Antodynerus limbatus ( de Saussure, 1852 )

Kumar, Girish P. & Carpenter, James M., 2013, A taxonomic review of the genus Antodynerus de Saussure, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 3731 (2), pp. 267-278 : 271-274

2. Antodynerus limbatus ( de Saussure, 1852)

( Figs 9–18 )

Rhygchium limbatum de Saussure 1852: 117 , ♀, pl. 13 fig. 10, “L’Amerique? “ (coll. de Romand); 1875: 143 (label wrong, incontestably Asiatic); Dalla Torre 1894: 46 (cat.; erroneously recorded from Madagascar); Dalla Torre 1904: 34 (cat.; erroneously recorded from Madagascar).

Rhynchium rugolatum Cameron 1900: 533 , ♀, ♂, “Barrackpore, Bengal, Poona, Khasia Hills” (syntypes: OUM; 2 ♂ BMNH); Rothney 1903: 106 (rugulatum [!]; Bengal, Barrackpore; rare); Dalla Torre 1904: 35 (cat.); Giordani Soika 1941: 259 (“ types ” in BMNH; syn. of Odynerus limbatus de Saussure ; Burma).

Odynerus limbatus: Bequaert 1918: 290 (probably Asiatic); Giordani Soika 1941: 259 (in subgenus Rhynchium ; syn.: Rhynchium rugolatum Cameron ).

Odynerus haemorrhoidalis var. rugolatum: Dover 1925: 298 (in subgenus Rynchium ).

Antodynerus limbatus: Gusenleitner 1987: 267 ( Nepal) ; 1988: 180 ( Thailand); 2006: 690 ( India); 2007: 971 ( Pakistan); 2011: 1361 ( Laos).

Diagnosis. Female. Clypeus with moderately deep punctures on middle; frons, ocular sinus, vertex and temple strongly punctured; area inside ocellar triangle smooth; median area of propodeum strongly concave, with a broadly elongate fovea from which median carina runs to orifice with few strong transverse striations posteriorly; postero-lateral margin almost entirely rounded with a strong transversely carinate projection, below that with strong transverse striations. T1 1.67 × as wide as long, 0.88 × as wide as T 2 in dorsal view. Male. Clypeus with the apex between two teeth more deeply emarginate; genitalia as in Fig. 18 .

Material examined. INDIA. Arunachal Pradesh: Papumpare distr., Kokila, 1♀ 21.x.1996, Coll. S.K. Mandal & Party, NZC No. 14166/H3; Papumpare distr., Balijan, 1♀ 23.x.1996, Coll. S.K. Mandal & Party, NZC No. 14167/H3; Papumpare distr., Itanagar, ZSI Colony, 2♀ 26.v.2001 & 18.x.2003, Coll. P.T. Bhutia, NZC Nos. 14168/ H3 & 14169/H3; Papumpare distr., Itanagar, ZSI Colony, 2♀ & 1♂ 3.xi.2005, Coll. G. Srinivasan, NZC Nos. 14170/H3–14172/H3; West Kameng distr., Tipi, 1♂ 7.ix.1998, Coll. A.R. Lahiri & Party, NZC No. 14173/H3; Changlang distr., Kuchep, 2♂ & 1♀ 9.viii.2000, Coll. A.R. Lahiri & Party, NZC Nos. 14174/H3–14176/H3; Lower Dibang Valley distr., Koronu, 1♂ 12.ix.2000, Coll. A.R. Lahiri & Party, NZC No. 14177/H3; East Siang distr., Mebo, 1♀ 13.ix.2002, Coll. Mihir Sil & Party, NZC No. 14178/H3; Upper Siang distr., Yingkiong, 2♂ 17.ix.2002, Coll. Mihir Sil & Party, NZC Nos. 14179/H3 & 14180/H3. Assam: Tinsukia distr., Margherita, 1♀, NZC No. 14181/H3; Sibsagar distr., Sibsagar, 1♀, NZC No. 14182/H3; Udalguri distr., Alabari, Manas Tiger Reserve, 2♀ 4.iv.1986, Coll. S.S. Saha & Party, NZC Nos. 14183/H3 & 14184/H3. Delhi: Delhi University Campus, 1♀ 27.ix.1976, Coll. V.K. Gupta & Party, NZC No. 14185/H3. Himachal Pradesh: Kullu distr., Katrain, 1♂ 24.vi.1955, Coll. A.P. Kapur, NZC No. 14186/H3; Solan distr., Solan, 1♂ & 2♀ 1.vii.1968, Coll. O.B. Chhotani, NZC Nos. 14187/H3–14189/H3; Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar, 1♀ 22.ix.1977, Coll. R.C. Basu & Party, NZC No. 14190/H3; Udhampur, 1♀ & 1♂ 27.ix.1977, Coll. R.C. Basu & Party, NZC Nos. 14191/H3 & 14192/H3. Manipur: 1♀, NZC No. 14193/H3; Churachandpur, 1♂ 21.ix.1975, Coll. M.S. Shishodia & Party, NZC No. 14194/H3; Churachandpur, 1♀ 10.x.1976, Coll. Chitra, NZC No. 14195/H3; Imphal distr., Kangla, 1♂ 20.v.1993, Coll. A.R. Dutta & Party, NZC No. 14196/H3. Meghalaya: East Garo Hills distr., Wagachi, 2♀ 6.iv.1973, Coll. S. Biswas & Party, NZC Nos. 14197/H3 & 14198/H3; West Garo Hills distr., Tura, 2♀ 20.x.1973, Coll. S. Biswas & Party, NZC Nos. 14199/H3 & 14200/H3; East Garo Hills distr., Dainadubi, 11♀ & 5♂ 8–13.v.1979, Coll. S.B. Roy & Party, NZC Nos. 14201/ H3 & 14216/H3; East Garo Hills distr., Darugiri, 5♀ & 2♂ 14–20.v.1979, Coll. S.B. Roy & Party, NZC Nos. 14217/H3 & 14223/H3; East Garo Hills distr., Narangiri, 1♀ 29.v.1990, Coll. M.S. Shishodia & Party, NZC No. 14224/H3. Mizoram: Aizwal distr., Durtlang, 1♀ 24.ix.1993, Coll. A. R. Lahiri & Party, NZC No. 14225/H3. Nagaland: Dimapur distr., Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1♀ 18.ix.1994, Coll. B. Mitra & Party, NZC No. 14226/ H3; Wokha distr., Lungsang, 1♀ 14.x.1998, Coll. T.K. Pal & Party, NZC No. 14227/H3. Sikkim: no other data, 1♀ NZC No. 14228/H3; 4♀, 1♂ July 1897, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Nos. 14229/H3–14233/H3; 4♀, 1♂ May 1912, NZC Nos. 349/H3, 350/H3, 352/H3, 354/H3 & 355/H3; North Sikkim distr., Singhik, 2♀ 9.v.1962, Coll. S. Ali, NZC Nos. 14234/H3 & 14235/H3. Tripura: South Tripura distr., Bankar, 3♀ 2.x.1977, Coll. N. Muraleedharan, NZC Nos. 14236/H3–14238/H3; South Tripura distr., Garjee, 1♀ 13.v.1978, Coll. J.K. Jonathan & Party, NZC No. 14239/H3; West Tripura distr., Baramura, 4♀ & 1♂ 22.v.1978, Coll. J.K. Jonathan & Party, NZC Nos. 14240/H3– 14244/H3; North Tripura distr., Dharmanagar, 1♂ 1.vi.1978, Coll. J.K. Jonathan & Party, NZC No. 14245/H3; Dhalai distr., Ambassa, 1♀ & 1♂ 25.v.1978, Coll. A. Issar, NZC Nos. 14246/H3 & 14247/H3; Dhalai distr., Ambassa, 2♂ 26.v.1978, Coll. J.K. Jonathan & Party, NZC Nos. 14248/H3 & 14249/H3. Uttarakhand: Dehradun, 1♀, NZC No. 14250/H3; Almora distr., Chaubatia, 1♀ 10.viii.1973, Coll. Bina, NZC No. 14251/H3; Almora distr., Someshwar, 1♂ 29.ix.2004, Coll. D.R. Maulik & Party, NZC No. 14252/H3; Uttar Kashi distr., Bukhi, 1♀ 7.ix.1979, Coll. S. K. Gupta & Party, NZC No. 14253/H3; Chamoli distr., Gwaldam, 1♀ 2.x.2004, Coll. M. Ghosh & Party, NZC No. 14254/H3. West Bengal: Darjeeling distr., Tindharia, 1♀, NZC No. 14255/H3; Darjeeling distr., Kalimpong, 1♂ 10.vi.1934, Coll. S.L. Hora, NZC No. 14256/H3; Darjeeling distr., Teesta, 2♂ 29.v.1980, Coll. R.N. Tiwari & Party, NZC Nos. 14257/H3 & 14258/H3. MYANMAR: Bhamo, 1♀ 27.ix.1885, Coll. Fea [AMNH]. CHINA: Tibet, no other data, 1♀ Coll. Moller, NZC No. 14259/H3.

Distribution. India (*Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, *Delhi, *Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, *Manipur, Meghalaya, *Mizoram, *Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, *Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), * China (*Tibet), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. 7, 8. Antodynerus flavescens flavescens (Fabr.), ♂. 7. Metasomal segments with parasitic strepsipteran female; 8. Genitalia. 9 – 12. A. limbatus (de Sauss.), ♀. 9. Body profile; 10. Head frontal view; 11. Head dorsal view; 12. Metasoma.

FIGURES 13 – 18. Antodynerus limbatus (de Sauss.). 13. Female, metasomal segments with parasitic strepsipteran female. 14 – 18. Male. 14. Head, frontal view; 15. Apical antennal segments; 16. Propodeum; 17. Lateral side of propodeum with symbiotic mites; 18. Genitalia.