Cubus

Key to Costa Rican species of Cubus View in CoL View at ENA

(all of the following are new species)

1. Legs without black marks ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–2 ); tergite I usually without black, or with very little ( Figs. 23, 25 View FIGURES 22–26 ); ventral mesothorax with at least some black ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3–8 )............................................................................... 2

– Legs with at least some black marks ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–2 ); tergite I nearly always with black mark ( Figs. 16–22, 24, 26 View FIGURES 16–21 View FIGURES 22–26 ); ventral mesothorax completely yellow ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–8 )............................................................................. 3

2. Propodeum with narrow, longitudinal black line in center ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 22–26 )................................. C. johnstiremani

– Propodeum with chalice-shaped black mark ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 22–26 )............................................. C. montywoodi

3. Black area on occiput relatively small, barely reaching or not reaching the area behind the eyes, i.e. not extending laterally beyond the level of the inner eye margin on top of the head ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 3–8 ).............................................. 4

– Black area on occiput relatively large, reaching the area behind the eyes, i.e. extending laterally beyond the level of the inner eye margin on top of the head ( Figs. 6–8 View FIGURES 3–8 ).................................................................. 5

4. Posterior projections of ventral mesothorax flattened, relatively narrow and sharply pointed (as in Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11–15 ); side of pronotum with ventral black area reaching beyond half the pronotal height ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9–10 )........................... C. jeffcummingi

– Posterior projections of ventral mesothorax more robust, wider (as in Fig. 12 View FIGURES 11–15 ); side of pronotum predominantly yellow, ventral black area not extending dorsally beyond mid height ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–10 ).................................. C. manuelzumbadoi

5. Posterior projections of ventral mesothorax robustly conical and relatively wide ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 11–15 ); black area on propodeum chalice-shaped or triangular, widest anteriorly ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 16–21 ); side of pronotum with ventral black area extending dorsally along posterior margin, sometimes with a small black lobe extending anteriorly.................................. C. curtsabrowskyi

– Posterior projections of ventral mesothorax flattened, narrower and more sharply pointed ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11–15 ); black area on propodeum either a simple line or chalice-shaped; side of pronotum with ventral black area not extending dorsally along posterior margin ................................................................................................... 6

6. Side of pronotum predominantly yellow, ventral black area not extending dorsally beyond mid height (as in Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–10 ); hind coxa without internal black mark, or with very little black ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 11–15 )........................................ C. jimoharai

– Side of pronotum with ventral black area reaching beyond half the pronotal height (as in Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9–10 ); hind coxa with internal black mark ( Figs. 14–15 View FIGURES 11–15 )................................................................................... 7

7. Hind coxa with black spot on internal surface only (Fig. 14); propodeum with chalice-shaped black mark (Fig. 19)............................................................................................. C. duvalierbricenoi

– Hind coxa with black spot on both external and internal surface ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 11–15 ); propodeum with a black line, at most only slightly chalice-shaped....................................................................................... 8

8. Occiput with dorsal margin of black mark divergent from eye margin (as in Fig. 6 View FIGURES 3–8 ); propodeum with a black line that may be slightly chalice-shaped ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–21 )............................................................ C. gracewoodae

– Occiput with dorsal margin of black mark parallel to eye margin (as in Figs. 7–8 View FIGURES 3–8 ); propodeum with a black line ( Figs. 16–17 View FIGURES 16–21 , 26 View FIGURES 22–26 )................................................................................................ 9

9. Propodeum with longitudinal black line narrower than propodeal orifice, although slightly wider at both ends ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 22–26 )........................................................................................... C. normwoodleyi

– Propodeum with black line that is about as wide as propodeal orifice ( Figs. 16–17 View FIGURES 16–21 )................................ 10

10. Tergite I with a longitudinal black line extending from anterior margin to middle of the tergite where it becomes wider, often comprising a black band across the tergite ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 16–21 )........................................... C. christhompsoni

– Tergite I with a longitudinal black line extending from anterior margin to middle of tergite where it does not become very wide, black line sometimes weak anteriorly ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 16–21 )................................................. C. alanflemingi