Ferreola diffinis

Schmid-Egger, Rnold Christian, 2018, New species of Ferreola L, 1845 and Eoferreola A, 1935 with key to Ferreola species from the Palaearctic region (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 389-412 : 399-402

Ferreola diffinis (LEPELETIER, 1845), figs 26-30

Anoplius diffinis LEPELETIER, 1845: 454, male. Europe (Musée de M. Alexandre Lefebre).

Pompilus peranceps RADOSZKOWSKI, 1888: 466, male female, Andalousie (Berlin). Examined, Lectotypus (female) designated by R. Wahis. New synonym.

Records: France: 1 female 12.9.1987 Perpignan, Argèles (CSE). Greece: 1 male 31.5.2006

Samos, Phytagorio (CSE): Kroatia: 1 male 15.6.1965 Insel Mijet, Govedjari (CSE). Spain: 1 female

19.6.1947 Cadiz, 3 km N Rota (CSE). Turkey: 1 female 22.6.1998 SE Milas (CSE)

Di a g n o s i s: F. diffinis is the only black coloured Ferreola species in Europe and

paleaarctic Asia (with red inner eye margin) with rounded crossing on propodeum.

F. orchesica from southern Spain and F. barrei from southern Central Asia also may occur in a black form, but propodeal declivity is separated by a sharp edge from propodeal dorsum in both species. Malar space is as long as longest diameter of midocellus, clypeus, gena and vertext are not prolonged, and propodeal declivity has some irregular striation.

Geograf ic distribution: Europeto Turkeyand Central Asia, southwards to Israel, widespread, but rare.

Figures

Figs 25-30: (25) Ferreola denticulata, male from Greece, genital; (26) Ferreola diffinis, male from Croatia; (27) Ferreola diffinis, female from Greece, head and mesosoma dorsally; (28) Ferreola diffinis, female from Greece, face; (29) Ferreola diffinis, male from Croatia, subgenital plate; (30) Ferreola diffinis, male from Croatia, genital.