Podalonia gussakovskii Danilov, 2017

Danilov, Yuriy N., 2017, Taxonomic notes on Palearctic Podalonia Fernald, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4320 (3), pp. 554-570 : 560-561

Podalonia gussakovskii Danilov , sp. nov.

Figures 37–51 .

Diagnosis. Podalonia gussakovskii is unique within the genus in having a supra-antennal lamellate projection ( Fig. 48 ). Subsidiary recognition features are: glabrous propodeal enclosure, black erect body setae, claws with small subbasal tooth, and penis valve with transverse spines best seen in ventral view.

Description. Male. Body length 15.5 mm. Head. Clypeus flattened; apical margin slightly emarginated. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and paraocular area with sparse appressed light setae. Supra-antennal lamellate projection well defined. Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, with scattered punctures. Erect setae black. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma. Pronotum and scutum microsculptured, with punctures about 1.5–3.0 diameters apart, more or less shiny. Mesopleuron dull, finely punctatorugose. Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, anteriorly transversely rugose. Propodeum dull, punctatorugose. Erect setae black. Tegula black. Wings slightly darkened; veins dark brown; costal vein black. Legs black. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. T1–T3 and S1–S3 (excluding petiole) red; petiole, T3 and S 3 in apical 1/4, T4–T7 and S4–S7 black. Penis valve in ventral view with transverse spines ( Figs 42–44 ).

Female. Body length 14–16 mm. Head. Clypeus convex medially. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and frons without appressed light setae. Supra-antennal lamellate projection well defined. Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, with scattered punctures; vertex dull, occiput and gena more or less shiny. Erect setae black. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma. Pronotum and scutum finely microsculptured, sparsely punctate (punctures about two and more diameters apart), shiny. Mesopleuron dull, punctatorugose. Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, transversely rugose. Propodeum punctatorugose. Erect setae of body black. Tegula black. Wings slightly darkened; veins dark brown; costal vein black. Legs black. Foretarsus slightly asymmetrical. Arolia well defined. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. T1–T2, S1–S2 (excluding petiole) and basal 1/3 of T3, S3 red; petiole, T3, S 3 in apical 2/3, T4–T6, and S4–S6 black.

Material examined: Holotype. ♂, TAJIKISTAN. Varzob District , 35 km N from Dushanbe [38°51′N, 68°46′E], 21.VII.1937, V. V. Gussakovskij ( ZISP) . Paratypes. TAJIKISTAN. Varzob District, headwaters of Luchob River [38°50′N, 68°40′E], 13.VIII.1940, V. V. Gussakovskij (2 ♀, ZISP); Tavildara District , Ruidasht [38°35'N, 70°19'E], 21.VII.1938, V. V. Gussakovskij (1 ♀, ZISP).

Distribution: Tajikistan.

Etymology. The species name is dedicated to the memory of V. V. Gussakovskij (1904–1948), a famous Russian specialist on solitary wasps.

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 51. Podalonia gussakovskii sp. n. Holotype ♂: 37 – 44. Paratype ♀: 45 – 51. 37, 45 — general view, labels; 38, 46 — face; 39, 47 — head lateral; 48 — frons dorsal; 40, 49 — mesosoma lateral; 41, 50 — mesonotum; 42 — genitalia ventral; 43 — genitalia dorsal; 44 — penis valve lateral; 51 — foretarsus.