Microdynerus latro Blüthgen, 1955

Dvořák, Libor & Castro, Leopoldo, 2007, New and noteworthy records of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from the Palaearctic region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47, pp. 229-236 : 232

Microdynerus latro Blüthgen, 1955

( Fig. 4 ) Material examined. SYRIA: DIMASHQ [= Damascus] PROVINCE, mount Hermon, 1767 m a.s.l., 33°29′ N, 35°59′ E, 28-29.iv.2001, 1 ♁, P. Baňař leg., J. Gusenleitner det., L. Dvořák coll.

The species was known only from Palestine (originally part of Israel) (BYTINSKI- SALZ &

GUSENLEITNER 1971, VAN DER VECHT & FISCHER 1972). First record from Syria.

Figures

Figs. 1-6. 1 – Euodynerus reflexus (Brullé, 1839), ♀ from Gran Canaria, Spain; 2 – Hemipterochilus bicoloricornis (Giordani Soika, 1952), ♀ from Antalya province, Turkey; 3 – Katamenes tauricus tauricus (de Saussure, 1855), ♀ from the Tuva Republic, Russia; 4 – Microdynerus latro Blüthgen, 1955, ♁ from Dimashq province, Syria; 5 – Pseudepipona tricolor Gusenleitner, 1976,♀ from Batys Qazaqstan province, Kazakhstan; 6 – Polistes rubellus Gusenleitner, 2006, ♀ from the Gandaki area, Nepal. 1, 4, 6 – photo: L. Dvořák; 2, 3, 5 – photo: L. Castro.