1. Fore wing with no alar scerite in the
disco-submarginal cell; ocelli strongly reduced (FI < 0.25); South
Africa ...
Dicamptus maxipol Rousse & van Noort
– Fore wing with one (rarely two) distinct sclerite(s) in the disco-submarginal
cell; ocelli reduced to enlarged (FI ≥ 0.25) ... 2
2. Foreleg with 4th tarsal segment
quadrate, as broad as long; metasoma in profile with tergite 3
subquadrate (Fig. a) ...
Dicamptus neavei Gauld & Mitchell
– Foreleg with 4th tarsal segment elongate,
at least 2.0 times as long as broad; metasoma in profile with tergite 3
elongate (Fig. A) ... 3
3. Forewing with 3rm extremely
short, about as long as thickness of Rs+2r (Fig. a); M
between 2m-cu and 3rm arcuate ...
Dicamptus banqui Delobe
– Forewing with 3rm longer, at least
4.0 times as long as thickness of Rs+2r (Fig. A);M between
2m-cu and 3rm straight ... 4
4. Forewing with CI greater than 0.40; ICI
more than 0.40 (Fig. a) ... 5
– Forewing with CI less than 0.40; ICI less
than 0.40 (Fig. A) ... 8
5. Malar space about 1.25 times basal
mandibular width; OOD about 0:8 times as long as maximum ocellar
diameter. Mandible without a groove; metapleuron finely coriaceous; fore
tibia with long scattered spines ...
Dicamptus tampus Gauld & Mitchell
– Malar space less than 0.70 times basal
mandibular width; OOD 0.6 (or less) times as long as maximum ocellar
diameter (Fig. B) ... 6
6. Malar space 0.50-0.60 times basal
mandibular width; mandible with a groove extending from upper proximal
corner to centre, this groove generally bearing long pubescence (Fig. a)
...
Dicamptus braunsii (Kriechbaumer)
– Malar space less than 0.40 times
basal mandibular width; mandible without a diagonal groove, with
scattered pubescence (Fig. A) ... 7
7. Propodeum with posterior area finely
reticulate (Fig. a); mesopleuron closely and evenly punctate; anterior
transverse carina of propodeum vestigial ...
Dicamptus bantu Delobel
– Propodeum with posterior area coarsely
wrinkled (Fig. A); mesopleuron puncto-alutaceous, ventrally grading to
punctostriate; anterior propodeal transcarina usually complete ...
Dicamptus kelnerae Delobel
8. Lower face 1.0 or more times as broad
as high (Fig. a); fore tibia with numerous long stout spines on outer
surface (Fig. b) ...
Dicamptus crassellus (Morley)
– Lower face 0.95 or less times as broad as
high (Fig. A); fore tibia unarmed or with few scattered spines (Fig. B)
... 9
8. Antero-distal and postero-distal sides
of proximal sclerite concave so that distal angle is acute (Fig. a);
distal sclerite absent; 1m-cu proximally straight, distally
abruptly curved. Mesothorax ventrally black ...
Dicamptus xhosa Delobel
– Either with antero-distal and postero-distal
sides of proximal sclerite not concave so that distal angle is about
90°, or if rarely with the sides somewhat discernibly concave then
distal sclerite is present; distal sclerite otherwise present or absent
(Fig. A); I m-cu proximally rather evenly arcuate ... 10
10. Proximal sclerite large, subovate, with
anterior margin parallel to Rs+2r and distal angle directed along
axis of the wing (Fig. a) ...
Dicamptus betsileo Delobel
– Proximal sclerite small to moderately
large, triangular, with anterior margin at 90° to Rs+2r and with
distal angle directed at about 45° to axis of wing (Fig. A) ... 11
11. Fore tibial spur very long, 0.8 or
more times as long as 2nd fore tarsal segment (Fig. a); inner hind
tibial spur 1.2 times or more as long as 2nd hind tarsal segment;
forewing with ICI more than 0.30 (Fig. b) ...
Dicamptus pellucidus (Kriechbaumer)
– Fore tibial spur less than 0.6 times as
long as 2nd fore tarsal segment (Fig. A); inner hind tibial spur less
than 1.1 times as long as 2nd hind tarsal segment; ICI less than 0.25
(Fig. b) ... 12
12. Propodeum with posterior area finely
alutaceous; hind trochantellus mediodorsally more than 1.0 times as long
as broad (Fig. a); posterior ocellus contiguous with the eye (Fig. b)
...
Dicamptus seyrigi Delobel
– Propodeum with posterior area irregularly
wrinkled to finely reticulate; hind trochantellus less than 0.9 times as
long mediodorsally as broad (Fig. A); posterior ocellus separated from
eye by about 0.1 of its diameter (Fig. B) ... 13
13. Distal sclerite absent; proximal
sclerite posteriorly incompletely sclerotized (Fig. a) ...
Dicamptus townesi Delobel
– Distal sclerite present; proximal sclerite
posteriorly strongly sclerotized (Fig. A) ...
Dicamptus pulchellus (Morley)
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