Arachnospila (Ammosphex) eoabnormis Lelej, 1995

Loktionov, Valery M. & Lelej, Arkady S., 2011, Review of the subgenus Ammosphex Wilcke, 1942 of the genus Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Russian Far East and East Siberia, Zootaxa 3137, pp. 1-30 : 9-10

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) eoabnormis Lelej, 1995

( Figs 5, 6 , 39 , 60 , 80 , 100, 101)

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) eoabnormis Lelej, 1995: 243 , 3 (holotype, 3, Primorskiy Terr., Khasan, 21.VIII.1977 (Lelej) [IBSS], examined); Kurzenko et al. 1995: 301; Loktionov 2011: 83.

Diagnosis of male. The male of this species is easily distinguished from other males of the Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis -species group (hypopygium ventro-preapically with tuft of long erect setae medially) by concave or flat hypopygium without any row of setae or bristles baso-laterally and without median carina ( Figs 5, 6 vs. 1–4, 7–12). Genitalia as in Fig. 39 .

Diagnosis of female. The female of this species is very similar to that of Arachnospila (Ammosphex) subvittata ( F. Morawitz, 1889) , but differs by having 2r-m cell of fore wing equal to 3r-m cell (2r-m cell wider than 3r-m cell in A. (A.) subvittata ) (Figs 100, 101 vs. 115, 116). Clypeus as in Fig. 60 . Metapostnotum as in Fig. 80 .

Description. FEMALE (hitherto unknown). Body length 9.0– 9.5 mm. Fore wing length 7.0– 7.3 mm. Head width 1.1–1.2 × its height. Ocelli small, POD/OOD 0.9–1.0. Ratio of genal median width to eye median width (lateral view) 0.6–0.7. Ratio of eye median width to half width of frons (frontal view) 0.6–0.7. Clypeus weakly longitudinally convex, with straight anterior border and broad smooth rim, which is not narrowed medially ( Fig. 60 ). Flagellomere 1 length 3.9–4.0 × its width. Relation of scape, pedicel and first two flagellomeres 42–45: 15: 54–55: 48–50. Apical flagellomere acuminate. Mesosoma length dorsally 1.4–1.5 × its width. Pronotum median length 0.3–0.4 × its median width, posterior pronotal border weakly angulate. Metanotum median length 1.7 × metapostnotum median length. Metapostnotum as in Fig. 80 . Spines of tarsal comb short, protarsomere 1 with three spines of tarsal comb, tarsomeres 2 and 3 with two spines, tarsomere 4 with one spine, and tarsomere 5 without spine; apical spine of protarsomere 1 0.5–0.6 length of protarsomere 2; apical spine of tarsomere 2 0.6–0.8 × length of tarsomere 3. Wings infuscated with darker apical portion, venation of fore wing as in Figs 100, 101.

Frons with 5–7 long dark brown erect setae. Fore coxa anteriorly, T6, S2–S6 apically with long erect dark brown scattered setae. Gena and propleura with denser long erect pale brown soft setae. Clypeus with three long erect dark brown setae. Pronotum with short erect rare setae. Side of propodeum with a few short erect setae. Head, mesosoma, propodeum, legs (except coxa posteriorly) with iridescent mainly brownish micropubescence. Coxae posteriorly with silver pubescence. Metasoma with gray micropubescence. Body regularly micropunctate; frons matt puncticulate. Body and legs black. Mandible pale brown apically and dark brown basally; T1 (except basal portion) and T2 basally ferruginous-red.

Type material. Paratypes. RUSSIA: Primorskiy Terr., 1 3, Khasan, 21.VIII.1977. Amurskaya Prov.: 3 3, Khinganskiy Reserve, Kundur, 20, 24.VII.1988. Additional material. RUSSIA. Primorskiy Terr.: 1 3, Telyakovskogo Bay, 11.VI.2003; 1 3, Anisimovka, 7.VI.1993; 1 3, 20 km SW Krounovka, 3.VIII.1993; 1 Ƥ 1 3, Lazovsky Reserve, 13.VII.2008; 1 Ƥ 8 3, Dvoryanka, 3, 4.VII.2009; 1 3, Spassk, 4.VIII.1994 [ IBSS].

Distribution. Russia (Primorskiy Terr., Amurskaya Prov.) (Lelej 1995).

Biology. Inhabits sandy shores along rivers, lakes and by the sea.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 19. Sterna 7 and 8 (hypopygium) of male. 1, 2. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) tobiasi sp. nov., 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (1, ventral view; 2, lateral view). 3, 4. A. (A.) abnormis, 3, S 7 – S 8 (3, ventral view; 4, lateral view). 5, 6. A. (A.) eoabnormis, 3, paratype, S 7 – S 8 (5, ventral view; 6, lateral view). 7, 8. A. (A.) kurentzovi, 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (7, ventral view; 8, lateral view). 9, 10. A. (A.) kuwayamai, 3, S 7 – S 8 (9, ventral view; 10, lateral view). 11, 12. A. (A.) kurzenkoi, 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (11, ventral view; 12, lateral view). 13, 14. A. (A.) mongolica, 3, S 7 – S 8 (13, ventral view; 14, lateral view). 15, 16. A. (A.) anceps, 3, S 7 – S 8 (15, ventral view; 16, lateral view). 17, 18. A. (A.) trivialis, 3, S 7 – S 8 (17, ventral view; 18, lateral view). 19. A. (A.) subvittata, 3, lectotype, S 7 – S 8, ventral view. (19 from Lelej & Loktionov 2010). Scale bar 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 38 – 43. Male genitalia, ventral view. 38. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis. 39. A. (A.) eoabnormis, paratype. 40. A. (A.) tobiasi sp. nov., holotype. 41. A. (A.) kuwayamai. 42. A. (A.) kurentzovi, holotype. 43. A. (A.) mongolica. Scale bar 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 57 – 66. Clypeus of female, frontal view. 57. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis. 58. A. (A.) ancep s. 59. A. (A.) dschingis. 60. A. (A.) eoabnormis. 61. A. (A.) kaszabi. 62. A. (A.) kurentzovi. 63. A. (A.) kurzenkoi. 64. A. (A.) kuwayamai. 65. A. (A.) mongolica. 66. A. (A.) mongolopinata.

FIGURES 77 – 94. Metapostnotum of female, dorsal view. 77. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis. 78. A. (A.) anceps. 79. A. (A.) dschingis. 80. A. (A.) eoabnormis. 81. A. (A.) kaszabi. 82. A. (A.) kurentzovi. 83. A. (A.) kurzenkoi. 84. A. (A.) kuwayamai. 85. A. (A.) mongolica. 86. A. (A.) mongolopinata. 87. A. (A.) orientausa sp. nov., paratype. 88. A. (A.) rasnitsyni sp. nov., paratype. 89. A. (A.) mongolica. 90. A. (A.) subvittata. 91. A. (A.) tobiasi sp. nov., paratype. 92. A. (A.) trivialis. 93. A. (A.) wolfi. 94. A. (A.) yasumatsui.