Sphecodes anatolicus Warncke, 1992

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Sphecodes anatolicus Warncke, 1992

DIAGNOSIS. This species belongs to the gibbus species-group owing to the long and strongly elevated vertex (distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus 2.5–3.0 lateral ocellar diameters as seen in dorsal view, versus those with a short vertex where this distance is at most 2 diameters), the female propodeum laterally strigate or rarely reticulate-rugose, and the coarsely punctured body. The female is quite similar S. gibbus in structure and sculpture of the body, but differs from it by the less elevated vertex (distance from top of head to upper margin of lateral ocellus about two lateral ocellar diameters as seen in frontal view, versus this distance about three in S. gibbus ). The male easily differs from other species of the group by its unique gonostylar shape and that lacks an apical process ( Fig. 4 ).

DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. Hind wing with basal vein weakly curved; costal margin with 10–12 hamuli. Female. Total body length 8.0–9.0 mm. Head strongly transverse, 1.30–1.32 times as wide as long. Mesoscutum with coarse punctures

(50–75 μm) separated by 0.5–2 puncture diameters; mesepisternum reticulate-rugose,

propodeum laterally strigate-rugose or reticulate-rugose. Metasomal T1 disc sparsely and finely punctate (25–30 μm); marginal zones of T3 and T4 impunctate;

T1–T5 red; pygidial plate 0.5 times as wide as metabasitarsus. Male. Total body length 8.0–10.0 mm. Head transverse, 1.25 times as wide as long; tyloids weakly developed, semicircular across basal 1/7–1/5 of flagellomeres. Mesoscutum with coarse and dense punctures (50–75 μm) separated by less than a puncture diameter;

mesoscutellum irregularly punctate, with punctures separated by 0.1–3 puncture diameters. Metasoma with T1–T5 red, T1 often black (except red marginal zone);

gonocoxite dorsally without impression; gonostylus short, without apical process

( Fig. 4 ).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Kazakhstan. Zhambyl: Zhambul [Taraz], 23.VI

1987, 1 ♂, M. Volkovich [ZISP]; Almaty: 5 km SW Raevka, Aksu River, Talas

Alatau [Rige], 26.VI 2001, 1 ♂, VK [ZISP] .

DISTRIBUTION. * Kazakhstan (Zhambyl, Almaty), Central Asia, Georgia, Ar-

menia, Turkey, Italy (Sicily).

Figures

Figs 2–7. Genitalia, males, dorsal view. 2 – Sphecodes albilabris; 3 – S. alternatus; 4 – S.