A Key to the Species ofSpintharinaWith Descriptions of New Species andIndication of Species Groups(Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)

[摘要] SpintharinaSemenov (type species:vagansRadoszkowski occursin the southern Palearctic and Ethiopian Regions. This group ischaracterized by the absence of teeth on tergum III, a long triangularforewing marginal cell, and an apically blunt or emarginatelateral propodeal projection. Fragmentary evidence points to Masaridaeas hosts. have been able to study types or authenticallydetermined specimens of 23 of the 26 species. Status of the other 3 isin doubt. Complete synonymy and distribution will be given in ageneric revision of Chrysididae now in preparation by L. S. Kimseyand R. M. Bohart. I would like to thank Dr. Kimsey for turningover to me her basic research on the genus, and for reviewing thispaper.Technical terms used in the key and descriptions are: F-I etc.,flagellomeres; T-I etc., terga; S-I etc., sterna; MOD, midocellusdiameter.Type material has been studied at or borrowed from most of theimportant European and South African Museums. Acknowledgementswill be made in the aforementioned revision.

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）