Sphex meridionalis (Arnold, 1947) Ruspolia

Dörfel, Thorleif H. & Ohl, Michael, 2022, The wasp genus Sphex in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 796 (1), pp. 1-170 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2022.796.1665
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:76C5C9C4-C6C1-4EDC-8FF8-9828A6EF2040
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6535777
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C20928-FF87-FFB5-40C5-12B3393A0949
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Sphex meridionalis
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Treatment

Key H: Species of the Sphex meridionalis group

1. Female: scutellum ferruginous ( Fig. 127 View Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127 ). Male: at least flagellomeres I–IV ferruginous ( Fig. 128 View Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127 ) .......................................................................................................................... S. occidentalis sp. nov.

– Female: scutellum black ( Figs 124–125 View Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127 ). Male: at most part of flagellomere I ferruginous, remaining flagellomeres black ( Fig. 126 View Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127 )...........................................................................................................2

2. Southern-central Africa. Female: appressed paraocular setae rich golden ( Fig. 36 View Figs 33–40. 33–37 ) ...................... ........................................................................................................... S. meridionalis ( Arnold, 1947)

– Eastern Africa. Female: appressed paraocular setae pale silvery-golden ( Fig. 37 View Figs 33–40. 33–37 ) ........................ .............................................................................................................................. S. nefrens sp. nov.