Pseudonortonia bhamensis Giordani Soika, 1941

Selis, Marco & Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong, 2024, The Oriental species of the genus Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera Vespidae: Eumeninae), Zootaxa 5477 (2), pp. 171-194 : 175-176

Pseudonortonia bhamensis Giordani Soika, 1941

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Pseudonortonia bhamensis Giordani Soika 1941: 245 , fig. 21 (2, 4) [birmanensis [!] in explanation of fig.], ♀ —“ Birmania: Bhamò ” (lectotype MSNVE).

Diagnosis. The female of this species can be distinguished from the other Oriental species of Pseudonortonia by the following combination of characters: clypeus sparsely and finely punctate; occipital carina shallow and straight on gena; pronotal carina almost entirely absent dorsally; propodeal shelf as long as metanotum and deeply furrowed; T1 1.10–1.15× as long as apically wide and densely punctate, interspaces forming reticulation; T2 with punctures more or less regular from base to apex, interspaces mostly smooth and shiny, short smooth apical part not preceded by elongate pits; S2 strongly convex in basal fourth and then nearly straight.

Material examined. LECTOTYPE OF PSEUDONORTONIA BHAMENSIS : “Bhamò / Birmania / Fea VII 1886 // non oss. = / in Par. Mus / (1889) // 4 / 01 // HOLOTYPUS / Pseudonortonia / Bhamensis / Giord Ska [red label]” ( MSNVE). INDIA: Assam, leg. S. Hartert, 1♀ ( MSVI); Darjeeling, leg. Fruhstorfer, 1♀ ( MSNVE).

Distribution. India: Sikkim, West Bengal; Myanmar ( Giordani Soika 1941; Gusenleitner 2006a) ( Fig. 10 ). Notes. The specimen labeled as holotype by Giordani Soika is in fact the lectotype.

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FIGURE 3. Pseudonortonia bhamensis Giordani Soika, 1941, female lectotype. A, habitus, dorsal view. B, habitus, lateral view. C, labels. D, head, frontal view. E, mesosoma, dorsal view. F, T1–2, dorsal view.

FIGURE 10. Distribution map of the Oriental species of Pseudonortonia.