Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972

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 : 10

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972

( Figs 20, 21 , 46 , 61 , 81 , 102, 103)

Arachnospila (Alpinopompilus) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972: 244 (Ƥ), 245 (3), 246 (holotype, Ƥ, Mongolia, Bajanchongor aimak, Changaj Gebirge, 120 km W von Somon Zag, 2280 m, 22.VI.1966 (Kaszab) [Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest], examined).

Diagnosis of male. The male of this species is similar to males of Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps ( Wesmael, 1851) and A. (A.) rasnitsyni sp. nov. by having similar shape of hypopygium, but differs from the former by having hypopygium with parallel sides basally and row of setae baso-laterally (gradually convergent to the apex and with tuft of setae in A. (A.) anceps ) ( Figs 20, 21 vs. 15, 16), and differs from the latter by having clypeus and frons with short erect setae or lacking setae (with scattered long erect setae in A. (A.) rasnitsyni ), and by volsella with rare setae ventrally (with dense setae in A. (A.) rasnitsyni ) ( Fig. 46 vs. 55).

Diagnosis of female. The female of this species clearly differs from other females by having protarsomere 1 with four long spines (with three short spines in other females). Clypeus as in Fig. 61 . Metapostnotum as in Fig. 81 . Venation of fore wing as in Figs 102, 103.

Material examined. RUSSIA. Buryatia: 14 Ƥ 21 3, Naushki, 2–5.VIII.1984, 30.VII.2007, 1.VI.2008; 1 Ƥ 4 3, Kyakhta, 28.VIII.1977, 30.V.2008; 2 Ƥ 2 3, Selenduma, 20, 24.V.2008; 37 Ƥ 8 3, 5 km N Naushki, Khoronkhoi, 28–31.VII, 1, 2.VIII.1977, 21–24.IX.1980 [ IBSS].

Distribution. * Russia (Buryatia), Mongolia ( Wolf & Móczár 1972).

Biology. Inhabits steppe areas.

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 37. Sterna 7 and 8 (hypopygium) of male. 20, 21. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kaszabi, 3, S 7 – S 8 (20, ventral view; 21, lateral view). 22, 23. A. (A.) rasnitsyni sp. nov., 3, holotype, S 8 (22, ventral view; 23, lateral view). 24, 25. A. (A.) mongolopinata, 3, S 7 – S 8 (24, ventral view; 25, lateral view). 26, 27. A. (A.) orientausa sp. nov., 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (26, ventral view; 27, lateral view). 28, 29. A. (A.) zonsteini sp. nov., 3, holotype, S 8 (28, ventral view; 29, lateral view). 30, 31. A. (A.) dschingis, 3, S 7 – S 8 (30, ventral view; 31, lateral view). 32, 33. A. (A.) belokobylskii sp. nov., 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (32, ventral view; 33, lateral view). 34, 35. A. (A.) wolfi, 3, holotype, S 7 – S 8 (34, ventral view; 35, lateral view). 36, 37. A. (A.) yasumatsui, 3, S 7 – S 8 (36, ventral view; 37, lateral view). Scale bar 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 44 – 49. Male genitalia, ventral view. 44. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kurzenkoi, holotype. 45. A. (A.) zonsteini sp. nov., holotype. 46. A. (A.) kaszabi. 47. A. (A.) trivialis. 48. A. (A.) anceps. 49. A. (A.) mongolopinata. 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.