1. Vertex produced dorsally forming a raised carina (A, B);
subquadrate in anterior view (A) (Madagascar, Dinapsis hirtipes
Hedqvist species-group) ...14
- Vertex
normal, evenly rounded (a, b) ...2
2. Two large obvious sharply-pointed spines in close apposition on
hind tibial apex (A); mesonotum with sharply-projecting wave-shaped
lateral teeth and strong transverse ridges (B) (Tanzania) ...Dinapsis
taita van Noort and Shaw
- Hind tibia without apical spines (a); mesonotum laterally rounded,
mesonotal transverse ridges absent (b) ...3
3. Gena behind the orbital carina smooth (A); vertex polished, with
only a few scattered minute punctures and setae (B); propodeum
medially polished, mostly lacking cross-carinae between the
submedian longitudinal carinae (B) (Madagascar) ...Dinapsis
seyrigi Hedqvist
- Gena behind orbital carina sculptured, or densely punctate (a);
vertex often sculptured (a), if smoother then with denser punctation
and setae (b); propodeum medially usually with well-developed cross-carinae
between the submedian longitudinal carinae (b) ...4
4. Mesonotum with a distinctive and strongly projecting carina
(lateral mesonotal margin projected as a flange) situated postero-laterally
that appears as a lobe-like lateral protuberance in dorsal view (A,
B); mesonotum always smooth (A) (Madagascar) ...5
- Mesonotum without a strongly projecting carina situated postero-laterally
(a), or if carina slightly projecting (b) then adjacent mesonotal
surface with large fovea (b) ...6
5. Wings infuscate (brownish) without obvious bands (A); head weakly
foveate-reticulate, face and vertex with polished areas between
fovea, setae sparse and short (B) ...Dinapsis
nubilis Hedqvist
- Wings with transverse black bands (a); head coarsely reticulate,
with long setae (b) ...Dinapsis
albicoxa Hedqvist
6. Vertex with a medial row of punctures, which may be fused to form
a shallow groove, between ocelli (A, B) (Madagascar) ...Dinapsis
oculohirta Hedqvist
- Vertex without a medial row of punctures between ocelli (a, b)
...7
7. Vertex and mesonotal lobes coarsely rugulose-reticulate (A);
axillar suture demarcated by broad, longitudinally striate
furrow (A); flagellum uniformly dark, or occasionally lighter in
basal half (B) ...Dinapsis
centralis Shaw and van Noort
– Vertex finely or coarsely punctate, mesonotal lobes polished with
sparse punctures or scattered fovea (a); axillar suture
demarcated by foveate furrow (a); flagellum often with medial white
band (b) ...8
8. Pronotal plate projecting dorsally as a bilobed crest (A),
distinct in lateral view (B); head and mesosoma densely
rugulose-punctate, with metallic greenish-bronze sheen (requires
good lighting to discern) (A, B) (Mauritius) ...Dinapsis
igneus van Noort and Shaw
- Pronotal plate not projecting dorsally (a, b); mesosoma polished
or punctate, sometimes with scattered foveae, non-metallic (a, b)
...9
9. Metasoma pale orange contrasting with black head and mesosoma (A,
B); ovipositor short, subequal in length to metasoma (B) (South
Africa) ...Dinapsis
bicolor van Noort and Shaw
- Metasoma black or brown, body unicolourous (a, b), mesonotum may
have small orange patches; ovipositor long, as long as mesosoma and
metasoma combined (b) ...10
10. Vertex coarsely punctate (A, B); dorsal mesonotal areas
laterally with fovea, contrasting with polished medial mesonotal
area (A, B) ...11
- Vertex finely punctate (a, b); dorsal mesonotal areas laterally
without fovea, polished with fine punctation (a, b) ...12
11. Fovea on dorsal mesonotal areas weak (A); axillar
suture demarcated by narrow furrow with fovea indistinct (A);
mesonotum with orange patches (A, B); legs yellow (B) ...Dinapsis
taita van Noort and Shaw
- Fovea on dorsal mesonotal areas strong (a); axillar suture demarcated by strongly foveate furrow (a); mesonotum
uniformly black (a); legs dark brown (b) ...Dinapsis
tricolor Shaw and van Noort
12. Forewing with narrow black bands, basal band absent from costal
cell (A); apical infuscation diffuse (A); short, dark setae on
dorsal surface of mesonotum (A); axillar sutures meet scutellar-mesonotal
suture independently (B) …Dinapsis
turneri Waterston
– Forewing with broad black bands, basal band extending to anterior
wing margin through costal cell (a); apical infuscation darker,
obviously demarcated subparallel to apical wing margin (a); longer,
dark setae on dorsal surface of mesonotum; axillar sutures meet
before scutellar-mesonotal suture (b) ...13
13. Head small, height in lateral view equivalent to mesosomal
height (A); postocular furrow broad, half genal width, quarter of
eye width(B) ...Dinapsis
zulu Shaw and van Noort
- Head large, height in lateral view 1.5x greater than mesosomal
height (a); postocular furrow narrow, one-fifth of genal width,
one-seventh of eye width (b) ...Dinapsis
gamka van Noort and
Shaw
14. Distal prong present on hind tibia (A, B) ...15
- Distal prong absent on hind tibia (a, b) ...16
15. Setae on distal prong spatulate (A); female body mostly brownish
(B) ...Dinapsis planifrons Mita and Shaw
- Setae on distal prong simple (a, b); female body mostly blackish
(b) ...Dinapsis scriptus Mita and Shaw
16. Transverse carina on vertex strongly developed (A, B), width of
carina wider than minimum distance between inner eye margins in
anterior view (A) ...17
- Transverse raised carina on vertex less developed (a, b), width of
carina narrower than minimum distance between inner eye margins in
anterior view (b) ...18
17. Forewing with dark bands; posterior margin of raised vertex (A)
and anterior margin of mesoscutum excavated medially (B) ...Dinapsis
hirtipes Hedqvist
- Forewing without dark band; posterior margin of raised vertex (a)
and anterior margin of mesoscutum flat (b), at most slightly
excavated medially ...Dinapsis luteus Mita and Shaw
18. Head round, as long as wide in lateral view (A); dorsal surface
of head rounded in lateral view (A); ovipositor whitish excluding
brown apex (B) ...Dinapsis albicauda Mita and Shaw
- Head oval, longer than wide in lateral view (a); dorsal surface of
head less rounded in lateral view (a); ovipositor entirely brown (b)
...Dinapsis cresta Mita and Shaw
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