Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907

Andena, Sergio R., Noll, Fernando B., Daza, Mario N. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, The phylogeny of the species of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836, one of the basalmost groups of Epiponini, with notes on male genitalia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae), American Museum Novitates 2024 (4009), pp. 1-48 : 22

Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907

Panama: Canal Zone , Barro Colorado, 1 male ( AMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 1.7× longer than wide, spine with hairs on margin only; apical angle truncate ( fig. 2A ); (2) aedeagus long; lobe broad on apical region only; row of teeth extending ventrolaterally, basal teeth stronger than those on apical region; ventral process little projected, curved and rounded ( fig. 2B, C ); (3) cuspis long and acute apically, with short and sparsed hair ( fig. 2D ); (4) digitus wide apically, rounded, with scattered short hairs, mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures ( fig. 2E ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia centralis, Agelaia flavipennis, and Agelaia fulvofasciata. A, F, and K = paramere, lateral view; B, G, and L = aedeagus, ventral view; C, H, and M = aedeagus, lateral view; D, I, and N = cuspis, lateral view; E, J, and O = digitus, lateral view.