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. 2014 Feb 24;(383):1–565. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.383.6418
1 T1 less than 2.0 × as long as width at its posterior margin and sculptured on its anterior half; T2 width at posterior margin 3.0 × its length; fore wing with vein r 1.0 × as long as vein 2RS; metatibia with basal 0.3 yellow, rest brown; mesoscutellum lunules at least 0.8 × as high as maximum height of lateral face of scutellum [Host: Crambidae (Diatraea sp.). Distribution: Guatemala] Apanteles fredi Austin & Dangerfield, 1989
T1 more than 2 × as long as width at its posterior margin and either mostly sculptured or with some sculpture near the lateral borders and/or the apical 0.3–0.5 (Figs 203g, 204g); T2 width at posterior margin less than 2.0 × its length; fore wing with vein r 1.4 × as long as vein 2RS; metatibia dark brown; mesoscutellum lunules 0.6–0.7 × as high as maximum height of lateral face of scutellum (Figs 203g, 204g) 2
2(1) T1 usually less than 3 × as long as width at its posterior margin and heavily sculptured medially, with two strong, median longitudinal carinae on apical half (Fig. 204g); anteromesoscutum mostly smooth or with shallow sparse punctures, except for anterior 0.3 where punctures are deeper and/or denser (Fig. 204g); fore wing with vein 2RS 1.3 × as long as vein 2M; ovipositor sheaths 0.8 × metatibia length (Fig. 204a, c) [Hosts: Crambidae (Diatraea spp., Galleria mellonella). Distribution: several Caribbean islands, Central and South America, introduced into the US, France and India] Apanteles diatraeae Muesebeck, 1921
T1 usually more than 3 × as long as width at its posterior margin and mostly smooth (Fig. 203g); anteromesoscutum mostly smooth (Fig. 203g); fore wing with vein 2RS 0.8 × as long as vein 2M; ovipositor sheaths 0.6 × metatibia length (Fig. 203a, c) [Host: Crambidae (Diatraea spp.). Distribution: Mexico] Apanteles deplanatus Muesebeck, 1957