Arpactophilus gressitti Bohart, 1999

Breitkreuz, Laura C. V., Ohl, Michael & Engel, Michael S., 2016, A review of the New Caledonian Arpactophilus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), Zootaxa 4063 (1), pp. 1-66 : 57

Arpactophilus gressitti Bohart, 1999

( Figs. 57–58 )

Arpactophilus gressitti Bohart, 1999: 98 [♀: holotype BPBM].

Diagnosis. Arpactophilus gressitti is the only New Caledonian species in the genus with a combination of an apical margin of clypeus with a big tooth laterally on each side and a smaller medial tooth, a labrum with six lobes ( Fig. 57 ), a dorsal surface of the propodeum with curved transversal wrinkles (similar to pattern in Fig. 16 , but more coarse), hyaline or lightly infumate wings and a black metasoma ( Fig. 58 ).

Material examined. 6♀, 1♂:

♀: (1x) PARATYPE Bohart 1999 “ NEW CALEDONIA Rivere Bleue Prov. Pk. Trail to Upper Riv. Bleue 16– 19 Nov 1992, 290m D.W. Webb; Malaise Trap across forest path” [ UCDC]; (2x) “ NEW CALEDONIA 8926: 21°11’S x 165°18’E, 850m, Aoupinie top camp. 23 Nov 2001 – 1 Feb 2002. Burwell, Monteith. Malaise” [QM]; (1x) “ NEW CALEDONIA 11477: 21°35’S x 165°48’E, 400m, Col d’Amieu, sawmill. 25 Nov 2003 – 27 Jan 2004. G. Monteith. Malaise” [QM]; (1x) “ NEW CALEDONIA 11888: 22°19’S x 166°55’E, 200m, Foret Nord, site 2. 2- 22 Dec 2004. Burwell, Wright. malaise rainforest” [QM]; (1x) “ NEW CALEDONIA 12020: 22°17’S x 166°53’E, 250m, Pic du Gran Kaori, site 1. 22 Dec 2004– 12 Jan 2005. Burwell, Wright. malaise, rainforest” [QM].

♂: “ NEW CALEDONIA 12030: 22°17’S x 166°53’E, 250m, Pic du Gran Kaori, site 2. 21 Dec 2004– 12 Jan 2005. Burwell, Wright. malaise, rainforest” [QM].

Figures

FIGURES 53 – 58. Facial views and lateral habitus of ♀ holotypes (except for Arpactophilus gressitti Bohart) of species of Arpactophilus Smith. 53. A. futuna sp. nov., facial view; 54. A. futuna, lateral habitus; 55. A. fwai sp. nov., facial view; 56. A. fwai, lateral habitus; 57. A. gressitti, facial view; 58. A. gressitti, lateral habitus.

FIGURES 16 – 22., Dorsal surfaces of ♀ of species of Arpactophilus Smith. 16. Arpactophilus concavus Bohart; 17. A. irwini Bohart; 18. A. kumak sp. nov. (holotype); 19. A. merle sp. nov. (holotype); 20. A. caac sp. nov. (holotype); 21. A. kraussi Bohart; 22. A. propodealis Bohart.