(The sexes have separate keys for these subfamilies, the female key is presented elsewhere.)

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1 Key to the New World Gener Pompiline + Ctenoerine (Epipompilus) (modified from Bnks 1947, Evns 1966, Colom de Corre 1981, nd Whis & Rojs 2003) (The sexes hve seprte keys for these sufmilies, the femle key is presented elsewhere.) 1.. Fore wing with two SMCs, the seond reeiving only one reurrent vein (1m-u) ( i.e., the seond reurrent vein (2m-u) is reeived eyond the seond interuitl vein (2r-m) Fore wing with three SMCs, or if with two, oth reurrent veins (1m-u nd 2m-u) re reeived y the seond SMC (rrely the seond reurrent vein (2m-u) is interstitil with the seond interuitl vein (2r-m))... 3

2 2.. Vertex shrply mrgined, the posterior surfe of the hed onve.. Prmeres exeedingly slender nd ering some very strong sete.. Mrginl ell slender, out 4X s long s high... Notoplnieps Brdley. Vertex less shrply mrgined, the hed not notly onve ehind:. or if somewht so the prmeres not s ove.. mrginl ell less slender not 4X s long s high... Aporus Spinol 3.. Trnsverse medin vein (u-) of hind wing leving the nl vein (A) t strong ngle (35 to nerly 90 degrees), short nd stright, rehing medi well sd of the origin of the uitus. 4. Trnsverse medin (u-) nd nl veins (A) of hind wing not lerly seprted, forming ontinuous rod r whih urves up to meet medi... 7

3 4.. Three SMCs present.. Posterior rim of propodeum rther wekly developed Only two SMCs present.. Posterior rim of propodeum of norml size

4 d dd 5.. Hind trsi nd tiil spurs very slender.. Legs lothed on their outer prts with orse, semi-eret setule.. Mlr spe well developed. d. Mxillry plpi unusully long... Epipompilus Kohl. Hind sitrsus nd hind tiil spurs unusully rod nd flt.. Legs with only fine, semi-ppressed puesene.. Mlr spe sent. dd. Plpi not of unusul length... Tstioteni Evns 6.. Seond SMC not muh if ny wider thn high.. Third disoidl ell higher thn wide.. Anl loe of hind wing out s long s sumedin ell... Allporus Bnks. Seond SMC out or more thn twie s wide s high.. Third disoidl ell wider thn high.. Anl loe of hind wing muh shorter thn su-medin ell... Chelporus Brdley

5 7.. Anl loe of hind wing out three-fourths the length of the sumedin ell.. Body densely setose, inluding even the metsoml dorsum... Chlohres Bnks. Anl loe smller, t most slightly more thn hlf the length of the su-medin ell;. Body only osionlly s setose s ove Propodeum not produed posterolterlly into shrp, onil proesses, osionlly the posterior ngles rodly produed Propodeum ering distint, more or less onil proesses posterolterlly... 28

6 9.. Postnotum rutely rodened on eh side of the medin line, then onstrited gin opposite the propodel spirles.. Anl vein (A) of hind wing meeting medi eyond the origin of the uitus (Cu), exept often in Episyron, whih possesses sle-like puesene on Tl, nd in Austrohres, in whih the front tiie re spined ove for most of their length Postnotum trnsverse nd of vrile width, with nerly prllel nterior nd posterior mrgins, or rodened t the midline, or osion-lly prtilly sent.. Without sle-like puesene; other hrters vrile Clws dentte.. Wings showing no tendeny to fold longitudinlly.. Metsom very slender... Seriopompilus Howrd. Clws ifid.. Fore wings generlly showing tendeny to fold longitudinlly.. Metsom in generl less slender nd elongte thn ove... 11

7 11.. Propodeum nd Tl with ppressed, sle-like puesene.. Predominntly lk, with limited whitish to yellowish multions if ny Episyron Shiødte. Propodeum nd Tl without sle-like puesene.. Speies extensively ptterned with ferruginous nd/or yellowish Anl vein of hind wing meeting medi ner or only slightly eyond origin of uitus.. Hed only slightly wider thn high (TFD roughly 1.1 X VFD)... Austrohres Bnks. Anl vein of hind wing meeting medi well eyond origin of uitus.. Hed (espeilly eyes) unusully wide (TFD t lest 1.15 X VFD). Poeilopompilus Howrd

8 13.. Seond reurrent vein (2m-u) of fore wing rising on the sudisoidl vein muh more thn hlf the distne from the se of the sudisoidl vein to the outer wing mrgin Seond reurrent vein (2m-u) rising on the sudisoidl vein out or some-wht less thn hlf the distne from the se of the sudisoidl vein to the outer wing mrgin Clws slender nd ut slightly urved, with smll, eret tooth (exept inner lws of front trsi) Agenioideus Ashmed. Clws stouter nd more urved, with the tooth strong nd sloping out-wrd, suprllel to the outer ry (i. e., ifid), or else lws in prt edentte... 15

9 15.. Propodeum strongly onvex nd with somewht irregulr ontours, inluding onve delivity.. Mostly ferruginous speies with lunt tuerle just ove the ntennl sokets Thypompilus Ashmed. Propodel slope low nd even, with no irregulrities or well-defined delivity.. Mostly lk speies... 16

10 16.. Mlr spe short, ut present.. Mxillry plpi short, the penultimte (4 th ) segment less thn third s long s the medin length of the lypeus.. Wings tending to fold longitudinlly.....aplohres Bnks. Mlr spe sent.. Mxillry plpi longer, penultimte (4 th ) segment t lest more thn hlf s long s medin length of lypeus.. Wings not tending to fold longitudinlly... 17

11 d d dd dd 17.. Antenne slender, filiform, sometimes very wekly renulte in profile.. Pronotum short, sloping ruptly.. Sugenitl plte (S6) t most modertely ompressed. d. Digiti expnded nd urved pilly.... Priohilus Bnks. Antenne strongly renulte in profile, t lest on the outer third.. Pronotum somewht longer, in lterl view with the dis sungulrly seprted from the nterior fe.. Sugenitl plte (S6) very strongly ompressed. dd. Digiti rod-like... Blon Bnks

12 18.. Fore wings with only two SMCs present nd with the sl vein rther strongly rhed nd stigm nerly s long s the length of the mrginl ell long the ostl mrgin.. Pronotum elongte Euplnieps Hupt. Fore wings with three SMCs, or if with only two the sl vein slightly if t ll rhed nd the stigm not nerly s long s the length of the mrginl ell long the ostl mrgin d 19.. Anterior mrgin of lypeus onvexly rounded, the lypeus not usully more thn out 1.7X s wide s high.. Propodeum with the slope rther flt in front, ruptly delivous ehind, often prominent on the sides of the delivity.. Pronotum rther long, often s long or longer thn mesosutum, its posterior mrgin wekly rute to nerly stright. d. Antennl segment short, third segment less thn 2X s long s thik Psorthspis Bnks. Anterior mrgin of lypeus trunte or slightly emrginte, the lypeus more thn 1.8X s wide s high (exept Hesperopompilus whih hs onvexly rounded lypeus ut does not fit remining hrters ove).. Propodeum vrious. Pronotum vrious dd. Antenne vrious... 20

13 20.. Mid nd hind lws ifid. ( i.e., the inner ry slopes outwrd, nerly prllel to the outer ry) Mid nd hind lws dentte ( i.e., the tooth is short nd eret), (sometimes front trsl lws ifid)

14 d d 21.. Lrum fully exerted, semiirulr.. Mlr spe t lest out s long s ntennl pediel.. Antenne strongly renulte or suserrte in profile. d. Posterior slope of propodeum with dense, eret sete... Pryphononyx Griodo. Lrum not fully exerted, sometimes prtilly so;. Mlr spe t most out hlf s long s ntennl pediel.. Antenne filiform, sometimes wekly renulte in profile. dd. Propodeum not s ove Propodeum with posterior delivity steep, delivity overed with short dense puesene Dirnoplius Hupt. Propodeum smoothly urved without posterior delivity... Anoplius Dufour

15 23.. Antenne short, the third segment less thn 2X s long s thik nd distintly shorter thn fourth segment.. Pronotum rute ehind (sungulte in some extrlimitl speies).. Pulvillr pd nd om very wek Antenne long, the third segment more thn 2X s long s thik.. Pronotum t lest wekly ngulte ehind, often shrply so Pronotum in lterl view shorter thn the mesonotum nd surfe lmost omplete olique without dorsl fe Aridestus Bnks. Pronotum in lterl view s long s the mesonotum nd hving distint dorsl fe Evgetes Lepeletier

16 25.. Apil segment (5 th ) of front trsus nerly prllel sided, the inner mrgin not produed Apil segment (5 th ) of front trsus short nd symmetril, the inner mrgin distintly expnded Arhnospil Kinid 26.. Both front trsl lws ifid.. Propodeum nd mesopleur with undnt eret white sete.... Xerohres Evns. Inner front trsl lws ifid, (. outer lw dentte).. Propodeum nd mesopleur without eret sete or with sprse drk sete 27

17 27.. First four metsoml segments with rod, omplete trnsverse pil nds of very dense silver puesene whih diverges strongly from the medin line. Sixth metsoml sternite with speilized flttened medin re set off y rin.... Perissopompilus Evns. First four metsoml segments without omplete trnsverse pil nds of very dense puesene. Sixth metsoml sternite lking speilized flttened medin re set off y rin..... Hesperopompilus Evns 28.. Antennl segment short, third segment less thn 2X s long s thik... Psorthspis Bnks. Antennl segment long, third segment greter thn 2X s long s thik... 29

18 29.. Postnotum rodly oneled dorslly, the metnotum nd propodeum in rod ontt.. Legs rther spinose.. Often with only two sumrginl ells. d. Metsom vrile... Aporinellus Bnks. Postnotum omplete.. Legs very smooth nd with redued spines;. Three sumrginl ells present. dd. First two metsoml segments lrge, the reminder of metsom tending to telesope within the sl segments Allohres Bnks