1 mm .................................................................................. P. mazandarani Melika & Stone, 2010 – Body and antennae black, lower face always black; coxae and part of femurs black; body length 3.3–4.3 mm ....................................................................................................................................... 4 4. Rs+M distinct, reach basalis in lower ⅓, veins around areolet with smoky dark stripes; metasoma 2.0 × as high as long, prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium as long as broad; body length 3.8–4.3 mm .................................................................................. P. nichollsi Melika & Stone, 2010 – Rs+M inconspicuous in distal part, its projection pointed into lower half of basalis, veins around areolet without smoky dark stripes; metasoma less than 2.0× as high as long, prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium at least 3.0× as long as broad; body length 3.3–3.8 mm .................... ............................................................................................................. P. macropterus (Hartig, 1843)

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Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Hemiptera Insect Studies

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Publication date
11 February 2026
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EN