Females
(unknown
in Conganteon hawleyi, Conganteon sensitivum and Conganteon
vannoorti)
1. Completely
testaceous, except petiole black, one small brown spot on metapectal-propodeal
disc near metanotum, brown teeth of mandible and brown borders of ocelli ...Conganteon
lymanorum Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino
- Mostly or
totally black ...2
2. Protarsomere 1
less than twice as long as 4 ...3
- Protarsomere 1
twice or more than twice as long as 4 ...6
3. Frons with
posterior half sculptured by numerous and strong longitudinal and parallel keels
and anterior half reticulate rugose ...4
- Frons
completely or almost completely reticulate rugose or very strongly sculptured by
large punctures ...5
4. Mesoscutum
reticulate rugose, with posterior third or half strongly punctate and
unsculptured among punctures ...Conganteon kolyadai Olmi
- Mesoscutum with
anterior third reticulate rugose and remaining surface strongly punctate and
unsculptured among punctures ...Conganteon fisheri Olmi
5. Pronotum
completely black ...Conganteon townesi Olmi
- Pronotum with
lateral regions and pronotal tubercle partly whitish or testaceous ...Conganteon
kolyadai Olmi
6. Mesoscutum
completely or almost completely reticulate rugose; mesoscutellum usually at
least partly reticulate rugose, occasionally unsculptured ...Conganteon
vulcanicum Benoit
- Mesoscutum
punctate and unsculptured among punctures, occasionally rugose near anterior
margin; rarely mesoscutum with posterior half rugose and anterior half punctate;
mesoscutellum unsculptured or punctate and unsculptured among punctures 7 7.
Protarsomere 5 with basal part approximately as long as distal part ...Conganteon
transvaalense Olmi
- Protarsomere 5
with basal part much shorter than distal part ...Conganteon walkerense
Olmi
Males
(unknown in Conganteon lymanorum and Conganteon transvaalense)
1. Head and
mesosoma mostly testaceous-whitish ...Conganteon hawleyi Olmi, Copeland &
van Noort
- Head and
mesosoma mostly black ...2
2. Pronotum with
lateral region and pronotal tubercle partly whitish or testaceous ...3
- Pronotum
completely black, at most with pronotal tubercle testaceous ...5
3. Frons with
anterior half reticulate rugose and posterior half sculptured by numerous and
strong longitudinal keels ...Conganteon fisheri Olmi
- Frons
completely reticulate rugose, or completely sculptured by large punctures, or
with smooth and finely punctured area in front of anterior ocellus ...4
4. Inner margin
of distal part of paramere with many short sensorial processes (Fig. 27D); frons
with anterior half whitish ...Conganteon sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van
Noort
- Inner margin of
distal part of paramere without sensorial processes (Fig. 27B); frons with
anterior third whitish ...Conganteon kolyadai Olmi
5. Mesoscutum
punctate, unsculptured among punctures, at most rugose near anterior margin;
notauli distinct, incomplete; frons completely or mostly punctate, unsculptured
among punctures, occasionally with lateral regions rugose and slightly granulate
among punctures ...6
- Mesoscutum
completely reticulate rugose or with anterior half reticulate rugose and
posterior half strongly punctate or slightly granulate; notauli usually absent
or hardly visible; frons completely or almost completely reticulate rugose,
occasionally also with some irregular longitudinal keels ...8
6. Head black,
except mandible testaceous; rarely clypeus testaceous; antennomere nine about
twice as long as broad; frontal line distinct ...Conganteon walkerense
Olmi
- Head black,
except mandible, clypeus and anterior region of frons testaceous; antennomere
nine 3 × or more as long as broad; frontal line evanescent or distinct ...7
7. Frontal line
distinct and complete; notauli absent, or shortly visible near anterior margin
of mesoscutum ...Conganteon kolyadai Olmi
- Frontal line
evanescent; notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.6 × length of
mesoscutum ...Conganteon vannoorti Olmi
8. Vertex of head
in front of occipital carina shiny, with longitudinal keels situated among
ocelli, not reticulate rugose ...Conganteon townesi Olmi
- Vertex of head
in front of occipital carina dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels
or with longitudinal keels situated just behind occipital carina and not
reaching area among ocelli ...Conganteon vulcanicum Benoit
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