Paleogenia, Waichert et Pitts. Herein, 2016

Loktionov, Valery M., Lelej, Arkady S., Vasilenko, Dmitry V. & Perkovsky, Evgeny E., 2023, Discovery of a new extinct spider wasp (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) from Eocene Rovno amber, Zootaxa 5352 (3), pp. 426-432 : 430

Key to the males of the genus Paleogenia

1. Tibial spur long, about 0.6–0.9× as long as basal tarsomere. Apical portion of hypopygium well-exposed tergum 7 and sternum 6, rod-shaped in ventral view ( Figs 5 , 6 )................................................................... 2

– Tibial spur noticeably shorter than basal tarsomere. Apical portion of hypopygium not exposed tergum 7 and sternum 6, its shape is unknown. Baltic amber........................................ Paleogenia wahisi Waichert et Pitts, 2016

2. Gena 0.5 × as wide as eye in lateral view. Clypeus with median pale line. Baltic amber........................................................................................... Paleogenia indomini Colombo et Waichert, 2023

– Gena 0.2 × as wide as eye in lateral view ( Fig. 8 ). Clypeus without median pale line ( Figs 2 , 6 ). Rovno amber ............................................................. Paleogenia waichertae Loktionov, Lelej et Perkovsky , sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Holotype of Paleogenia waichertae Loktionov, Lelej et Perkovsky, sp. nov., ♁, SIZK K-3286. 1, habitus, total dorsolateral view. 2, head and antenna, frontolateral view. 3, propodeum and metasoma, dorso-lateral view. 4, meso- and metatibia and tarsi, lateral view (arrow points hypopygium). 5, apical portion of metasoma, hypopygium and legs part. (arrow points hypopygium), ventral view. Scale bar 1 mm (Figs 2–5 not to scale).

FIGURES 6–10. Paratype of Paleogenia waichertae Loktionov, Lelej et Perkovsky, sp. nov., ♁, SIZK K-8178. 6, habitus, total ventral view. 7, habitus, total lateral view. 8, mesosoma, head and antenna, lateral view. 9, head, mesosoma and metasoma, lateral view. 10, fore leg part., meso- and metalegs, lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm (Figs 6, 8–10 not to scale).