1	Body colour mostly yellow in females and males —at most, males with tergite 3+ brown (Fig. 8); scutellum mostly smooth and scutellar suture with 4-6 costulae (Fig. 12); propodeum with a complete transverse carina that is clearly independent of other smaller transverse carinae (Figs 9, 12) [Mato Grosso and Goiás, Brazil]	Mariapanteles dapkeyae sp. n.
–	Body colour in females mostly orange-yellowish but with some areas brown or reddish brown (apical edge of scutellum, metascutellum, some carina on propodeum, central area on mediotergites 3+) (Fig. 1), male with much darker coloration, especially in the interocellar area, mesosoma and metasoma (Fig. 2); scutellum with impressed punctures and scutellar suture with 6-8 costulae (Fig. 6); propodeum with a completely transverse carinae not always clearly delimited from other smaller transverse carina (Fig. 6) [ACG, northwestern Costa Rica]	Mariapanteles felipei sp. n.