Sycophilodes Joseph

Key to species of Sycophilodes Joseph

1 Female: Antennal formula 11173 (Figs 4, 24); wing pilosity short and sparse; penultimate gastral segments neither tubular nor exerted..............................................................................................2

- Male: Antennal formula 11163 (Figs 14, 34); wing pilosity short but dense; penultimate gastral segments tubular and exerted.....................................................................................................3

2 Postmarginal vein as long as stigmal vein (Fig. 10); scape 3× as long as pedicel; clava 2.5× longer than preceding funicular segment (Fig. 4); axilla with one long seta on upper part of its posterior half and two small setae at lower corner.............................................................................................. S. moniliformis Joseph

- Postmarginal vein half length of stigmal vein (Fig. 30); scape 2× as long as pedicel; clava 3× longer than preceding funicular segment (Fig. 24); axilla with one long seta on upper part of its posterior half and a row of 5 setae on lower half.............................................................................. S. uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov.

3 Basal stalk of stigmal vein long and slender, about 0.7× length of stigma (Fig. 20); torular-ocular distance 2.3× intertorular distance; interspiracular distance 4.3× distance between spiracle and posterior propodeal margin; fore femur 2× length of fore coxa............................................................................... S. moniliformis Joseph

- Basal stalk of stigmal vein short and relatively thick, about 0.6× length of stigma (Fig. 40); torular-ocular distance 3× intertorular distance; interspiracular distance 3× distance between spiracle and posterior propodeal margin; fore femur 1.6× length of fore coxa.......................................................... .. S. uluberiaensis Pramanik & Dey sp. nov.