Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikán, 1951
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Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikán, 1951 View in CoL
( Figs 33, 34 View FIGURES 29–36 )
Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951: 232 View in CoL , ♀, ♂.
Diagnosis. Female. Body pigmentation reddish brown, with yellow spots on the body, two parallel stripes on the propodeal area and two parallel yellow dots on tergum I and II. Wings pigmentation hyaline and matte. Intermediate size, about 18 mm in total length. Clypeus slightly wider than long or as long as wide, covered by short bristles at its base becoming long toward the apex, and medium-sized deep punctures present only in the apical region, apex rounded, clypeus-eye touching for an extent equal to or greater than width of antennal socket; gena width at midlength equal to or slightly wider than eye; occipital carina strong; humeri not projecting; mesepisternum with short bristles small and shallow punctation; propodeal concavity widely extended in the center, propodeal striae strong in the center and weak on the sides; tergum I longer than wide, with short and dense bristles and strong, medium sized, and deep punctures; tergum II wider or as wide as long; short bristles, strong punctures. Male. Similar to the females, except gena less wide than the eyes, occipital carina extended through entire gena.
Material examined. 35♀, 9♂ in total. Brazil: Bahia , 4♀ ( MNHN) , 1♀ ( MZSP); Goiás , 1♀ ( MNHN); Mato Grosso , 1♀ ( MNHN); Minas Gerais , 12♀, 1♂ ( MNHN); Rio de Janeiro , 1♀, 1♂ ( AMNH) ; 1♀ ( INPA); Rio Grande do Sul , 1♂ ( AMNH) , 3♀, 3♂ ( NHM) , 4♀, 1♂ ( CESC); São Paulo , 1♀ ( AMNH) , 2♂ ( MZSP) , 6♀ ( NHM) .
Distribution. Brazil: Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo; Peru; Bolivia; Paraguay; Argentina.
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Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikán, 1951
Brito, Samanta, Oliveira, Marcio L., Carpenter, James M. & Somavilla, Alexandre 2024 |
Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951: 232
Zikan, J. F. 1951: 232 |