Table 1 in Cotesia cassina sp. nov. from southwestern Colombia: a new gregarious microgastrine wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) reared from the pest species Opsiphanes cassina Felder & Felder (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) feeding on Elaeis oil palm trees (Arecaceae)

Table 1. Diagnostic morphological characters distinguishing Cotesia cassina sp. nov. from the Brazilian C. invirae Salgado-Neto & Whitfield. CharacterC. inviraeC. cassinaColorGenerally lighter. T3 and all tergites posterior to T3 mostly bright yellow orangish. Mesopleuron with some light yellow/brown on ventral sideGenerally darker. T3 and all tergites posterior to T3 are more brown to black rather than orangish. Mesopleuron almost entirely blackT2 SculptureMostly smooth. Sculpture is more uniform across width; less punctate laterallyMore punctate laterally, smooth mediallyT2 ShapePosterior margin/groove straightPosterior margin slightly convex apically, with length greatest medially