1 Occipital carina long, reaching vertex level or above (A) ... 2
- Occipital carina short, at most reaching mid-height of eye (a) ...
14
2(1) Scuto-scutellar groove almost smooth, at most with faint
incomplete crenulations (A); hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted
far below middle (NI > 1.6) (B) ...
Phorotrophus congoensis
Benoit
- Scuto-scutellar groove distinctly crenulate (a); hind wing with
1/Cu&cu-a intercepted higher (NI < 1.6) (b) ... 3
3(2) hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted far above middle (NI <
0.6) (A) ... 4
- Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted around middle (NI > 0.6) (a)
... 5
4(3) Head and mesosoma yellow, metasoma orange, wings hyaline (A);
Madagascar ...
Phorotrophus tricolor
Seyrig
- Body almost entirely black, wings strongly infuscate (a); South
Africa ...
Phorotrophus malaisei Benoit
5(3) Mesosoma, and often remainder of body, mostly black ... 6
- Body mostly yellow to reddish orange, at most with isolated black
markings ... 7
6(5) Wings strongly infuscate except for a subapical stripe on fore wing;
2m-cu basal to rs-m (A); Western Africa (Sierra Leone) ...
Phorotrophus pulcher (Szépligeti)
- Wings hyaline, apically infuscate; 2m-cu apical to rs-m (a);
Central Africa ...
Phorotrophus perplexus Benoit
7(6) Apical transverse carina of propodeum present and strongly
medially incurved, almost reaching anterior third of propodeum; central median area of propodeum defined and medially
subdivided (A); mainland Africa ...
Phorotrophus kaluleus
Benoit
- Apical transverse carina of propodeum, if present gently medially
incurved, reaching at
most anterior half of propodeum (a); central median area of propodeum
usually not defined (b), if present not subdivided (a); Madagascar ... 8
8(7) Wings yellowish with apex strongly infuscate (A) ... 9
- Wings hyaline with apex at most moderately infuscate (a) ... 10
9(8) Vein 2m-cu distinctly apical to rs-m (A); ovipositor very long
(OT > 3) (B) ...
Phorotrophus radialis (Seyrig)
- Vein 2m-cu opposite to rs-m (a); ovipositor shorter (OT < 3)
(b) ...
Phorotrophus magnificus (Seyrig)
10(8) Head distinctly lighter than remainder of body (A); flagellum
bicoloured, basally black and apically pale yellow (A); ventral
swelling of sternite 1 strong, basally abruptly truncate (B) ...
Phorotrophus thouvenoti (Seyrig)
- Head and remainder of body uniformly coloured (a); flagellum
variable; ventral swelling variable (b), but if strong then regularly
pyramoidal (c) ... 11
11(10) Orange overall (A) without black markings on mesosoma (B);
flagellum bicoloured, basally black and apically orange (A); subapical
ridge of clypeus evenly concave (C) ...
Phorotrophus youpi
Macquart, Rousse & van Noort
- Bright yellow overall (a) with mesoscutal lobes more or less black
maculated (b); flagellum entirely black with basal flagellomeres
fading to yellow (a); subapical ridge of clypeus subtruncate (c) ...
12
12(11) Ventral swelling on sternite 1 weak (A); propodeum with
central median area defined (B); ventral margin of clypeus with a
median tooth (C) ...
Phorotrophus trilobus
Saussure
- Ventral swelling stronger (a); propodeum without distinct central
area (b); ventral margin of clypeus evenly concave, without median
tooth (c) ... 13
13(12) Fore wing with bullae on 2m-cu small, separated by 4–5x their
own length (A); ovipositor long (OT > 1.8) (B) ...
Phorotrophus
maculiceps (Seyrig)
- Fore wing with bullae on 2m-cu nearly fused (a); ovipositor
moderately long (OT < 1.8) (b) ...
Phorotrophus hastatus (Seyrig)
14(1) Scuto-scutellar groove almost smooth, at most with
faint incomplete crenulations (A, B) ... 15
- Scuto-scutellar groove distinctly crenulate (a, b) ... 21
15(14) Most of mesosoma and metasoma black (A, B) ... 16
- Most of mesosoma and metasoma yellow to orange (a), at most with
isolated black markings (b) ... 17
16(15) Body black with red markings, wings hyaline (A); face and
clypeus punctate, without transverse sculpture (B); South Africa ...
Phorotrophus hephaistosi Macquart, Rousse & van Noort
- Body black with pale yellow markings, wings infuscate (a); face
and clypeus with coarse transverse striations (b); Central Africa
(Uganda) ...
Phorotrophus cyranodebergeraci Macquart, Rousse
& van Noort
17(16) Propodeum quite smooth, without any carination (A) ...
Phorotrophus acarinatus Benoit
- Propodeum more or less sculptured with carination present (a) ...
18
18(17) Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted distinctly above middle
(NI ≤ 0.8) (A)... 19
- Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted lower (NI > 0.8) (a) ... 20
19(18) Frons medially nearly smooth (A); basal median area of
propodeum wider than long (B); entirely yellow, without black
markings (C) ...
Phorotrophus flavus (Roman)
- Frons medially transversely strigose (a); basal median area of
propodeum longer than wide (b); yellow to yellowish orange with
dorsal and often ventral large black markings (c) ...
Phorotrophus bivittatus (Morley)
20(18) Body orange without black markings, wings slightly yellowish
(A); mid-longitudinal carina on face extending to ventral margin of
clypeus (B); ovipositor very long (OT > 2.5) (A) ...
Phorotrophus
fernando Macquart, Rousse & van Noort
- Body bright yellow, always with black markings of variable extent,
wings hyaline (a); mid-longitudinal carina on face not reaching
dorsal margin of clypeus (b); ovipositor shorter (OT < 2.5) (a) ...
Phorotrophus mameti Benoit
21(14) Subapical ridge of clypeus sharp and evenly concave to
convex, distinctly overhanging the mid-apical tooth of clypeus (A)
... 22
- Subapical ridge blunt and faint to moderately sharp, always
irregularly shaped or sinuate and including the mid-apical tooth of
clypeus if present (a) ... 25
22(21) Mesosoma totally black (A,B) ... 23
- Mesosoma mostly yellow to orange, dorsally with isolated black
markings (a,b) ... 24
23(22) Subapical margin truncate (A); metasoma mostly yellowish
orange with apical black markings (B); southern Africa ...
Phorotrophus zoutpanbergensis Macquart, Rousse & van Noort
- Subapical margin evenly convex (a); metasoma entirely black (b);
tropical Africa ...
Phorotrophus schoutedeni Benoit
24(22) Mesoscutum almost totally smooth (A); wings strongly
infuscate (B); South Africa ...
Phorotrophus vulcani Macquart,
Rousse & van Noort
- Mesoscutum densely punctate (a); wings hyaline, apically more or
less infuscate (b); widespread ...
Phorotrophus alcides
(Wilkinson)
25(21) Wings strongly infuscate (A), most of body black (B) ... 26
- Wings hyaline to weakly yellowish (a, b), most of body usually yellow
(a)
though sometimes largely black (b) ... 27
26(25) Propodeum rugose reticulate with basal median area defined
(A); fore wing with 2m-cu distinctly apical to rs-m (IC > 0.1), hind
wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted far above middle (NI < 0.8) (B);
South Africa ...
Phorotrophus ater (Tosquinet)
- Propodeum almost smooth without any median area defined (a); fore
wing with 2m-cu subopposite to rs-m (IC < 0.1), hind wing with
1/Cu&cu-a intercepted below middle (NI > 0.8) (b); tropical Africa
...
Phorotrophus tosquineti (Benoit)
27(25) Occipital carina nearly absent (A); propodeal carination
reduced with only basal transverse carina and a long but variously
distinct mid-longitudinal carina present, median basal area not
defined (B); tropical Africa ...
Phorotrophus mangbetuorum
Benoit
- Occipital carina extending to at lest lower quarter of eye height (a); propodeal
carination more extended with median basal area defined, never with
a long mid-longitudinal carina (b) ... 28
28(27) Fore wing with 2m-cu opposite or subopposite to rs-m (IC <
0.1) (A); body mostly black, ovipositor very long (B); tropical
Africa ...
Phorotrophus problematicus Macquart, Rousse & van
Noort
- Fore wing with 2m-cu shortly to strongly apical to rs-m (IC > 0.1)
(a); body usually mostly yellow, ovipositor shorter (OT < 2.5) (b)
... 29
29 (28) Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted far below middle (NI >
2.0) (A); tropical Africa ...
Phorotrophus solitarius Benoit
- Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted about or above middle (NI <
2.0) (a) … 30
30(29) Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted far above middle (NI <
0.6) (A); tropical Africa ... 31
- Hind wing with 1/Cu&cu-a intercepted moderately above to
moderately below middle (NI 0.6–2.0) (a) ... 32
31(30) Subapical ridge of clypeus moderate (A); subocular sulcus
deep (A); antenna of 26 flagellomeres without white rings (B) ...
Phorotrophus stictor Benoit
- Subapical ridge of clypeus hardly distinct (a); subocular groove
shallow (a); antenna of 21 flagellomeres with numerous white rings
in apical half (b) ...
Phorotrophus frodoni Macquart, Rousse
& van Noort
32(30) Metapleuron mostly smooth (A); propodeum with basal median
area about twice as long as wide (B); tropical Africa ...
Phorotrophus ealensis Benoit
- Metapleuron distinctly sculptured (a); propodeum with basal median
area at most barely longer than wide (b); South Africa ...
Phorotrophus capensis (Holmgren)
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