Pepsinae, Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5253371 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A9185567-9B02-FFA2-92FE-FAEA4AEE1946 |
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Felipe |
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Pepsinae |
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Key to the Pepsinae of the Dominican Republic
1 Metasomal sternum 2 of female (and often male) with transverse groove ( Figs 5F, I View FIGURE 5 ); metasomal tergum 1, in dorsal view, with sides evenly convergent anteriorly or slightly convex, in lateral view with suture delimited latero tergum............... 2
- Metasomal sternum 2 without such groove ( Figs 4I–J View FIGURE 4 ); metasomal tergum 1, in dorsal view, with sides somewhat concave, giving petiolate appearance, in lateral view without suture delimited latero tergum................................ 11
2 First radial 2 cell separated apically from costal margin of wing, so that apex of cell is rounded ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); large or very large individuals ( Pepsis Fabricius View in CoL )........................................................................... 3
- First radial 2 cell apically adjacent to costal margin of wing, so that apex of cell is acute or sub-truncate ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ); medium or small individuals..................................................................................... 5
3 Males and females with fore wing broadly darkened basally and apically, medially orange or red; hind wing mostly darkened; fore wing with whitish apical band ( Figs 3A, D View FIGURE 3 )............................................ Pepsis rubra (Drury) View in CoL
- Fore wing fully darkened or darkened only apically, without whitish apical band ( Figs 3B–C, E View FIGURE 3 )..................... 4
4 Wing orange-amber with dark apical band ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ); antenna black................. Pepsis marginata Palisot de Beauvois View in CoL
- Wing black with weak blue-violet reflections ( Figs 3B–C View FIGURE 3 ); antenna orange................. Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius) View in CoL
5 Mandible with three teeth; wing with dark bands on radial sectors and whitish band apically ( Fig. 5G View FIGURE 5 ); female (male unknown) with cardo of each maxilla having fascicle (beard) of long curved setae ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ).................................................................................................... Dipogon marlowei Waichert & Pitts , sp. nov.
- Mandible with two teeth; wing lacking bands; cardo of maxilla without fascicle (beard) of long setae in either sex........ 6
6 2m-cu vein meeting second radial sector at about its apical 0.9; first radial sector occupied basally by distinct subcircular irregularity in membrane; large species............................................ Hemipepsis toussainti (Banks) View in CoL
- 2m-cu vein meeting second radial sector at or basad of its apical 0.25; first radial sector not occupied basally by irregularity in membrane........................................................................................... 7
7 Carina on mesosternum in front of each middle coxa angled medially, angle usually produced as tooth; metasoma with two tumid regions on second sternum; last tarsal segment of hind leg with lateral rows of spines beneath ( Entypus Dahlbom View in CoL )... 8
- Carina on mesosternum in front of each middle coxa evenly curved; metasoma without tumid regions on second sternum; last tarsal segment of hind leg without or with few irregularly placed spines......................................... 9
8 Antenna orange; wing yellowish with apex darkened................................. Entypus ochrocerus (Dahlbom) View in CoL
- Antenna black; wing reddish yellow, base and apex darkened (male unknown)................... Entypus manni (Banks) View in CoL
9 Hind wing with cu-a ending distad of juncture of M with Cu; clypeus very large ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 ); individuals black, except for metasoma and legs orange ( Figs 5K–L View FIGURE 5 )............................... Priocnessus vancei Waichert & Pitts View in CoL , sp. nov.
- Hind wing with cu-a ending distinctly basad of juncture of M with Cu; clypeus short ( Figs 1C, G View FIGURE 1 ); individuals either completely black or completely orange.................................................................. 10
10 Fore tibia of female without single, unusually stout bristle on its outer apical corner; hind tibia smooth; pronotum of normal length, posterior margin curved; body black........................................... Priocnemis cornica (Say)
- Fore tibia of female with single, very stout, blunt, unusual bristle at its outer apical corner; hind tibia with chevron spines ( Figs 5I–J, F View FIGURE 5 ); pronotum quite short, posterior margin straight vertically; body orange with metallic reflections ( Fig. 5J View FIGURE 5 ) (male unknown)..................................................................... Caliadurgus maestris Alayo View in CoL
11 Female with bare pygidial area and strong bristles arising from mentum; propodeum with long, abundant erect setae ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ); male with carina separating propodeum laterally from metapleuron ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ) ( Auplopus Spinola View in CoL ).................... 12
- Female without bare pygidial area or bristles on mentum; propodeum usually without erect setae, although present on Ageniella ursula (Banks) View in CoL ; male lacking carina separating propodeum laterally from metapleuron ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 ) ( Ageniella Banks View in CoL ). ................................................................................................... 13
12 Species black with slight bluish-purple reflections; legs orange (male unknown) ( Figs 5C–D View FIGURE 5 ).......................................................................................... Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts View in CoL , sp. nov.
- Species metallic blue; legs same color as body (male known) ( Fig. 5A–B View FIGURE 5 ).................... Auplopus bellus (Cresson) View in CoL
13 Metasoma and dorsum of mesosoma orange; legs black with purple reflections ( Fig. 4I View FIGURE 4 ).... Ageniella violaceipes (Cresson) View in CoL
- Body black or metallic blue; if metasoma orange, then its apex black; legs same color as body....................... 14
14 Body with strong metallic blue reflections ( Figs 4E–F View FIGURE 4 ); clypeus large; with apical tooth in females ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ); wing strongly darkened; large species......................................................... Ageniella domingensis (Banks) View in CoL
- Body with weak blue reflections, almost inconspicuous in some specimens; clypeus trapezoidal, without apical tooth; wing variable; small species................................................................................ 15
15 Wing subtranslucent, never darkened ( Fig. 4J View FIGURE 4 ); clypeus orange ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ), legs somewhat dark-reddish, contrasting with black body............................................................................ Ageniella ursula (Banks) View in CoL
- Wing darkened; clypeus and legs not contrasting with body.................................................. 16
16 Female with mesosoma black and metasoma orange ( Fig. 4G View FIGURE 4 ), male completely black; both sexes with bluish-purple reflections ( Figs 4G–H View FIGURE 4 ); female with hind tibia serrate; male with hind tibial spurs whitish........ Ageniella dowii (Banks) View in CoL
- Females and males with body completely black; bluish reflections almost inconspicuous ( Figs 4C–D View FIGURE 4 ); female with hind tibia smooth; male with hind tibial spurs black............................................... Ageniella bruesi (Banks) View in CoL
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