Polistes (Fuscopolistes) aurifer de Saussure, 1853

Somavilla, Alexandre, Oliveira, Marcio Luiz, Andena, Sergio Ricardo & Carpenter, James Michael, 2018, An illustrated atlas for male genitalia of the New World Polistes Latreille, 1802 (Vespidae: Polistinae), Zootaxa 4504 (3), pp. 301-344 : 331-332

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4504.3.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996136

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A787E7-FFF4-9428-B38D-99BDFB01FF39

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scientific name

Polistes (Fuscopolistes) aurifer de Saussure
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Polistes (Fuscopolistes) aurifer de Saussure

Paramere: (1) about two and half times longer than wide at the middle; (2) lateral groove shallow; (3) parameral spine medium (about 1/8 the total length of paramere), pointed apically with long and sparse bristles; (4) paramere lobe developed and rounded; (5) inferior portion of paramere narrow, about 0,8 the width at the middle portion. Aedeagus: robust; (1) apical portion with prominent denticulation, with small teeth interspersed between the large, extended laterally from the penis valve to the apex of median expansion, lateral margin curved; (2) penis valve dilated and with a strong central entrance, bilobed (about 1/3 of the total length of apical portion); (3) median expansion developed and pointed apex; (4) lateral apodeme directed forward and almost the same size as the ventral process, (5) ventral process rounded and slightly expanded in apex; (6) inferior portion of aedeagus weakly curved, almost straight in lateral view; (7) ventral teeth very large with occasional minute ones between them, about 20 in number. Digitus: robust; (1) apical process very reduced; (3) anteroventral lobe long and pointed apically; (4) punctation strong, over the entire digitus base; (5) evanescent bristles. Cuspis: robust, triangularshape; (1) apex weakly pointed and tapering gradually to the end; (2) short and dense bristles on cuspis; (3) punctation restricted on the lateral lobe; (4) lower part developed and more membranous aspect, with short bristles.

Remarks. Richards (1978: 465) did not describe the genitalia of this species, which he treated as a subspecies of P. fusctatus . He only commented about the aedeagus having the ventral teeth very large.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Polistes

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