Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798

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 : 21

Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798

Colombia: Nariños , Barbacoas, 1 male ( BMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere ~2× longer than wide; spine without hairs; apical angle truncate ( fig. 1K ); (2) aedeagus long, lobe broad, becoming more constricted on distal end, extending to medial region; row of teeth extending ventrolaterally with stronger teeth on apical region than those on basal region; ventral process little projected ad pointed ( fig. 1L and M ); (3) cuspis long and acute apically, with short, spaced hairs ( fig. 1N ); (4) digitus acute apically, pointed, without hairs; mesal surface with sparse punctures ( fig. 1O ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia angulata, Agelaia areata, and Agelaia cajennensis. 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.