Richard M. Bohart.
A key to the species of Spintharina with descriptions of new species and indication of species groups (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae).
Psyche 94:93-102, 1987.

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A KEY TO THE SPECIES OF SPINTHARINA
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES AND
INDICATION OF SPECIES GROUPS
(HYMENOPTERA, CHRYSIDIDAE)*
BY RICHARD M. BOHART
Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
Spintharina Semenov (type species: vagans Radoszkowski occurs in the southern Palearctic and Ethiopian Regions. This group is characterized by the absence of teeth on tergum 111, a long tri- angular forewing marginal cell, and an apically blunt or emarginate lateral propodeal projection. Fragmentary evidence points to Masa- ridae as hosts. I have been able to study types or authentically determined specimens of 23 of the 26 species. Status of the other 3 is in doubt. Complete synonymy and distribution will be given in a generic revision of Chrysididae now in preparation by L. S. Kimsey and R. M. Bohart. I would like to thank Dr. Kimsey for turning over to me her basic research on the genus, and for reviewing this paper.
Technical terms used in the key and descriptions are: F-I etc., flagellomeres; T-I etc., terga; S-1 etc., sterna; MOD, midocellus diameter.
Type material has been studied at or borrowed from most of the important European and South African Museums. Acknowledge- ments will be made in the aforementioned revision. 1. Hindtibia on outer surface with a whitish basal band (fig. 4), malar space slightly more or less than 1.0 MOD, T-I11 baso- laterally with a moderate convexity at most, male F-1-11 bril- liant white in front (fig. 3) (males unknown in poecilopus, cyanophris, and apiculata), (cyanophris group); S. Africa. .2 Hindtibia on outer surface dark basad, malar space and T-I11 basolaterally various, male F-1-11 usually dark . . . . . . . . . . .7 *Manuscript received by the editor February 16, 1987.



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Body dorsum mostly green, a little purplish on propodeurn and T-III postpit ........................... arnoldi (Brauns) Body not mostly green dorsally .......................... 3 Mesopleuron green overlaid with coppery . , + , . . . . . . pmcilopus (Mocshry)
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Mesopleuron not coppery. ............................. .4 Lower mesopleuron extensively polished, T-III apex broad and a little indented medially (male only known) a a + . ....................................... albata (Edney) Lower mesopleuron mostly sculptured- unctate, T-I11 apex somewhat pointed medially a a a a = e a a e e e e * . e s a o c *5 Hindtibia white on basal 1 / 3 of outer surface (fi .................................. bispinosa (Mocshry) ............. Hindtibia white on basal 114 of outer surface .6 Scutelium, metanotum, and pleuron reddish to coppery . a . ........................... apiculata(Mocsiiry) Scutellum, metanotum and pleuron purple with a little green ................................. cyanophris (Mocshry) T-I11 with a conspicuous translucent distal strip nearly all around (figs. 8, lo), male F-1-11 together about as long as III (fig. 10) (vagans group) ...nee.....................e.. .8 T-III without a translucent strip, or such strip broken medially, or extreme edge only translucent; male F-1-11 not unusually short ............................................ o12 T-III basolaterally with an angled swelling or large lobe (fig. 8) ......................... 0$es0..*e0easee....e.*..e*9 T-HI basolaterally with at most a low, broadly rounded swelling 9. Scutal midsection with a strong longitudinal furrow, malar space shorter than F-IV, TFC angulate, basolateral lobe of ................ T-111 quite prominent; Ethiopia, Mideast ........................... invreai Zimmermann Scutal midsection not furrowed, malar space as long as F-IV, TFC crescentic, basolateral lobe of T-I11 a low angular lobe; s, Palearctic Region. ............. vagans (Radoszkowsky) 10. Scutum with a pretegular hook (fig. 7), translucent rim of T-III pale brownish, Israel ................. houskai (Balthasar) Scutum without a pretegular hook, translucent rim of T-III practically white.. ................................. .ll



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11. Body nearly all bluish purple (fig. lo), United Arab Emirates .................................. dubai Bohart Body bright green, terga extensively coppery (fig. 9), Senegal .................................. senegalae Bohart 12. T-I11 basolaterally with a somewhat angled swelling (fig. 5), T-I11 apex rather smooth but concolorous reddish or coppery with rest of terga (versicolor group) .................. .13 T-I11 basolaterally nearly straight or somewhat convex but not angled, apex various ............................... .15 13. Malar space shorter than subantennal space; male F-I slightly longer than pedicel, a little longer than I1 but shorter than 111; T-I11 basolaterally with a promiment, partly rounded lobe (fig. 5); United Arab Emirates ............ sugdeni Bohart Malar space longer than subantennal space; male F-I 1.5X as long as pedicel, longer than I1 or 111; T-I11 basolaterally with a flattened, obtusely angled lobe ..................... .14 14. Pits of T-I11 in a narrow groove, and rounded (S. Palearctic Region) ............................ versicolor (Spinola) Pits of T-I11 more impressed, elongate ..................... ............................... agadirensis Buysson 15. Malar space 1.7-2.3 MOD, at least as long as subantennal space (innesi group) ..................................... .16 Malar space 0.9-1.2 MOD (fig. 1) (pleuralis group) ....... .20 16. Lower mesopleuron rounded under, not denticulate ...... .17 Lower mesopleuron somewhat expanded, weakly to strongly denticulate ........................................ 18 17. Medial vein curved sharply as it approaches cu-a, terga bright coppery, TFC distinct; Mideast. .. appendiculata (Buysson) Medial vein gently curved as it approaches cu-a, terga green with coppery tint, TFC obsolescent; s. USSR.. ........... .............................. tenellula (Semenov) 18. Male face with fine crossridging in middle third, not densely silver setose; male F-I apex, F-11-111 contrastingly light tan, flagellomeres somewhat nodose within (fig. 2); female un- known; S. Africa ........................ edneyi Bohart Male or female face not obviously crossridged, densely silver setose in male; flagellum in male not bicolored, flagellomeres nodose or simple .................................. .19 19. Punctures below midocellus elongate, somewhat striatiform;



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flagellomeres of male not nodose; T-I11 indented apicome- dially; Egypt .................... cornigera Zimmermann Punctures below midocellus not elongate, flagellomeres of male nodose within, T-I11 not indented apicomedially; Spain, Morocco, Sinai ....................... innesi (Buysson) 20. Terga mostly coppery red, face with at least some bright coppery ................................................ 21 Terga green to purple, face various ..................... .22 21. T-I11 pit row indistinct, not indented, postpit area all coppery and punctured as in rest of terga (fig. 6), face and pleuron all bright coppery; S. Africa ............ postpunctata Bohart T-111 pit row distinct and well indented, postpit area partly micropunctate and shiny, face partly green, pleuron green; S. Africa ............................. pleuralis (Mocskry) .........
22. Head, notum, and pleuron coppery to red; S. Africa ............................... polychroma (Mocskry) ....
Head, notum, and pleuron mostly green (fig. 1); S. Africa. ................................... kimseyae Bohart Notes on species not included in the key S. bleuthgeni (Linsenmaier) 1959: 102. Holotype male; Jordan: Jerico (LUZERN). Similar to versicolor according to Linsenmaier. Flagellum nodose.
a S. integerrima (Klug) 1845: pi. 45, fig. 14. "Arabia" (BERLIN?). Similar to versicolor according to Mocshry 1889. 5'. obscuriventris (Linsenmaier) 1968: 57. Holotype female; Greece (LUZERN). Similar to versicolor according to Linsenmaier. Spintharina dubai Bohart, new species
Holotype male. Length 5.5 mm. Stout; bright purple with faint green tinges, tarsi and postpit rim of T-111 whitish, wings nearly clear; scapal basin densely silver setose except narrow median line; punctation moderately coarse and close, weak on clypeus, practic- ally absent on T-I11 postpit; F-I as broad as long, F-I and I1 together a little longer than I11 (fig. 10); malar space 1.5 MOD, subantennal space 1.0 MOD; TFC sharp, slightly irregular but nearly straight; midocellar area weakly defined, a little depressed; mesopleuron sharply tridentate below polished scrobal sulcus; propodeal projec- tion stout, emarginate truncate (as in fig. l), T-I1 and I11 with a



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weak median longitudinal carina; T-111 convex basolaterally, pit row distinctly impressed, pits somewhat elongate (fig. lo), apical rim convex; S-I1 spots round, broadly separated. Female. As in male but F-I 1.6X as long as broad, 1.2X as long as I1 or 111.
Male holotype and 9 male, 5 female paratypes, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, IV-18-84 (some paratypes are months I, 11, V, and VII), E. A. Sugden (U. C. Davis).
Discussion.
The continuous whitish distal margin of T-111 and the short male F-1-11 place dubai in the vagans group. Spintharina senegalae Bohart, new species Holotype female. Length 5.5 mm. Bright green, terga extensively coppery to red, apical rim of T-111 whitish translucent, tarsi light brown, legs otherwise green, wings nearly clear; scapal basin silvery pubescent in lateral third, medially punctate and crossridged (fig. 9); punctation otherwise moderate and close but weak on clypeus and absent on T-111 postpit; F-I 1.5X as long as broad, slightly longer than pedicel, F-I1 or F-111; malar space 1.7 MOD, subantennal space 1.3 MOD; TFC sharp; weakly parenthesis-like; midocellar area slightly depressed; mesopleuron with 3 angles or teeth below polished scrobal sulcus; propodeal projection truncate and apex a little emarginate; T-I11 convex basolaterally, pit row distinctly impressed, pits slightly elongate, apical rim convex; S-I1 spots rounded, separated by nearly 2 MOD.
Female holotype. Savoigne, Senegal, 111-9-76, G. Couturier (U. C. Davis).
Discussion. The continuous whitish translucent margin of T-111 places senegalae in the vagans group. The green and coppery-red terga separate it from dubai.
Spintharina sugdeni Bohart, new species
Holotype male. Length 6 mm. Stout; head, thorax and sterna bright green, terga coppery with a greenish tint, tarsi pale brownish, legs otherwise green, wings nearly clear; scapal basin all silver pilose except a narrow median line of punctation and crossridging; punc- tation moderate and rather close but small on clypeus and absent on T-111 postpit, forefemur well punctate above a ventral ridge; F-I



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1.4X as long as broad, a little longer than pedicel or F-11, slightly shorter than F-I11 (fig. 5); malar space 1.5 MOD, subantennal space 1.7 MOD; TFC sharp and broadly M-shaped; midocellar area depressed and weakly delimited; mesopleuron tridentate below areolate scrobal sulcus; propodeal projection stout, truncate; T-I11 with an angular basolateral projection (fig. 5), pit row weakly impressed, pits long oval; apical rim convex; S-I1 spots nearly confluent.
Female. As in male. F-I about 1.5X as long as broad, slightly longer than pedicel, F-I1 or 111; F-I1 very slightly shorter than F-111. Male holotype.
Zabeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1-27-79, E. A. Sugden (U. C. Davis). Paratypes, 18 males, 4 females, Zabeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, I-IV, 1984-5, E. A. Sugden; 1 female, Amir, United Arab Emirates, V-2-84, E. A. Sugden. Discussion.
The prominent basolateral swelling and concolor- ous T-I11 place sugdeni in the versicolor group, where it is distinct in having the subantennal space longer than the malar space. The species is named for Evan Sugden, who collected a large number of Chrysididae in Dubai.
Spintharina edneyi Bohart, new name
Chrysis (Gonochrysis) rubescens Edney 1952: 446. Holotype male, "Springbok, Namaqualand," South African (South African Museum, Capetown). Nec Radoskowski 1880. I have seen the type which is a Spintharina in the innesi group. In addition to the relatively long malar space the flagellum is some- what nodose and bicolored (fig. 2). The scapal basin is plainly microridged in the middle third. T-I11 is broad with a slight api- comedial indentation. The new name is given in honor of E. B. Edney, who published extensively on South African Chrysididae. Spintharina postpunctata Bohart, new species Holotype female.
Length 5.5 mm. Bright reddish coppery with tinges of green on scutellum and metanotum, sterna green and coppery, wings lightly stained; scapal basin lightly silver setose on outer fourth, middle half epunctate and microridged; other puncta- tion moderate, slightly separated, continued evenly to apex of T-111; F-I 2.5X as long as broad, nearly twice as long as pedicel, F-I1 or



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111; malar space 1.0 MOD; subantennal space 1.4 MOD; TFC irreg- ular, midocellar area depressed, limited below; mesopleuron tri- dentate below areolate scrobal sulcus; propodeal projection with a slanting apical truncation (fig. 6); T-I1 and 111 weakly ridged at middle; T-111 with a low basolateral convexity, pit row hardly indented, pits nearly obsolete, postpit area well punctured (fig. 6), apical rim convex; S-11 spots weakly defined, well separated. Female holotype. Jackkalwater, bbBushmanland," Namaqua- land, South Africa, Lightfoot Coll. (Transvaal Museum, Pretoria). Discussion. The short malar space, unbanded tibiae, and dis- crete microridging of the scapal basin place postpunctata in the pleuralis group. As in polychroma, the face is all coppery, but the nearly obsolete pit row, well punctate postpit area (fig. 6), and all coppery terga are distinguishing.
Spintharina kimseyae Bohart, new species Holotype female. Length 6 mm. Head and thorax green, terga purple, sterna brown and purple, legs purple to green, wings faintly stained; pubescence pale, inconspicuous; punctation moderately coarse, less so on head, outer fourth of scapal basin finely punctate, middle half microridged (fig. 1); F-I 2.9X as long as broad, nearly twice as long as pedicel, F-I or 11; malar space 1.1 MOD; subanten- nal space 1.7 MOD; TFC broadly M-shaped, not strong; midocellar area weakly depressed, hardly limited; mesopleuron tridentate below coarsely punctate scrobal sulcus; propodeal projection emar- ginate truncate (fig. 1). T-111 straight basolaterally, pit row well indented, pits large and nearly round, apical rim slightly angled but rounded at tip (fig. 1); S-I1 spots slightly separated, not clearly defined.
Female holotype. Worcester, Karoo Gardens, Cape Province, South Africa, IX-29-75, R. M. Bohart (U. C. Davis). Discussion. The short malar space, unbanded tibiae, and micro- ridged middle half of the scapal basin place kimseyae in thepleuralis group. The T-I11 roundly pointed shape is much like that ofpleura- Us and polychrorna, both of which have the thorax bicolored copper and green instead of green and a little purple as in kimseyae. The species is named for Lynn Kimsey, who has contributed a great deal to our knowledge of Chrysididae.




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2. edneyi 3. albata <?
8. vagans 9 9. senegalae $ 10. dubai d"
Fig. 1, face, T-111 lateral and dorsal, right propodeal projection. Figs. 2, 3,
pedicel and basal flagellomeres.
Fig. 4, T-111; hindtibia and hindtarsus. Figs. 5,8, T-111 lateral and dorsal; pedicel and basal flagellomeres. Fig. 6, T-I11 and right
propodeal projection.
Fig. 7, scutum (right side) and tegula. Fig. 9, face. Fig. 10, pedicel and basal flagellomeres; T-111 apex.



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Bohart-Key to Spintharina
A key is given to 23 species of Spintharina. New species described are dubai and sugdeni from United Arab Emirates; senegalae from Senegal; and postpunctata and kimseyae from South Africa. A replacement name is edneyi for the homonymous rubescens.



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