Polistes (Fuscopolistes) apachus de Saussure, 1857

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 : 330-331

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

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996134

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scientific name

Polistes (Fuscopolistes) apachus de Saussure
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Polistes (Fuscopolistes) apachus de Saussure

Paramere ( Fig. 33A View FIGURE 33 ): (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 short and dense bristles; (4) paramere lobe weakly developed and rounded; (5) inferior portion of paramere narrow, about 0,8 the width at the middle portion. Aedeagus ( Fig. 33B, C View FIGURE 33 ): robust; (1) apical portion with prominent denticulation, with small teeth interspersed between the large, extended from the penis valve to the end 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) v 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, but with a slight constriction in the initial part; (6) inferior portion of aedeagus weakly curved, almost straight in lateral view; (7) ventral teeth uniform, about 22 in number. Digitus ( Fig. 33D View FIGURE 33 ): robust; (1) apical process very reduced; (3) anteroventral lobe long and pointed apically; (4) punctation strong, over the entire digitus base; (5) short and dense bristles in the base, mainly on the lateral margin. Cuspis ( Fig. 33E View FIGURE 33 ): robust, triangular-shape; (1) apex weakly pointed and tapering gradually to the end; (2) short and sparse bristles on cuspis; (3) punctation restricted on the lateral lobe; (4) lower part developed and more membranous aspect.

Remarks. In Richards (1978: 459), comments are about the genitalia with expanded tip of aedeagus rather long; ventral teeth very small, about 22 in number, digitus with basal portion rather narrow, distal process long. Here we saw small teett between large ones.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Polistes

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