Abernessia, Arle, 1947

Oliveira, Nathália S., Decker, Brenna L., Pitts, James P. & Waichert, Cecilia, 2020, Addition to the taxonomic and distribution records of Abernessia Arlé (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Zootaxa 4801 (1), pp. 191-197 : 196

Key to the Males of Abernessia

1. Metasoma fully black, without white patches........................................ A. capixaba Waichert & Pitts

-. Metasoma with white patches on at least one tergite ( Fig. 2–6 )................................................. 2

2. Clypeus with white maculations, either extensively or in small lateral areas; wings brown, darker apically, lacking macula- tions........................................................................... A. prima Waichert & Pitts

-. Clypeus completely black ( Fig. 8 ); wings with orange or light brown maculations ( Fig. 9 )......... A. giga Waichert & Pitts

Figures

FIGURES 2–6. Dorsal images of metasoma showing white spot pattern variations of male Abernessia prima in comparison to the single male specimen of A. giga, 2) A. prima EMUS_817, 3) A. prima EMUS_818, 4) A. prima EMUS_819, 5) A. prima EMUS_820, 6) A. giga EMUS_816.

FIGURES 7–11. Male of Abernessia giga. 7) Dorsal view, 8) Head, 9) Lateral view, 10) Genitalia, ventral view, 11) Genitalia, dorsal view.