Oxybelus pulawskii TSUNEKI 1972

Dollfuss, H., 2008, The Crabronid Wasps of the Genera Oxybelus LATREILLE 1796 and Brimocelus ARNOLD 1927 of " Biologiezentrum Linz " Collection in Linz, Austria (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 463-505 : 488

Oxybelus pulawskii TSUNEKI 1972 (13, 29)

The hitherto unknown female of pulawskii is characterized by laterally directed silver pubescense of frons, a long foretarsal comb, mesopleures polished and very sparsely punctate, a whitish pygidial area and black scutellum.

: 4.8-6.0 mm. Black. Whitish are: mandibles (apices dark red), pronotum and pronotallobes (in some specimens only small spots), axillary sclerite at least partly, posterior margin of lateral parts of scutellum and metanotum, squama internally, bands on tergites I-V, in some specimens small lateral spots on sternites II-V and pygidial area. Tibiae light-brownish, basally with small whitish spots. Scapus black, flagellum brown and apical reddish.

Frons lower half with silver pubescence directed laterally and near the eyes curved downwards and upper half with silver pubescence directed laterally and curved upwards. Scutum with silver pubescense, mesopleura with only sparse pubescence and polished parts visible.

Anterior margin of the clypeus obtuse-angled with two lateral teeth and with a polished part without punctation, reddish. Scutum with deep well separated punctures, distances as broad as a diameter. Mesopleura polished and very sparsely punctate. Tergites finely and sparsely punctate, sternit II polished and sparsely punctate. Squama simple. Mucro narrow parallel, apical 2/3 hyalin and blunt or slightly emarginate. Foretarsal comb long, the apical spines of metatarsus distinctly longer than second segment.

Allotype: Mongolia, Övörkhangay, 159 km SW Arvaykheer , 45°11’N 101°26’E, 1250m, 5.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada.

M o n g o l i a:7, 25, Övörkhangay, 159 km SW Arvaykheer , 1250m, 45°11’N 101°26’E, 5.VV.2004, leg. Kadlecova & J. Halada ; 3, 1, Övörkhangay, 139 km SW Arvaykheer , 1430m, 45°17’N 101°41’E, 4.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada ; 1, Bayakhongor , 95 km S Bayankhongor, 1330m, 45°20’N 100°48.5’E, 8.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada ; 1, 1, Bayankhongor, 75 km S Bayankhongor , 1330m, 45°20’N 100°48.5’E, 8.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada ; 1, Bayankhongor, 130km S Bayankhongor , 1240m, 45°03’N 101°59’E, 6.VII.2004, leg. J. Halada ; 1, Gobi, 100 km SW Dalanzgad, Bayanzag, des. Saxaulus , 1.-2.VII.2003, leg. J. Halada.