Quartinia bonaespei Gess

Gess, Friedrich W., 2012, The genus Quartinia Ed. Andre, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Masarinae) in Southern Africa. Part VI. New and little known species both with complete and incomplete venation, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 24, pp. 95-115 : 98-99

Quartinia bonaespei Gess Figs 7-12

Quartinia bonaespei Gess, 2007: 213, figs 1, 7, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♂, South Africa: Western Cape: on coast 4 km north of Bloubergstrand (AMG), geographic distribution, floral associations, nesting; Gess, 2009: 279 (additional material examined).

Additional material examined.

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE: Koeberg Nature Reserve (33.38S, 18.24E), 9 - 30.x.2010 (D. W., G. T. and G. M. Gess), 7 ♀♀ (2 ♀♀ on sand beneath Trachyandra sp., Asphodelaceae ; 3 ♀♀ on ground); same locality, 29.x.2010 (F. W. and S. K. Gess), 5 ♀♀ (4 ♀♀ visiting purple flowers of Senecio cf. arenarius Thunb., Asteraceae ); Melkbosstrand, Duynefontein (33.42S, 18.26E), 3 - 16.x.2010 (D. W., G. T. and G. M. Gess), 32 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂ (1 ♂ on flowers of Trachyandra sp.; 1 ♀ on flowers of "purple daisy with yellow centre" [probably Senecio cf. arenarius]), 26 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂ on sand beneath Trachyandra sp.); Melkbosstrand, Holgat to Kreefbaai (33.46S, 18.27E), 24 - 28.ix.2010 (D. W., G. T. and G. M. Gess), 38 ♀♀ (7 ♀♀ on flowers of Trachyandra sp.; 31 ♀♀ on sand beneath Trachyandra sp.) [all AMG].

Augmented floral associations.

To the previously recorded Asphodelaceae ( Trachyandra divaricata (Jacq.) Kunth., for which eight more records are added), and Aizoaceae : Mesembrianthema (including Conicosia and Drosanthemum ), are added five records for Asteraceae ( Senecio cf. arenarius Thunb.). It would appear that Trachyandra is a favoured forage flower and it is for this reason that so many specimens, both females and males, of the wasp have been caught resting on the sand beneath these plants.

Figures

Figures 7 - 12. Quartinia bonaespei 7 ♀, lateral view (x 7) 8 ♂, lateral view (x 7) 9 ♀, dorsal view (x 7) 10 ♂, dorsal view (x 7) 11 ♀, head, front view (x 21) 12 ♂, head, front view (x 19).