Skorikovia transcaucasica ( Lelej, 1985 )

Lelej, Arkady S., 2024, Revision of the Palaearctic genus Skorikovia Ovtchinnikov, 2002 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), Zootaxa 5529 (1), pp. 52-72 : 68

9. Skorikovia transcaucasica ( Lelej, 1985)

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Smicromyrme (Nemka) transcaucasicus Lelej, 1985: 245 , ♂, holotype, ♂, Environs of Erevan [ Armenia], Berdadzor River , 28.VII.1969, V. Richter [ ZIN], examined .

Skorikovia transcaucasica : Ovtchinnikov 2002: 95, ♂; Lelej 2002: 64, ♂; Lelej & Yildirim 2009: 19 , 20, ♂ ( Turkey); Pagliano et al. 2020: 187, ♂.

Diagnosis. MALE. Clypeus without two strong, longitudinal carinae medially. Ocelli small, diameter of anterior ocellus less than distance between anterior and lateral ocellus. Inner metacoxal carina without apical tooth. Posterior side of 2r-m cell not thickened. Volsella with deep basal emargination. Apical half of S8 (hypopygium) concave, glabrous, shiny, sparsely punctate throughout. Antennae black. Body length 8.0–10.0 mm. FEMALE. Unknown.

Material examined. (7♂). Type material. Holotype of Smicromyrme transcaucasicus Lelej. Paratypes of S. transcaucasicus : A.S.S.R. [ Azerbaijan], Tash-Bulag, Nukh [insky]. u[ezd] [North Azerbaijan, Shekinsky region] 28.VI.1928, 1 ♂, O. Botsharnikov [ ZIN]; Ordubad [ Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan], 1892, 1 ♂, E. Reitter [ ZIN]. Additional material. Turkey: Erzurum: 1850 m, 22.VII.1995, 1 ♂; Dereboğazı , 2070 m, 11.VIII.1994, 2 ♂ (identified by G. Pagliano as S. pliginskiji ) [ EMET]. Azerbaijan, Lerik Gilidara, 26.VII.1976, 1 ♂, Kh. Aliev [ IBSS] .

Distribution. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey (Erzurum).

Figures

FIGURES 11–19. Skorikovia, males. 11–14. S. anatolica, holotype; 15. S. trinotata (paratype of pliginskiji), Crimea; 16, 17. S. elongata, Betpakdala, Central Kazakhstan; 18. S. transcaucasica, holotype; 19. S. radoszkovskii, Dagestan, Makhachkala. 11, 17. Forewing; 12, 15, 16. Genitalia (right part ventral view, left part dorsal view). 13. Head; 14. Scape, pedicel and F1–3. 18, 19. Volsella, dorsal view. (11–14 from Lelej & Yildirim 2009; 15–19 from Lelej 1985).