Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes (de Saussure, 1855)

Li, Ting-Jing, Barthelemy, Christophe & Carpenter, James M., 2019, The Eumeninae (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) of Hong Kong (China), with description of two new species, two new synonymies and a key to the known taxa, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 72, pp. 127-176 : 127

(17) Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes (de Saussure, 1855)

Figs 59-61 , 147-149

Odynerus troglodytes de Saussure, 1855: 249, "le Sénégal” (likely an error), MRSN. Type: male.

Material examined.

CHINA: Hong Kong : 5♀, Pak Sha O, Malaise trap, 27.ix.-04.x.2004, 26.ix.-18.x.2009, 30.iv-15.v.2010, 15-31.v.2010 & 05-18.v.2018, UTM: 50Q KK 242849,70m, refs.: M024.C.Hy.3 [CBC], M067.C.Hy.13 [CBC], M075.C.Hy.7, leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH], M076C.Hy.2 [CBC] & M346.C.Hy.2 [CBC]; 3♀, Mang Kung Wo , Malaise trap, 14-28.iv.2018, 12-26.v.2018 & 21.vii.-04.viii.2018, UTM: 50Q KK 174 760, 60m, refs.: M342. C.Hy. 2, M348. C.Hy. 6 & M356.C. Hy. 1 all [CBC] ; 1♀, Ping Shan Chai , Malaise trap, 14-28.vii.2018, UTM: 50Q KK 106 893, 140m, ref.: M354. D.Hy. 1 [CBC] .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Yunnan); India; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Malaysia; Singapore; Indonesia; Philippines.

Remarks.

A frequent wasp in Hong Kong. It is a tube renter; Barthélémy (2012) reported on its nesting biology as Apodynerus sp.1.

Figures

Figures 56 - 70. Apodynerus formoensis formosensis, female 56 habitus (lateral view) 57 habitus (dorsal view) 58 head (frontal view) 59 - 61 Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes, female 59 habitus (lateral view) 60 habitus (dorsal view) 61 head (frontal view) 62 - 64 Coeleumenes burmanicus, female 62 habitus (lateral view) 63 habitus (dorsal view) 64 head (frontal view) 65 - 67 Ectopioglossa ovalis, female 65 habitus (lateral view) 66 habitus (dorsal view) 67 head (frontal view) 68 - 70 Epsilon dyscherum, female 68 habitus (lateral view) 69 habitus (dorsal view) 70 head (frontal view).

Figures 139 - 149. Anterhynchium flavolineatum 139 female at nest 140 typical nest containing two cellstwo vestibular cells. Cell 1 with post-feeding larvae. Cell 2 with feeding larva and prey 141 post feeding larva with gravid femal symbiotic mite 142 pupa 143 - 146 Anterhynchium flavomarginatum flavomarginatum 143 female at nest 144 typical nest showing three cells, and 2 intercalary cells. All cells with early instar boor and preys 145 two post feeding larvae, with gravid female symbiotic mites 146 pupa 147 - 149 Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes, nest contents 147 bamboo nest-trap at opening, containing three cells with two post feeding larva and a fully provisioned cell 148 the post feeding larvae with symbiotic mite nymphs 149 superseedure of a nest of Trypoxylon petiolatum Smith, 1858 by A. t. troglodytes.