TABLE 1. Structural differences between Paracyphononyx pilisquamatus Liu & Ma, sp. nov. and P. alienus (Smith, 1879), female and male. P. pilisquamatus Liu & Ma, sp. nov.P. alienus (Smith, 1879)aMetasomal terga 1–3 with squamiform pubescence (Fig. 1F)Metasomal terga without squamiform pubescencebRatio of malar space to mandible width at base = 5–6:12.Ratio of malar space to mandible at their base = 5:8cPOD:OOD = 11:7–9.POD:OOD = 10:7.dRatio of SMC2 to SMC3 on vein M = 1:1 (Figs 1E, 2F).Ratio of SMC2 to SMC3 on vein M = 15–20:25eParamere short, aedeagus with distinct, transparent membrane band apically, length of transparent membranous band equal to aedeagus (Fig. 2H, I).Paramere extending far beyond apex of digitus volsellaris, aedeagus with a very short, transparent membranous band apically, length of transparent membranous band about 0.2 × aedeagus.

Published as part of Liu, Yongxiu, Song, Zhiyan, Li, Qiang & Ma, Li, 2024, Two new species of the spider wasp genus Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) in China, with a key to Chinese species, pp. 86 in Zootaxa 5512 (1) on page 86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/13848515