Priocnemis (Leptopriocnemis) cyphonota Pèrez, 1905

Kim, Jeong-Kyu, 2023, Revisiting Korean spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) recorded in Kim (1970), Journal of Species Research 12 (4), pp. 332-340 : 334-336

8. Priocnemis (Leptopriocnemis) cyphonota Pèrez, 1905

Dzẓmḍ12ḇ (ṵḡ)

Dipogon secumdus [!] Dalla Torre: Kim, 1970: 563, Pl. 54, Fig. 652 (Ş, Korea: Mangwoldae), 806. Misidentification.

Voucher specimen. Ş, Mangwoldae [provincial name uncertain], 1956.x.7, Lee Gyeong No (in Korean)/ Hy. 44, 16 - 3.

Distribution. South Korea (new record), Russian Far East (Primorsky Territory, Kuril Islands: Kunashir), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu).

Notes. This species is new to Korea. It is easily separat- ed from other congeneric species in the Far East by the following combination of characteristics. In females, body length 7 - 12 mm, completely black; metasomal segment 1 shortly pedunculated (subgenus Leptopriocnemis ) ( Fig. 2A ); hind tibia with setae in faces between protruding scale-like teeth; fore wing with two vertical dark bands (linear one along anterior veins of discoidal cell 1and subdiscoidal cell; larger spot occupying marginal, submarginal cell 1, submarginal cell 2, and apical half of discoidal cell 2 and its outside) and round milkywhite preapical spot ( Fig. 2B ). In males, body length 6 - 10 mm, elongated, with long legs; metasomal tergum 1 1.4 × as long as broad, shortly pedunculated, with felt of dense light bristles; propodeum with dense, short re- cumbent pale setae; forewings slightly darkened, with one small dark spot at the base of the median vein, one large dark spot occupying the subapical part, and one faint preapical milky white spot; nervulus postfurcal.

Although this species is represented by above one female specimen from North Korea herein, of which multiple specimens in South Korea has been recognized ( Kim, 2023, unpublished manuscript) .

Currently accepted name of Dipogon secundus Dalla Torre stated by Kim (1970) is Priocnemis (Umbripennis) atrophus known to be endemic to Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).

Figures

Fig. 2. Priocnemis (Leptopriocnemis) cyphonota, Ş(A-C) and P. (Umbripennis) pseudojaponica, Ş(D, E). A, General habitus, in dorsal view. B, Forewing. C, Labels (refer to materials and methods herein). D, General habitus, in lateral view. E, Head, in frontal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.