Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804

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 : 23

Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804

Ecuador: Pompeya , 1 male ( AMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 1.8× longer than wide; spine without hairs, apical angle truncate ( fig. 4F ); (2) aedeagus long, lobe broad apically only; row of teeth extending dorsoventrally; teeth have the same size, from top to bottom; ventral process little projected, acute ( fig. 4G, H ); (3) cuspis long and acute apically, with short and evenly spaced hairs ( fig. 4I ); (4) digitus wide apically, rounded, with short and evenly spaced hairs; mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures ( fig. 4J ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia panamaensis, Agelaia testacea, and Agelaia timida. 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.