Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978

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 : 24

Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978

[ Mexico]: Omilteme , 1 male ( BMNH) – country not specified in the label

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere ~2× longer than wide; spine with short and closely spaced hairs on first half, apical angle truncate ( fig. 5F ); (2) aedeagus long, lobe broad on apical region only; row of teeth extending dorsoventrally; teeth have the same size, from top to bottom; ventral process little projected, rounded ( fig. 5G, H ); (3) cuspis wider apically, acute, with evenly spaced, short hairs ( fig. 5I ); (4) digitus wider apically, rounded, with short, scattered hair on top; mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures ( fig. 5J ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia vicina and Agelaia yepocapa. A and F = paramere, lateral view; B and G = aedeagus, ventral view; C and H = aedeagus, lateral view; D and I = cuspis, lateral view; E and J = digitus, lateral view.