Cerceris bupresticida, Dufour, 1841

Malash, Alyaa A., Edmardash, Yusuf A. & Gadallah, Neveen S., 2024, A revision of bupresticida species group of Cerceris Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae) of the Western Palearctic region, with the description of Cerceris ammonia, a new species from Egypt, Zootaxa 5448 (1), pp. 1-28 : 4

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11245333
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87D7-FFD4-FF91-FA87-FF2EFA30FCBE
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scientific name	Cerceris bupresticida
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Treatment

Key to species of Cerceris bupresticida View in CoL group of western Palearctic region.

1. Hindcoxa without carina ventrally; male gastral T 6 and S 6 without postero-lateral processes; scutum and propodeum partly or entirely yellow ( Figs 16A View FIGURE 16 , 17C View FIGURE 17 ).............................................. Cerceris palmetorum de Beaumont View in CoL

- Hindcoxa with ventral carina along its whole length; at least male gastral S 6 with postero-lateral processes or teeth; scutum entirely black, without any yellow....................................................................... 2

2. Body black and red to dark reddish or ferruginous, without yellow ( Fig. 2A, B View FIGURE 2 ); free margin of clypeal middle lobe of female shallowly, broadly emarginate ( Fig. 2C, D View FIGURE 2 )........................ Cerceris ammonia Malash, Edmardash & Gadallah

- Body black and yellow or whitish yellow, sometimes with some red; free margin of clypeal middle lobe of female truncate or nearly so............................................................................................ 3

3. Propodeum sparsely punctate adjacent to propodeal enclosure, punctures separated by more than one puncture diameter; body with some red markings................................................................................ 4

- Propodeum closely punctate adjacent to propodeal enclosure; body with or without red markings..................... 5

4. Female clypeus with minute, emarginate lamella just above free margin, free margin with four distinct teeth ( Fig. 12B View FIGURE 12 ); T 1 distinctly short, globular ( Fig. 11A, C View FIGURE 11 ); male S 6 only with postero-lateral process ( Fig. 11E View FIGURE 11 ); male T 2 short, non-petiolate ( Fig. 11A View FIGURE 11 ); female S 5 straight postero-medially ( Fig. 13B View FIGURE 13 )..................................... Cerceris hathor Pulawski View in CoL

- Female clypeus without lamella, free margin of middle lobe wavy, with lateral minute tooth on each side ( Fig. 19A View FIGURE 19 ); T 1 distinctly long ( Figs 18B View FIGURE 18 , 20A View FIGURE 20 ); male T 6 and S 6 with postero-lateral processes or spine ( Fig. 21D View FIGURE 21 ); male T 2 elongate, narrowed at base ( Fig. 20A View FIGURE 20 ); female S 5 distinctly emarginate postero-medially ( Fig. 19D View FIGURE 19 ).............. Cerceris tricolorata Spinola View in CoL

5. Propodeal enclosure longitudinally ridged throughout ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ) or longitudinally ridged at base, then smooth and shiny ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ), posterior corner of male S 6 only dentate; S 5 of female (see Fig. 8D View FIGURE 8 ); body with extensive yellow ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A-C)...................................................................................... Cerceris bupresticida Dufour View in CoL

- Propodeal enclosure smooth and shiny ( Fig. 14D View FIGURE 14 ); male posterior corners of both T 6 and S 6 with dents or teeth; S 5 of female (see Fig. 15B View FIGURE 15 ); pale parts of body (ivory-white) distinctly reduced ( Fig. 14A, B View FIGURE 14 )............ Cerceris odontophora Schletterer View in CoL