Carinata Li & Wang, 1991, 1992

Key to species ( ♂) of Carinata Li & Wang, 1991 View in CoL in Vietnam and adjacent parts of southern China

(species not yet recorded from Vietnam are marked with *)

1. Ventral process of pygofer side spinose apically ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 70a)........................................ 2

–. Ventral process of pygofer side smooth ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 40a)............................................... 3

2. Ventral process of pygofer side broom-shaped at end ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 70a)......... C. scopulata Li, Li & Xing, 2020 View in CoL *

–. Ventral process of pygofer side not broom-shaped at end ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 59a)............. C. kelloggii ( Baker, 1923) View in CoL

3. Body pale yellow to white, without dark spots ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 40a).................... C. albusa Li & Wang, 1996 View in CoL *

–. Body yellow or orange with one or more black spots or more extensive black markings ( Figs 1A–B View FIGURE 1 )................... 4

4. Head mostly black dorsally ( Li et al. 2015: Fig. 159A)....................................................... 5

–. Head mostly yellow or orange dorsally ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 )............................................................ 6

5. Scutellum yellowish ( Li et al. 2015: Fig. 159A).................................. C. flaviscutata Li & Wang, 1992a View in CoL *

–. Scutellum black ( Li et al. 2015: Fig. 161A)..................................... C. leucoventera Li & Wang, 1993 View in CoL *

6. Aedeagus shaft with ventral process bisected from base to apex in ventral view ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 )........................................................................................... C. bisecta Hg. Nguyen, Dietrich & Bui View in CoL , sp nov.

–. Aedeagus shaft entire through most of length, at most bisected near apex......................................... 7

7. Aedeagal shaft with pair of slender preapical lateral processes, shaft apex hooked ventrad in.lateral view ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 66c)..................................................................... C. nigropictura Li & Webb, 1996 View in CoL

–. Aedeagal shaft without preapical processes, shaft apex not as above............................................. 8

8. Middle of aedeagal shaft with paired processes............................................................. 9

–. Middle of aedeagal shaft without processes............................................................... 10

9. Middle of aedeagal shaft with two pairs of dorsolateral processes ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 76c)............................................................................................. C. yuanbaoshanensis Li, Li & Xing, 2020 View in CoL *

–. Middle of aedeagal shaft with one pair of dorsolateral processes ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 46c)..................................................................................................... C. bifurcata Li & Novotny, 1997 View in CoL

10. Ventral process of pygofer side arising near apex; aedeagus with ventral process arising near base, as long as shaft and bifid at apex in ventral view ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 47a).............................................................. 11

–. Ventral process of pygofer side arising from base or near midlength; aedeagus without ventral process arising near base ( Dietrich et al. 2020: Figs 7N, R)............................................................................... 13

11. Black spot on crown heart-shaped....................................................................... 12

–. Black spot on crown not heart-shaped......................................... C. bihamuluca Li, Li & Xing, 2020 View in CoL

12. Apex of aedeagal shaft straight, with four short, fingerlike processes.................... C. branchera Wang & Li, 1998 View in CoL

–. Apex of aedeagal shaft hooked dorsad, without processes ( Li et al. 2020: Pl. III, Fig. 7)....... C. ganga Li & Wang, 1992b View in CoL

13. Aedeagus slender, arched dorsad through most of length in lateral view ( Dietrich et al. 2020: Fig. 7R)................ 14

–. Aedeagus robust, curved dorsad near apex ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 50d)............................................ 15

14. Ventral process of pygofer side arising near midlength; aedeagal shaft apex strongly recurved and bifid ( Dietrich et al. 2020: Fig. 7N) ……………................................................ C. arcuata Dietrich, Nguyen & Pham, 2020 View in CoL

–. Ventral process of pygofer side arising near base; aedeagal shaft apex extended posteroventrad and tapered to point ( Li et al. 2020: Figs 54b, e) …………….................................................. C. expenda Li, Li & Xing, 2020 View in CoL *

15. Aedeagal shaft with preapical spines or processes.......................................................... 16

–. Aedeagal shaft without preapical spines or processes........................................................ 17

16. Aedeagal shaft with pair of fingerlike lateral preapical processes ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 50d)... C. choui Yang & Zhang, 1999 View in CoL *

–. Aedeagal shaft with several small spines on posterior margin preapically ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 42d)............................................................................................ C. barbulata Yang & Zhang, 1999 View in CoL *

17. Ventral process of pygofer side bent ventrad and rounded apically ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 61a)................................................................................................... C. meandera Li, Li & Xing, 2020 View in CoL *

–. Ventral process of pygofer side nearly straight and tapered to sharp point apically ( Li et al. 2020: Fig. 65a)...................................................................................... C. nigrofasciata Li & Wang, 1994 View in CoL *