Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960

Sureshan, Pavittu M., 2017, A taxonomic review of the Indian species of the genus Eumenes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae), Zootaxa 4317 (3), pp. 469-498 : 483-486

10. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960

(FigS 45–52)

Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960: 159 (key), 160, ♂, ♀ (in subgenus Eumenes )—“Kashmir, 5000’” (holotype ♂ BMNH); van der Vecht & Fischer, 1972: 131 (cat.); Gusenleitner, 2006: 694 (India: Joshimat).

Diagnosis. ♀ (Figs 45–49). S2 with very short hairs, erect long lairs absent; T2 at base with medium length hairs, reSt with mUch Shorter hairS; poStpetiolUS of T1 Sharply and Strongly broadened (pear-Shaped) (Fig. 48); temple with hairS; clypeUS Slightly longer than wide, with SparSe and Slightly coarSe pUnctUreS (Fig. 46); head, meSoSoma, T1 and baSe of T2 with long whitiSh hairS (FigS 47, 48, 49).

Colour description: ♀. Body black with yellow markingS. Yellow: interrUpted (SometimeS fUSed) Spot at baSe of clypeUS extending to lateral SideS; linear mark on inter antennal Space toUching clypeUS; Small linear mark on temple towardS Vertex; wide band on pronotUm, USUally poSteriorly waVy; Stain on meSepiSternUm (SometimeS abSent); metanotUm; one Upper and one lower lateral markingS on propodeUm (SometimeS Upper marking or both markingS abSent); tegUlae; tip of parategUla (SometimeS abSent); apex of all femora; all tibia; apical band on T1, inVaginated at middle; baSal tranSVerSe Spot at SideS and almoSt regUlar, narrowed at middle and at SideS, apical band on T2; S2 with narrow apical band broadened at middle; narrow bandS, more or leSS regUlar, at the apex of T1–T4 and S3–S5. WingS almoSt hyaline, Slightly infUmated. Body length: 10–11 mm.

Ƌ ( FigS 50–52 ). Apical antennal article long with broad baSe and Sharply pointed apex, reaching middle of 10th article in cUrVed poSition ( Fig. 51 ); clypeUS elongate and clypeal apex Strongly emarginate. ColoUr Similar to that of ♀ except clypeus entirely yellow, narrow apical yellow band on T5 and S6 also; apical antennal article ferruginous. Body length: 9-10 mm.

Material examined. INDIA: Himachal PradeSh, Kangra Valley , Alt . 4500 ft., 1 ♂, May, 1899, Coll. DUdgeon, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8290. Uttarakhand, BageShwar diStrict, KaUSani, Alt . 6075 ft., 1 ♀, 22.vii.1914, Coll. Tytler, NZC Regd. No. 416/H3; Almora district , Chaubatia, Alt . 2000 m, 1 ♀, 16.viii.1973, Coll. Unknown, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8291; Nainital district, Jeolikote, Alt . 1219 m, 1 ♀, 7.x.1978, Coll. A. Issar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8292; Chamoli district, Hanumanchatti, 1 ♀, 23.x.1989, Coll. S.K. Gupta & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8293; Bageshwar district, Kausani, Alt . 1890 m, 1 ♀, 18.x.2001, Coll. R.C. BaSU & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8294. PAKISTAN: PUnjab, Rawalpindi diStrict , MUrree, 1 ♀ & 1 ♂, 3-9.ix.1928, Coll. H.S. PrUthi, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8295 & 8296.

Distribution. India: Himachal PradeSh, JammU & KaShmir, Uttarakhand; * PakiStan.

Figures

FIGURES 49 – 52. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika. 49 ♀, T 2, dorsal view. 50 – 52 ♂. 50, Body, lateral view. 51, Apical antennal articles. 52, Metasoma dorsal view. FIGURES 53 – 54. Eumenes placens Nurse, ♀. 53, Body, lateral view. 54, Head, frontal view.