Neanoplius Banks, 1947

Pitts, James P. & Sadler, Emily A., 2019, Redescription of Neanoplius Banks (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Zootaxa 4568 (3), pp. 571-580 : 572

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.10

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4D63FCC7-0AF1-4627-A809-DF4C6CBC2CC3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5945375

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C5D305-FF8A-CF50-FF6E-58C2C56B6E10

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scientific name

Neanoplius Banks, 1947
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Neanoplius Banks, 1947 View in CoL

Neanoplius Banks, 1947 View in CoL , Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 99: 420. Type species: Neanoplius coeruleosomus Banks, 1947 View in CoL , Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 99: 420-422.

Generic Diagnosis. This genus is set apart from other New World Pompilinae genera by a unique combination of characters: the lack of a distinct comb on the fore tarsus (two moderate spines the on basitarsus, none at the middle of the second joint) ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 ); having the claws dentate in both sexes ( Figs 1a,e View FIGURE 1 ); having a median longitudinal row of three setae on the underside of the apical tarsomere in the female ( Fig. 1e View FIGURE 1 ); having only fine, curved setae at the tip of the metasoma ( Fig. 1d View FIGURE 1 ); having slender antennae ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 ); having the basal vein ending just before the transverse vein in both sexes; having a moderately long marginal cell ( Fig. 1c View FIGURE 1 ); having the anal vein ending near the fork of the cubitus in the hind wing; lacking a ventral metasomal brush in the male ( Fig. 2a View FIGURE 2 ); having a single pair of hooklets on the genitalia ( Fig. 2c View FIGURE 2 ); and apparently having the subgenital plate modified. This last character could not be observed because the subgenital plate had been destroyed in the process of extracting the genitalia by someone in the past.

Generic Description. Mandibles with two teeth on inner margin. Labrum without median slit, only slightly protruding from beneath clypeus ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 , 2b View FIGURE 2 ); clypeus with apical margin truncate ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 , 2b View FIGURE 2 ), smoothly and broadly curved. Malar space very short ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 , 2b View FIGURE 2 ). Antennae elongate, segment three in both male and female at least 6 as long as wide ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 , 2a View FIGURE 2 ). Pronotum rather short, without median impression ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 , 2a View FIGURE 2 ). Postnotum as transverse band of variable width, not expanded on each side of the median line. Propodeum short with smooth contours laterally and with well-defined, slightly concave posterior declivity ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 , 2a View FIGURE 2 ). Front tarsus of female without well-developed comb, internal face of front basitarsus with row of two thickened conical spines with apical spine 0.66 length of second tarsomere, and with second more posterior row of three shorter spines; apical tarsal segments spined beneath with median row of three spines in female; spines absent in male. Claws of female dentate ( Fig. 1e View FIGURE 1 ); claws of male dentate, except inner claw of front tarsus strongly curved and deeply cleft, apical segment of front tarsus of male weakly modified with inner lobe at apical sixth, only slightly veering from parallel. Pulvillus weakly developed, one-fifth length of claw, pulvillar comb moderately developed, of ~12 subparallel thickened rays ( Fig. 1e View FIGURE 1 ). Fore wing with three SMCs ( Figs 1a,c View FIGURE 1 , 2a View FIGURE 2 ); hind wing with anal vein arching up to meet median vein slightly before the cubital fork; anal lobe about 0.5 times length of submedian cell. Apical tergum of female with several backward-directed thin long setae, not differing from previous terga or apical sterna ( Fig. 1d View FIGURE 1 ). Male venter bare without secondary sexual characters such as tufts of setae; genitalia with basal hooklets single, aedeagus simple without spines or setae ( Fig. 2c View FIGURE 2 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Pompilidae

Loc

Neanoplius Banks, 1947

Pitts, James P. & Sadler, Emily A. 2019
2019
Loc

Neanoplius

Banks 1947
1947
Loc

Neanoplius coeruleosomus

Banks 1947
1947
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