Sphex nigrohirtus, Kohl, 1895

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 : 83

Species of the nigrohirtus group

The nigrohirtus group contains the following five species: Sphex ahasverus , S. camerunicus , S. incomptus , S. nigrohirtus and S. pulawskii sp. nov.

Members are characterized through posteriorly-oriented erect propodeal setae, which they share with the species of the bohemanni group ( Fig. 1 ). Distinguishing features between both are covered in the introduction to that group.

Figures

Figs 1–6. 1–3. Dorsal view of propodeal setae in different orientation. 4. Lateral view of thoracic dorsum. 5–6. Lateral view of scutellum and metanotum. 1. Sphex pseudopraedator sp. nov., ♀. 2. S. jansei Cameron, 1910, ♂. 3–4. S. umtalicus Strand, 1916, ♀. 5. S. rufoclypeatus sp. nov., ♀. 6. S. gaullei Berland, 1927, ♀.